"Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 February 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Music | War

Plot:

During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little...

Plot Keywords:

Usherette | TV Mini-Series | Daydream | Dream Girl | Nudity

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Giles Thomas	...	Private Francis Francis (6 episodes, 1993)
Ewan McGregor	...	Private Mick Hopper (6 episodes, 1993)
Louise Germaine	...	Sylvia Berry (6 episodes, 1993)
Peter Jeffrey	...	Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Bernwood (6 episodes, 1993)
Clive Francis	...	Major Wallace Hedges (6 episodes, 1993)
Nicholas Jones	...	Major Archie Carter (6 episodes, 1993)
Nicholas Farrell	...	Major Johnny Church (6 episodes, 1993)
Bernard Brown	...	Eden (6 episodes, 1993)
Kim Huffman	...	Lisa Trekker (5 episodes, 1993)
Roy Hudd	...	Harold Atterbow (5 episodes, 1993)
Maggie Steed	...	Aunt Vickie (5 episodes, 1993)
Douglas Henshall	...	Lance Corporal Peter Berry (4 episodes, 1993)
Bernard Hill	...	Uncle Fred (4 episodes, 1993)
Shane Rimmer	...	Lieutenant-Colonel 'Truck' Trekker (3 episodes, 1993)

Runtime:

360 min (6 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Trivia:

The final original Dennis Potter production completed and broadcast in his lifetime.

Quotes:

Major Church: Name? Say again?
Private Francis Francis: Francis, sir. Francis, F.
Major Church: What's the F?
Private Francis Francis: Francis, sir.
Major Church: Yes, yes, what's the F?
Private Francis Francis: Francis, sir. Francis Francis.
Major Church: How very economical. Well, Francis, get this clear. When we call you "Francis," we mean "Francis," not "Francis."

Movie Connections:

Follows "ITV Saturday Night Theatre: Lay Down Your Arms (#2.36)" (1970)

Soundtrack:

Love Is Strange

DVD version needed urgently!

This is definitely one of my favorite things of all time to watch--what does it for me, though, is the style and synchronization of the various 50's pop songs that are deliciously sprinkled throughout the movie---simply fantastic-----they blend well with the story and its characters and you are always pleasantly surprised when a new song just pops out of someone's mouth at the (sometimes) most inopportune time. I can't understand why it is not yet out on DVD---I purchased Potter's "Singing Detective" last year and I am anxiously awaiting this one---someone please light a fire under the powers that be in England so that we can all enjoy this treasure in its proper format.