British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Billy Liar. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Crabtree (Rodney Bewes), Billy Fisher (Tom Courtenay)
Billy Liar

Billy Liar

  • 1963 film

Billy Fisher is a young dreamer working for a funeral director who is constantly retreating into a fantasy world. Stars Tom Courtenay, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie and more.

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Bristow. Copyright: BBC Radio

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The Strange World Of Gurney Slade. Image shows from L to R: Sid Green, Gurney Slade (Anthony Newley), Dick Hills. Copyright: Associated Television TV

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Colin's Sandwich. Colin Watkins (Mel Smith). Copyright: BBC TV

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BBC Two TV

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Sitcom featuring Norman Lovett as himself, an inventor who lives in a world of surrealism.

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