John Fortune
Birthday: 1939-06-30
Place of Birth: Bristol, England, UK
Biography: John Fortune was an English satirist, comedian, writer, and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune. He was educated at Bristol Cathedral School and King's College, Cambridge, where he was to meet and form a lasting friendship with John Bird.
Movies
Saving Grace
Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial stra...
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The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman...
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Between Iraq and a Hard Place
The impressionist Rory Bremner and comedians Bird and Fortune take a look at the history of Iraq thr...
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Bloodbath at the House of Death
Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the...
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-...
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The Cobblers of Umbridge
A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in th...
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Match Point
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, To...
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Don't Leave Me This Way
British academics Loretta and Bridget run into Sandra, an old school friend at a book launch. Althou...
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Timon of Athens
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "frien...
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Calendar Girls
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a c...
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Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Rory Bremner looks back on the first year of Tony Blair's premiership through a series of sketches....
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The End of Arthur's Marriage
In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working ...
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Maybe Baby
Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, mat...
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The Tailor of Panama
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there...
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Giving Tongue
Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Pa...
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The Light Princess
Based on a short story by George MacDonald, a princess experiences constant weightlessness....
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A Very Open Prison
The Home Secretary has his eye on the Prime Minister's job. But an experiment in the way the prisons...
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Take a Girl Like You
Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she...
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The Drinking Party
An interpretation of Plato's Symposium as a picnic organised by a University don for his students. E...
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Jumbo
"1975 was the year of the disaster movie, yeah? So what stops 1976 being the year of the disastrous ...
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The Demon Lover
When young Kathleen makes a promise to Keith Cameron during World War One, that no matter what happe...
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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambr...
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