John Le Mesurier

Comedy Chronicles: A road less travelled - John Le Mesurier and The Culcheth Job

Sunday 23rd March 2025

A deep dive into The Culcheth Job, an obscure, light-hearted heist movie short from the mid-1970s that John Le Mesurier ended up getting involved in after splitting from his snobby agent, Freddy Joachim.

Comedy Rewind: 50 years of Confessions

Sunday 18th August 2024

The Carry Ons are well-known, but the wildly successful Confessions series of sex comedies from the mid-1970s are far less celebrated today, despite barnstorming box office success. 50 years since the first was released, it's time to redress the balance.

Comedy Chronicles: Playtime - The leisure of John Le Mesurier

Sunday 7th April 2024

Marking 112 years since his birth, biographer Graham McCann explores the truth behind the private life and pleasures of actor and beloved sitcom star, John Le Mesurier.

Comedy Chronicles: BOO! When Bela Lugosi met Old Mother Riley

Sunday 23rd October 2022

With Halloween approaching, Graham McCann tells of the now obscure early-50s British comedy film that co-starred Hollywood horror legend Bela Lugosi, Mother Riley Meets The Vampire.

Julian Dutton: John Le Mesurier and Me

Monday 30th July 2018

Writer and performer Julian Dutton explains why he has decided to create a theatre show about Dad's Army star John Le Mesurier.