Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 26, 2017 10:12:16 GMT
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
youtu.be/6t5_oHaTE78
"A short comedy film shown in British cinemas in 1978. In the same vein as The Plank and such films there is very little dialogue apart from Leonard Rossiter’s voice-over and Brough Scott’s commentary.
The film is very much like a send up of a horse race from the style of the commentary, through to the characters (except Rossiter’s) being given horse type nicknames
Each weekday morning, a group of commuters on the 8.15 from Surbiton race each other from Waterloo station to the north side of Waterloo Bridge. On this particular morning, Charles Barker, the favourite, is confident of winning and is delighted to see his opponents delayed in various ways..."
Leonard Rossiter: Charles Barker
Gorden Kaye: Chubby Chap
Lynda Bellingham: Likely Lady
Patricia Hodge: Gossiping girl
John Quentin: Austin Reed
Brough Scott: Commentator
youtu.be/6t5_oHaTE78
"A short comedy film shown in British cinemas in 1978. In the same vein as The Plank and such films there is very little dialogue apart from Leonard Rossiter’s voice-over and Brough Scott’s commentary.
The film is very much like a send up of a horse race from the style of the commentary, through to the characters (except Rossiter’s) being given horse type nicknames
Each weekday morning, a group of commuters on the 8.15 from Surbiton race each other from Waterloo station to the north side of Waterloo Bridge. On this particular morning, Charles Barker, the favourite, is confident of winning and is delighted to see his opponents delayed in various ways..."
Leonard Rossiter: Charles Barker
Gorden Kaye: Chubby Chap
Lynda Bellingham: Likely Lady
Patricia Hodge: Gossiping girl
John Quentin: Austin Reed
Brough Scott: Commentator