The Best of Spike Milligan (2004)
1h 21m
Running Time
May 17, 2004Release Date

The Best of Spike Milligan (2004)
1h 21m
Running Time
May 17, 2004Release Date
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Plot.
Widely regarded as the greatest post-war British comedian, Spike Milligan transitioned from the groundbreaking radio comedy The Goons to television without losing any of his anarchic, surreal humor. His series Q (1968–1980) and There’s A Lot Of It About (1982) shattered comedy conventions with sketch after sketch of absurd brilliance. This compilation features classic moments like The Eurovision Joke Contest, Spike as a singing Viking maiden, and insects auditioning for a David Attenborough documentary. Interwoven with these are unique interstitials featuring Bruce Hammal at Milligan’s home—but in true Spike fashion, the interviews become sketches themselves, complete with his long-suffering comedy butler, Piles. This release is a slightly re-edited, repackaged version of the 1995 BBC VHS Spike Milligan: One Man and His Ideas.
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Cast & Crew.

Spike Milligan
Self / Writer

Bruce Hammal
Interviewer

Neil Shand
Writer

Andrew Marshall
Writer

David Renwick
Writer

Dick Vosburgh
Writer

John Antrobus
Writer

Roy Turvey
Writer

Maurice Sellar
Writer

Alan J.W. Bell
Director / Producer
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