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Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaRoy Holder plays a cameo part as the older road worker who talks to Williams when he opens flat window. Holder was a main character in the movie Loot (1970), by Joe Orton, Williams' close friend.
- GoofsIn one of the scenes Kenneth, Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor were talking in costume whilst behind the scenes for Carry On Matron. Barbara was in a nurses outfit, which was correct as she played Nurse Susan Ball, but Joan was in a Matron's outfit which was wrong because as usual Hattie Jacques, as usual, played Matron. In this film Joan played one of the hospital patients Mrs. Tidy.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Paul O'Grady Show: Episode dated 27 October 2009 (2009)
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A lot of my childhood was spent lying in front of the wireless listening to Round the Horne or Hancock's Half Hour or watching Carry On films. Probably the most famous line in comedy "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it infamy!" still makes me laugh.
This is a rare insight into the man behind the comic figure and the whole production is a brilliant mix of tragedy and comedy right down to the final quotation from the coroner's court read in four different voices by Michael Sheen. He was brilliant in the role. Most of the other members of the Carry On team were so-so and their Kenneth Horne was very good but Michael Sheen carried the show and there should be an award of some sort for him.
It left me feeling "wow". To quote Kenneth Williams, to the cynic who says 'life is a joke' the only response can be 'Yes, well let's make it a good one.'
This is a rare insight into the man behind the comic figure and the whole production is a brilliant mix of tragedy and comedy right down to the final quotation from the coroner's court read in four different voices by Michael Sheen. He was brilliant in the role. Most of the other members of the Carry On team were so-so and their Kenneth Horne was very good but Michael Sheen carried the show and there should be an award of some sort for him.
It left me feeling "wow". To quote Kenneth Williams, to the cynic who says 'life is a joke' the only response can be 'Yes, well let's make it a good one.'
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- Mar 13, 2006
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- Кеннет Уильямс: Фантабулоза!
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