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6.7/10   39 votes
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Director:
Eric Sykes
Writer:
Eric Sykes (written by)
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Release Date:
15 February 1988 (UK) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy more
Plot:
A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Has some fun moments. more

Cast

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Eric Sykes ... Senior undertaker
Jimmy Edwards ... Traffic warden
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alderton ... Vicar
Bobby Ball ... Driver's mate
Tommy Cannon ... Driver
Norman Collier ... Short-sighted man
Charlie Drake ... Short delivery man
Gabrielle Drake ... Miss H
Linda Hayden ... Sunbather
James Hunt ... Trucker
Roy Kinnear ... Piper
Rula Lenska ... Bride
Kenny Lynch ... Bus conductor
Henry McGee ... Tall undertaker
Spike Milligan ... Roadsweeper
Noel Murphy ... Tall delivery man
Richard O'Sullivan ... Breakfasting neighbour
Terry Scott ... Hearse driver
Paul Shane ... Fat neighbour
Kathy Staff ... Mrs H
Freddie Starr ... Short undertaker
Sylvia Syms ... Lady with poodle
Bob Todd ... Elderly undertaker
Dennis Waterman ... Groom
Eli Woods ... Dozy undertaker
Mike Yarwood ... Plumber
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Runtime:
30 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
UK:U
Company:
Thames Television more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Has some fun moments., 24 April 2004
4/10
Author: xfile1971 from Phoenix, AZ - USA

I saw this on a tape with another Eric Sykes short entitled "It's Your Move". That one was a dud from 1969. This 1988 TV short seemed sharper and had edgier humor.

Like many other Eric Sykes' projects, there is minimal dialogue in "Mr. H Is Late". It's often frustrating and it takes away an entire element with which to draw humor from. With a running time of under thirty minutes, however, there are enough silly situations going on to provide a fair serving of laughs.

A gentleman has died and a group of pallbearers are apparently carrying him around in a coffin. Of course, things don't go according to their plans and the coffin goes through quite an adventure on its way to the church for the funeral service. It contains both mildly saucy and macabre moments but it's all rather harmless fun.

Being from the UK, you know the humor is going to be a bit understated and dry. It doesn't compare to the belly laughs generated by some of the cynical and sarcastic American comedies which have been made. Overall, though, "Mr. H Is Late" has a certain undeniable British charm. 4/10

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