William Rushton
Birthday: 1937-08-18
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Biography: William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.
Movies
Twelve Plus One
Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to ...
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Flight of the Doves
While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a mas...
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Hamlet: The Video
The television campaign for Hamlet cigars, one of the longest running, most memorable and funniest c...
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster...
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'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
Barclays Bank documentary about computers in the UK and how they might be used in the future....
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Keep It Up Downstairs
The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes. When the house...
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Alice in Label Land
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regula...
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Santa's Pocket Watch
Sam dreams of meeting Father Christmas, so when Santa arrives at his house Sam hides in the big guy'...
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra ...
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The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box
Old school comics join Kenny Everett for some old school comedy. Stand up routines are interspersed...
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The Best House in London
In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitutio...
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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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Consuming Passions
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic acci...
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Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
Kenny gives us his rendition of Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol, "with apologies to C. Dicke...
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The Flying Alberts (Brucey Lacey edit)
The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two ...
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Two Old Farts in the Night
Live show of Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer, recorded at the Hackney Empire...
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The Flying Alberts
The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two ...
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Decorators Limited
In hopes of winning a home decoration competition, the overbearing Mrs. Foster employs two men to re...
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Elementary, My Dear Watson
John Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973....
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Is This a Record?
John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records....
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. ...
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Scene Nun, Take One
An actress dressed as a nun flounces off a film set and has a series of encounters on the streets of...
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Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewive...
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Adventures of a Private Eye
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon h...
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Nothing But the Best
Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's d...
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,0...
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It's All Over Town
A series of musical vignettes formed from the dreams of a slumbering workman....
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Death Becomes Me
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Ro...
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Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
Danny La Rue plays Cinderella's wicked stepmother in this grand tradition of a Christmas pantomime....
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Twelfth Night
The events of the comedy take place in the country of Illyria, which for the English of Shakespeare'...
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The Best of the Adventures
A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s’ Adventure...
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