Leslie Phillips DVD Box Set - Classic British Comedy Collection | Perfect for Movie Nights & Gifts for Film Lovers
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Triple bill of British comedies starring Leslie Phillips. In 'The Man Who Liked Funerals' (1959) Simon Hurd (Phillips) takes it upon himself to raise the necessary finances to keep the local youth club open. But he uses a peculiar technique to do so - he attends funerals and blackmails mourners into giving him money by threatening to reveal unfortunate stories about them to the press. However, he may regret his pitches after potentially meeting his match... In 'Don't Just Lie There, Say Something' (1974) Phillips stars as Sir William Mainwaring-Brown, a Government minister with a roving eye who has just introduced a bill to combat libertarian behaviour in Britain. Sir William, however, is having affairs with both his secretary Miss Parkyn (Joanna Lumley) and Wendy (Anita Graham), the wife of an eminent reporter. A group of hippies who oppose the bill seek to derail his campaign by discrediting co-founders Sir William and his best friend Barry Ovis (Brian Rix). In 'In the Doghouse' (1962) Phillips and James Booth star as rival vets. After ten long years of training, Jimmy Fox-Upton (Phillips) finally qualifies as a vet and opens his own practice. Settled in London, Jimmy opposes the money-grabbing ways of his fellow graduate Bob Skeffington (Booth) and sets about exposing his lucrative equine export scam.
Customer Reviews
Ding dong! Leslie Phillips and Brian Rix in a state of undress on a fire escape! 'Don't Just Lie There, Say Something' is a classic example of bedroom farce. Phillips's government minister plans a secret liason with the wife of a journalist, but when she doesn't arrive he decides his secretary will do, but he doesn't know that Brian Rix is in the flat, still recovering from being drugged and taken to an orgy by a group of activists. It all goes wrong from there. There's a gem of a scene where Phillips and Rix unwittingly find themselves naked in bed together just as a policeman climbs in through the bedroom window, although why it's any of the policeman's business being after 1967 is unclear. It's still very funny watching them try to explain it away though.In 'The Man Who Loved Funerals', Phillips is a volunteer who finds an unusual way of raising funds for the youth club...attending funerals and blackmailing the relatives of the deceased. All goes well until he gets in a little bit too deep. Very funny and has a feel of the old Ealing comedies.'In the Doghouse' sees Phillips as a newly qualified vet who stumbles across an illegal plan to export horses, and gets involved in thwarthing the criminals. There's a lovely supporting role from Hattie Jaques as the animal welfare officer, too. Not as laugh out loud as the other two films but it's an enjoyable, feelgood story with Phillips as lovely as ever.A good boxset for fans of Phillips and of vintage comedy.
