Inn for Trouble
09:15 am - 11:00 am, Thursday, April 16 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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About this Broadcast
A suburban couple devise a series of bizarre publicity stunts in an effort to pull the punters into their failing country pub. Comedy based on sitcom The Larkins, starring Peggy Mount, David Kossoff, Leslie Phillips and Charles Hawtrey
1960
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Comedy
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Peggy Mount
(Actor)
David Kossoff
(Actor)
Leslie Phillips
(Actor)
Charles Hawtrey
(Actor)
Pennington Richards
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Peggy Mount
(Actor)
David Kossoff
(Actor)
Leslie Phillips
(Actor)
Born:
April 20, 1924
in
London
Best Known For:
His catchphrase: 'Well, hel-lo.'
Early-life:
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in north London, on April 20, 1924. His father worked for Main Gas Cookers and died when Phillips was nine, leaving his mother to bring up three children alone. Inspired by his victory in a beautiful baby competition, she enrolled her son at the Italia Conti stage school and put him on the boards to earn extra money. From age 14, he toured almost permanently. His mother also paid for elocution lessons to make sure he dropped his cockney accent and gained the plummy voice we all know and love.
Career:
His early career was interrupted by the Second World War, but he went into rep after being demobbed. On the big screen, his breakthrough film was Train of Events in 1949, which marked the beginning of a lengthy movie career. Phillips has appeared in Carry On films, the Doctor series and more dramatic movies such as The Sound Barrier and The Longest Day. He disappeared from the silver screen for nearly a decade before returning in Out Of Africa. Other recent films include The Jackal, Saving Grace, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Venus and Late Bloomers. He also provided the voice for the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter movies.
Quote:
'It's very flattering to be viewed as something of a hot property again at my age.'
Trivia:
He was awarded an OBE in 1998.
Charles Hawtrey
(Actor)
Born:
November 30, 1914
in
Hounslow
Best Known For:
The Carry On films.
Early-life:
Born George Frederick Joffre Hartree in Hounslow on November 30, 1914. He made his stage debut at the age of 11 playing a street Arab in The Windmill Man. He went on to study acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. He took his stage name from Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey and for a time suggested they were related.
Career:
Hawtrey went on to appear in a number of stage roles and this led to parts on radio, notably during Children's Hour in the 1940s in the Norman and Henry Bones, and Just William. After making his TV debut in The Army Game in the late 1950s, he starred in his first Carry On film, Carry on Sergeant (1958). He became synonymous with the comedies and went on to appear in 23 of the films. Despite not making another film after Carry on Abroad (1972), Hawtrey continued to work regularly on radio, TV and the stage. His last TV appearance was in an episode of children's series Supergran in 1987. He died on October 27, 1988, at the age of 73.
Quote:
Catchphrase: 'Oh hello!'
Trivia:
Hawtrey devoted a lot of his life to drinking and smoking.
Pennington Richards
(Director)
