Keeping Mum (2005)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Niall Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Richard Russo (screenplay) and
Niall Johnson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

2 December 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Some family secrets are best kept...buried.

Plot:

A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.

Plot Keywords:

Housekeeper | Golf | Neighbor | Bully | Reverend

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Reverend Walter Goodfellow
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Gloria Goodfellow
Maggie Smith	...	Grace Hawkins
Patrick Swayze	...	Lance
Tamsin Egerton	...	Holly Goodfellow
Toby Parkes	...	Petey Goodfellow
Liz Smith	...	Mrs. Parker
Emilia Fox	...	Rosie Jones
James Booth	...	Mr. Brown
Patrick Monckton	...	Bob (Pond Workman)
Rowley Irlam	...	Ted (Pond Workman)
Vivienne Moore	...	Mrs. Martin
Murray McArthur	...	Vicar's Convention Master of Ceremonies
Morgan Gower	...	Reverend Campbell
Rupert Simonian	...	Billy Martin the Bully
Alex MacQueen	...	Train Ticket Collector
Paul Viragh	...	Policeman on Train
Tony Denham	...	Police Interrogator (as Anthony Denham)
Roger Hammond	...	The Judge
Andy Jones	...	Mark (Boyfriend #1) (as Andrew Thomas Jones)
Jack Ryan	...	David (Boyfriend #2)
Nazim Kourgli	...	Grant The Goth (Boyfriend #3)
Jack Zimmermann	...	Jeremy Z (Boyfriend #4)
Terry Alderton	...	TV Chat Show Presenter
David Schaal	...	TV Chat Show Pundit #1
Chrissie Cotterill	...	TV Chat Show Pundit #2
Rory Dorling	...	Billy Martin's Gang
James Galloway	...	Billy Martin's Gang
Max Murley	...	Billy Martin's Gang
Kelly	...	Clarence the Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Dixon	...	Vicar (uncredited)
Allan Arthur Fielding	...	Reverend at Conference (uncredited)

Directed by
Niall Johnson

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Russo		(screenplay) and
Niall Johnson		(screenplay)
Richard Russo		(story)

Produced by
Steve Christian	....	executive producer
Noel Donnellon	....	producer: titles
Peter Fudakowski	....	associate producer
David Garrett	....	executive producer
Bertil Ohlsson	....	executive producer
Julia Palau	....	producer
Matthew Payne	....	producer
Marc Samuelson	....	executive producer
Anne Sheehan	....	executive producer
Steve Wilkinson	....	executive producer
Nigel Wooll	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Dickon Hinchliffe

Cinematography by
Gavin Finney		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robin Sales

Casting by
Andrea Clark
Jeremy Zimmerman		(as Jeremy Zimmermann)

Production Design by
Crispian Sallis

Art Direction by
Simon Lamont

Set Decoration by
Neesh Ruben

Costume Design by
Victoria Russell		(as Vicki Russell)

Makeup Department
Val Elliot	....	makeup assistant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Darren Evans	....	hair stylist
Darren Evans	....	makeup artist
Nicola Matthews	....	makeup artist
Angela Parkinson	....	makeup assistant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Aileen Seaton	....	chief hair stylist
Aileen Seaton	....	chief makeup artist
Joan Stribling	....	hair stylist
Joan Stribling	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ray Freeborn	....	production manager: Isle of Man
Alistair Hopkins	....	post-production supervisor
Nigel Wooll	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Booth	....	second assistant director
Guy Heeley	....	first assistant director
Vicky Marks	....	third assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director: second unit
Robin Sales	....	second unit director

