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Mr. H Is Late (1988) (TV)
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15 February 1988 (UK) morePlot:
A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Has some fun moments. moreCast
(Credited cast) | 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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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