s often regarded golden age british television comedy period saw numerous classic sitcoms well sketch shows monty pythons flying circus period was however emphatically golden age british film comedy worked well television rarely transferred successfully big screen triumphant exceptions rule provided pythons best films monty python holy grail life brian different conception tv showbr br the main problem adapting sitcoms cinema concepts devised fit bbcs  minute slots  minutes itv find room commercials always work well expanded feature film three four times long people remember film versions of say up pompeii steptoe son affection television versions case many classic tv comedy shows some mothers ave em yes minister fawlty towers the goodies attempt made film all grateful characters michael crawfords frank spencer john cleeses basil fawlty hilarious halfhour doses doubt would remain funny two hours one comedy programme albeit dramatisation comic novel rather sitcom normal sense might worked cinema the fall rise reginald perrin hopes film dashed tragically early death star leonard rossiterbr br dads army one television sitcoms period turned decent film about one think porridge possibly unusually large number welldeveloped characters derived humour interactions them original sitcom ran   told misadventures home guard platoon small seaside town walmingtononsea the home guard initially known local defence volunteers auxiliary militia world war ii made up part men old serve regular forces film version threeact drama act deals formation platoon recruitment members act ii cause havoc army training exercise act iii succeed capturing group nazi airmen whose plane shot downbr br the three key players drama platoons commander captain george mainwaring arthur lowe two subordinates sergeant arthur wilson john le mesurier corporal jack jones clive dunn mainwaring civilian life local bank manager fussy little man peering world pair thick spectacles takes initiative forming home guard unit appoints commander pompous officious exaggerated sense importance powers leadership sort man suffer fools gladly and george mainwarings worldview term fool covers rest human race does however good qualities motivated genuine patriotic idealism capable great physical courage shown encounter germansbr br wilson mainwarings deputy bank two men different character something emphasised difference appearance wilson tall thin whereas mainwaring short stout comes across intelligent better educated boss his accent suggests may former public schoolboy nevertheless ended playing second fiddle civilian military life probably sort passive personality leads pessimism defeatism inability take anything altogether seriously jones old soldier runs local butchers shop his promotion corporal due mainly ability bribe mainwaring black market sausages enthusiasm new role matched incompetence ability cause chaos although catchphrase dont panic prone panicking given opportunitybr br several members platoon featured private fraser dour scottish undertaker even pessimist wilson catchphrase were doomed man doomed private godfrey gentle old man whose main concern whereabouts nearest lavatory private walker sharp cockney spiv private pike another bank employee spoilt mummys boy pikes mother wilsons mistress although wilson tries keep liaison secret disapproving mainwaring two significant outsiders mildmannered vicar arp warden mainwarings detested enemy quite equal pompousness officiousnessbr br there occasional bawdy doubles entendres keep hands privates mainwaring ostensibly referring soldiers hold rank television show surprisingly free innuendo its creators david croft jimmy perry would later go create comedy shows are served hidehi notorious suggestive humour film does however preserve much mixture gentle wit nostalgia sharp characterisation made tv series successful 
s often regarded golden age british television comedy period saw numerous classic sitcoms well sketch shows monty pythons flying circus period was however emphatically golden age british film comedy worked well television rarely transferred successfully big screen triumphant exceptions rule provided pythons best films monty python holy grail life brian different conception tv showbr br the main problem adapting sitcoms cinema concepts devised fit bbcs minute slots minutes itv find room commercials always work well expanded feature film three four times long people remember film versions of say up pompeii steptoe son affection television versions case many classic tv comedy shows some mothers ave emyes minister fawlty towers the goodies attempt made film all grateful characters michael crawfords frank spencer john cleeses basil fawlty hilarious halfhour doses doubt would remain funny two hours one comedy programme albeit dramatisation comic novel rather sitcom normal sense might worked cinema the fall rise reginald perrin hopes film dashed tragically early death star leonard rossiterbr br dads army one television sitcoms period turned decent film about one think porridge possibly unusually large number welldeveloped characters derived humour interactions them original sitcom ran told misadventures home guard platoon small seaside town walmingtononsea the home guard initially known local defence volunteers auxiliary militia world war ii made up part men old serve regular forces film version threeact drama act deals formation platoon recruitment members act ii cause havoc army training exercise act iii succeed capturing group nazi airmen whose plane shot downbr br the three key players drama platoons commander captain george mainwaring arthur lowe two subordinates sergeant arthur wilson john le mesurier corporal jack jones clive dunn mainwaring civilian life local bank manager fussy little man peering world pair thick spectacles takes initiative forming home guard unit appoints commander pompous officious exaggerated sense importance powers leadership sort man suffer fools gladly and george mainwarings worldview term fool covers rest human race does however good qualities motivated genuine patriotic idealism capable great physical courage shown encounter germansbr br wilson mainwarings deputy bank two men different character something emphasised difference appearance wilson tall thin whereas mainwaring short stout comes across intelligent better educated boss his accent suggests may former public schoolboy nevertheless ended playing second fiddle civilian military life probably sort passive personality leads pessimism defeatism inability take anything altogether seriously jones old soldier runs local butchers shop his promotion corporal due mainly ability bribe mainwaring black market sausages enthusiasm new role matched incompetence ability cause chaos although catchphrase dont panic prone panicking given opportunitybr br several members platoon featured private fraser dour scottish undertaker even pessimist wilson catchphrase were doomed man doomed private godfrey gentle old man whose main concern whereabouts nearest lavatory private walker sharp cockney spiv private pike another bank employee spoilt mummys boy pikes mother wilsons mistress although wilson tries keep liaison secret disapproving mainwaring two significant outsiders mildmannered vicar arp warden mainwarings detested enemy quite equal pompousness officiousnessbr br there occasional bawdy doubles entendres keep hands privates mainwaring ostensibly referring soldiers hold rank television show surprisingly free innuendo its creators david croft jimmy perry would later go create comedy shows are served hidehi notorious suggestive humour film does however preserve much mixture gentle wit nostalgia sharp characterisation made tv series successful
s considerado a menudo edad dorada comedia británica televisión período vio numerosas comedias clásicas bien dibujos espectáculos monty pythons vuelo circo período fue sin embargo enfáticamente oro edad británica cine comedia funcionó bien televisión raramente transferido con éxito gran pantalla triunfante excepciones regla siempre que pitones mejores películas monty python santo Grial vida brian diferente concepción tv showbr br el principal problema de adaptación de sitcoms cine conceptos diseñados fit bbcs minuto ranuras minutos itv encontrar anuncios de sala siempre funciona bien expandido largometraje tres cuatro veces la gente recuerda versiones de películas de decir up pompeii steptoe hijo afect versiones de televisión caso muchas clásica comedias de televisión espectáculos algunas madres ave emyes ministro fawlty torres el intento de golosinas hizo película todos los personajes agradecidos michael crawfords franco spencer john cleeses basil fawlty