Art Department
Gillian Allen-Fraser	....	assistant buyer: Isle of Man
Ray Barrett	....	carpenter
Bill Bimpson	....	stand-by rigger
Paul Bufton	....	dressing props: Isle of Man
Roland Coyne	....	supervising carpenter
Derek Ede	....	stand-by stagehand
James Ede	....	stand-by painter
Steve Ede	....	construction manager
John Gibson	....	carpenter
Barry Greaves	....	production buyer
Kevin Harris	....	carpenter
Richard Harris	....	supervising rigger
Jason Ivall	....	painter
Derek Ixer	....	dressing props
Steve Lawrence	....	stand-by art director
Warren Lever	....	carpenter
Steve Macdonald	....	stand-by prop (as Stephen McDonald)
Robert May	....	carpenter
Kieron Mcnamara	....	dressing props: Isle of Man (as Kieron McNamara)
David Meeking	....	painter
Dave Midson	....	dressing props
Nick Milner	....	chargehand dressing props
Tony Musk	....	stand-by carpenter (as Anthony Musk)
Brendan Power	....	supervising painter
Joanna Pratt	....	art department assistant
Mickey Pugh	....	supervising stand-by propman
Neesh Ruben	....	set decorator: Cornwall
James Taylor	....	painter
Keith Vowles	....	chargehand storeman
Charlotte Wales	....	art department trainee
Dennis Wilson	....	carpenter
Mickey Woolfson	....	property master (as Micky Woolfson)

Sound Department
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr mixer
John Casali	....	boom operator: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Colin Codner	....	sound recordist: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Colin Cooper	....	adr mixer
John Downer	....	supervising sound editor
Howard Eaves	....	foley editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Al Hudd)
Quillon Larrat	....	sound recordist: second unit
Kate Morath	....	boom operator
Sarah Morton	....	dialogue editor
Brendan Nicholson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Richard Straker	....	foley recordist
Richard Street	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Trevor Swanscott	....	foley artist
Ian Tapp	....	adr mixer
Kevin Tayler	....	adr mixer
Martin Trevis	....	sound recordist
Andy Hagon	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary Cohen	....	special effects technician: Cornwall
Stephen Paton	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Paton)

Visual Effects by
Sally Clayton	....	digital intermediate line producer
Rob Ellis	....	Inferno artist
Mike Fraser	....	digital intermediate production liaison
Reuben Goodyear	....	digital intermediate recording supervisor (as Reubin Goodyear)
Danny Pagan	....	data supervisor
Safiya Ravat	....	digital effects artist: combustion
Tom Russell	....	digital intermediate colourist
Rod Shelton	....	digital intermediate producer
James Tillett	....	data supervisor
John Trussler	....	smoke artist (as Jon Trussler)

Stunts
Nick Chopping	....	stunt double
Tony Christian	....	stunt double
Kelly Dent	....	stunt double
Paul Herbert	....	stunt coordinator
Leonard Woodcock	....	stunt double
Rowley Irlam	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eva Arnold	....	camera trainee
John Arnold	....	grip: Cornwall
Rami Bartholdy	....	clapper loader: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Keziah Barton-White	....	video assistant
Richard Blanshard	....	still photographer
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller
Phil Brookes	....	gaffer
Ian Buckley	....	grip: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Steve Cook	....	electrician: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
David Cozens	....	focus puller: second unit
Ricky Davies	....	electrician
Mark Day	....	rigging electrician: Isle of Man
John Evans	....	clapper loader: second unit
Gavin Finney	....	camera operator
Simon Finney	....	camera operator: second unit
John Fleming	....	grip: Isle of Man
Dave Fowler	....	best boy electric (as David Fowler)
Dave Fox	....	stand-by rigger: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Colin Hazell	....	crane grip: Cornwall
Alice Hobden	....	clapper loader
Stuart Howell	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Stuart Howell	....	camera operator: second unit
Therese Hvattum	....	video assist operator: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Joe Judge	....	best boy: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Rod Marley	....	focus puller: second unit
Derek McCulloch	....	rigging gaffer
Ken Morse	....	camera operator: rostrum camera
Ronan Murphy	....	grip
Martin Richards	....	grip
Roy Rowland	....	electrician
Sean Savage	....	camera operator: second unit
Colin Simkiss	....	rigging electrician: Isle of Man
David Sinfield	....	electrician
Steve Slocombe	....	electrician
Simon Surtees	....	focus puller: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Colin Tennant	....	crane grip: Cornwall
Bill Thornhill	....	electrician (as Billy Thornhill)
Colin Townsend	....	rigging electrician: Cornwall
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator: Cornwall
Mike Valentine	....	underwater camera operator
Chris Walmsley	....	clapper loader: Isle of Man
Chris Warren	....	video coordinator
Ben Wilson	....	focus puller: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire

Animation Department
Leonard Brindley	....	background artist

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	voice casting
Lesley Gogarty	....	extras casting: Isle of Man
Trevor Hitchings	....	extras casting: Cornwall
Mohsan Qureshi	....	crowd casting: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annabel Bonnet	....	costume assistant (as Annabel Bonnett)
Rosie Clarkson	....	costume assistant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Rebecca Duncan	....	costume supervisor
Elaine Quinn	....	costume assistant: Isle of Man
Pamela Verran	....	costume assistant: Cornwall (as Pam Verran)
Elizabeth Wilson	....	costume supervisor: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
David Wooton	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Alec Gibson	....	grader
Jonathan Sales	....	first assistant editor
Verity Wislocki	....	post-production coordinator
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Chris Allan	....	musician: cello
Philip Bagenal	....	additional score recording engineer: Eastcote Studios
Mat Bartram	....	additional score mixer: Angel Studios
Natalia Bonner	....	musician: violin
Paul Boyes	....	musician: bassoon
Catherine Browning	....	musician: violin
Ian Burdge	....	musician: cello
Sarah Button	....	musician: violin
Krista Casperz	....	musician: violin
Nell Catchpole	....	musician: violin
Charlie Cross	....	musician: viola
Calna de la Mare	....	musician: violin
Frances Dewar	....	musician: violin
Alison Dods	....	musician: violin
Rob Farrer	....	musician: percussion
Louisa Fuller	....	musician: violin
Anna Giddey	....	musician: violin
Deborah Goodyer	....	musician: cor anglais
Howard Gott	....	musician: violin
Vince Greene	....	musician: viola
Fiona Griffith	....	musician: viola
Catherine Haggo	....	musician: violin
Sally Herbert	....	musician: violin
Fiona Hibbert	....	musician: harp
Dickon Hinchliffe	....	musician: guitar, vocal and keyboards
Dickon Hinchliffe	....	orchestrator
Dickon Hinchliffe	....	score producer
Laurence Kaye	....	music supervisor
Michael Keelan	....	musician: violin
Al Macaulay	....	musician: drums
John Metcalfe	....	musician: viola
Tim Myall	....	musician: violin
Kate O'Connor	....	musician: violin
Louise Peacock	....	musician: violin
Steve Price	....	score mixer: Angel Studios
Steve Price	....	score recording engineer: Angel Studios
Emily Rogers	....	music editor
Katherine Shave	....	musician: viola
Lucy Shaw	....	musician: double bass
Steve Sidwell	....	conductor
Julia Singleton	....	musician: violin
Sophie Sirota	....	musician: viola
Sonia Slany	....	musician: violin
John Smart	....	musician: violin
Tom Spiggott-Smith	....	musician: violin
Robert Spriggs	....	musician: viola
Anna Tjan	....	assistant score recording engineer: Eastcote Studios
Matthew Ward	....	musician: violin
Andrew Waterworth	....	musician: double bass
Niall Webb	....	musician: bass clarinet
Lucy Wilkins	....	musician: violin
Lucy Wilkins	....	orchestra leader
Lucy Wilkins	....	orchestral contractor
Sarah Wilson	....	musician: cello
Chris Worsey	....	musician: cello

Transportation Department
Cengiz Asiliskender	....	unit driver
Dave Bruyea	....	driver: road train
Alan Burroughs	....	driver: camera car
Malcolm Corlett	....	unit driver: Isle of Man
Paul Dodgson	....	unit driver: Cornwall
Lawrence Duncan	....	driver: wardrobe, isle of Man
Graham Fordham	....	unit driver: Cornwall
Mark Heavey	....	driver: facilities
Adrian Holland	....	unit driver: Isle of Man
Tim Jerreris	....	driver: wardrobe, Cornwall
Alan Jones	....	driver: stand-by props
Dave Jones	....	driver: facilities
Paul Jones	....	driver: facilities
Mike Lewis	....	transportation manager: Isle of Man
Martin Lockwood	....	operator: low loader
Trish O'Brien	....	unit driver: Cornwall
George Osborn	....	driver: construction
Rod Patterson	....	driver: facilities
Tony Power	....	prop transport
Lester Rowbottom	....	driver: grip truck, Isle of Man
Dougie Rowe	....	driver: Cornwall
Lawrence Rowe	....	driver: Cornwall
Fiona Singer	....	unit driver: Isle of Man
Albert Smith	....	driver: facilities
Brian Steptoe	....	unit driver: Cornwall
David Williams	....	transportation manager: Cornwall
Tom Wyndham-Smith	....	driver: construction, Cornwall

Other crew
Edward Adams	....	representative: Azure Films
Helen Allibone	....	runner: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Wayne Ashton	....	stand-in: Isle of Man
Peter Avey	....	representative: Azure Films
Stephanie Barker	....	unit nurse: Cornwall
Louisa Bawden	....	stand-in
Nigel Bennett	....	legal advisor: The Simkins Partnership
Jonathan Berger	....	legal advisor: Salans
John Bingham	....	corporate service provider: City Trust
Sam Black	....	assistant chef: Cornwall
Richard Blanshard	....	electronic press kit
Eddie Booth	....	location manager: Isle of Man
Emma Brazier	....	assistant accountant
Sophie Brewster	....	assistant to producer
Nick Cain	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Diane Chittell	....	production coordinator
Emily Chittell	....	production secretary: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Sarah Clarke	....	legal advisor: Salans
Steve Conti	....	representative: Azure Films
David Deane	....	health and safety officer
Vicki Deason	....	contact: London (as Vicki Manning)
Nick Dimmock	....	representative: Azure Films
Alex Downie	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Paul Dray	....	laboratory contact
Gillian Duffield	....	production financing: Allied Irish Banks
Hilary Dugdale	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Graham Easton	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
John Eccleston	....	production accountant
Tina Ellis	....	post-production accountant
Kathy Ewings	....	first assistant accountant
Chloe-Miranda Finch	....	personal assistant: Dame Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas (as Chloe Finch)
Andrew Fingret	....	legal advisor: Cains Advocates
Peter Fingret	....	legal consultant
Bob Furlong	....	representative: Azure Films
Fiona Garland	....	assistant production coordinator
Mick Gonn	....	caterer: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Nicola Gregory	....	unit nurse: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
David G. Havard	....	insurance services: AON/Albert G. Ruben
Tom Hawkins	....	caterer: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Sue Hills	....	script supervisor
Victoria Howard	....	unit nurse: Isle of Man
Barney Hughes	....	assistant location manager: Cornwall
Stephan Joberns	....	auditor: AGN Shipleys (as Stephen Joberns)
Dan Johnson	....	production office runner: Cornwall
Kevin Jones	....	caterer: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Lawrence Joseph	....	accounts trainee
Sophie Kaye	....	representative: Azure Films
Alicja Kostkiewicz	....	catering assistant: Isle of Man
Hakan Kousetta	....	legal advisor: Howard Kennedy Solicitors
Tomasz Lebonawsky	....	assistant chef
Emma Lightbody	....	representative: Glassworks Media Ltd.
Sean Lovell	....	stand-in: Cornwall
John Maddrell	....	tutor: Isle of Man
Iain Manley	....	representative: Azure Films
John L. Mason	....	IT consultant
Andrew Matosich	....	legal advisor: Summit Entertainment
Nick Miller	....	legal advisor: Howard Kennedy Solicitors
Richard Miller	....	construction nurse: Isle of Man
Steve Mortimore	....	supervising location manager
Nigel Palmer	....	legal advisor: SJ Berwin LLP
Simon Papworth	....	representative: Azure Films
Antonella Pettenati	....	production banking: Barclays Bank
Michael Prior	....	unit nurse: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Vivienne Quesnel	....	legal advisor: Howard Kennedy Solicitors
Mike Reaney	....	production office runner: Cornwall
Charlie Reed	....	floor runner
Charlie Reid	....	legal advisor: SJ Berwin LLP
Alister Robertson	....	assistant chef: Isle of Man (as Alistair Robertson)
Delia Robinson	....	tutor: Cornwall
Jack Rogers	....	health and safety consultant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Julia Rounce	....	location assistant: Isle of Man
Dorothy Sewell	....	unit nurse: Isle of Man
Dania Shaw	....	stand-in: Cornwall
James Shirras	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
Leonard Singer	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Andy Smith	....	assistant chef: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Alan Springfield	....	chef: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Miguel Tejeda	....	assistant chef
Peter Touche	....	sale and leaseback: Ingenious
Edward Tucker	....	catering assistant: Cornwall
Susie Tullett	....	unit publicist
Carlos Vazquez	....	chef
Brian Walton	....	production banking: Barclays Bank
Andrew White	....	title designer
Sarah-Jane Wilkinson	....	representative: Azure Films
Christine Williams	....	tutor: Cornwall
Emma Woodcock	....	assistant location manager: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Jack Zimmermann	....	personal assistant to cast

Thanks
James Booth	....	film dedicated to
Norma Burke	....	special thanks
Alex Swan	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Summit Entertainment (presents)
• Isle of Man Film Commission (presents) (as Isle of Man Film)
• Azure Films (presents)
• Tusk Productions
• Keeping Mum Productions

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Mediasoft Films (2006) (Korea) (theatrical)
• SND (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Entertainment in Video (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Highlight Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• THINKFilm (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• VooDooDog  opening titles
• AGN Shipleys  auditors
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance services
• Allied Irish Bank  production financing provided by (as Allied Irish Banks)
• Angel Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Animal Actors  animal training
• Anvil Post Production  foley recorded at
• Arion Facilities  rushes transfer
• Barclays Bank PLC  production bank (as Barclays Bank)
• Bellwood Media  product placement and clearances
• Cains Advocates  legal advisor: Isle of Man Film
• City Trust  corporate service provider
• Clear Cut Hires  editing equipment
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Deluxe  laboratory
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  publicity (as DDA Public Relations Limited)
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  unit publicity
• Eastcote Studios  additional score recording
• Film Finance  completion guarantor
• Freeway CAM B.V.  collection account management (as Freeway CAM B.V.)
• Howard Kennedy Solicitors  legal advisors
• Ingenious Film Partners  sale and leaseback (as Ingenious)
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Lays International  transport
• Lee Lighting  lighting equipment
• Location Facilities  facilities (as Location Facilities)
• Location Solutions South West  location services
• Movie Makers  facilities
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway, The  steam train and rail facilities
• Panavision Grips  dollies and cranes
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Pinewood Shepperton  sound re-recorded at
• Premiere Productions  production financing provided by
• SJ Berwin  legal advisor: Allied Irish Banks
• Salans  legal advisor: Azure Films
• Sapex Scripts  scripts (as Sapex)
• Sargent Disc  payroll services
• Scallywag Travel  travel services
• Shepperton Studios  sound re-recorded at
• Simkins Partnership  legal advisor: Premiere Productions Ltd. (as The Simkins Partnership)
• The Creative Partnership  publicity campaign
• Translux  facilities and trucks
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Also Known As:

Trunk (UK) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity.

Runtime:

103 min | Turkey:97 min (TV version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:MG6 | Australia:M | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Norway:11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:18PL | USA:R | Germany:6 | Iceland:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | France:Unrated | Hungary:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Trivia:

The film is dedicated to James Booth (Mr. Brown).

Goofs:

Continuity: Rosie Jones (Emilia Fox) has brown eyes, whereas her older self Grace Hawkins (Maggie Smith) has blue eyes.

Quotes:

Gloria Goodfellow: Oh God, what's that?
Lance: What?
Gloria Goodfellow: That.
Lance: This is my lurve pack...
Gloria Goodfellow: I know what it is Lance.
Lance: I thought you Brits liked this kind of thing.
Gloria Goodfellow: No. We don't.
Lance: You do not think this is hot?
Gloria Goodfellow: No.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-10-07)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Did You Ever Wonder Why

Go on, have a laugh

You could drive a horse and cart through the plot holes in this movie. It doesn't matter, just splash about in the humour. It has the predictability of a Stan and Ollie routine, Morecambe & Wise or any other such comedians who mix story telling with visual and verbal humour. Rowan Atkinson is of course the comedian cast in the straight part trying to regain a sense of humour. Maggie Smith is absolutely superb as the straight actress playing the clowning criminal. A bit of sound effect filched from Reeves and Mortimer's frying pan sketch would have heightened the humour even more. Never mind, this is harmless, charming, and engaging entertainment. Entertainment - now we don't get much of that to the pound usually.