Writer and producer David Croft had the Midas touch when it came to comedy and the shows that he created and wrote with alternating creative partners Jimmy Perry and Jeremy Lloyd were comedy gold for the decades. But how did two of the most popular fare on the big screen?
Sid James and Hattie Jacques play husband and wife, Charlie and Peggy, who find themselves at odds with each other after Peg, frustrated at constantly playing second fiddle to Charlie's cab company, sets up a rival taxi firm - staffed by glamourous women
"At the turn of the 18th Century, Britain was at war. These were the years when history was written in the blood and smoke of mighty sea battles and the name Nelson typified the spirit of the British Navy. But on the good ship Venus - my, you should have seen us!"
In this hilarious and defining Carry On film, two enslaved Britons are taken to Rome. One of them is mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Caesar. "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got in-for-me!"
Dr. Who is not a mysterious, somewhat sinister alien, but a genial old human gent with a passion for invention.”
When a mysterious artifact is unearthed in a London underground excavation, famous scientist Bernard Quatermass is called in. What he uncovers goes back to the very beginnings of mankind and could now lead to its ultimate destruction
How the Star Trek franchise made the leap from television to cinema and the relationship between the two genres
Part 2 of how the Star Trek franchise continued its journey from television to cinema and the relationship between the two genres, which didn't always work out in The Next Generation
After four hugely successful and audience pleasing seasons, Edward Woodward's down-at-heel British Secret Service assassin, David Callan, got the big screen treatment
Andrew Cobby recalls a classic British wartime movie which saw the early appearance of an actress who would go on to be a much loved and ever-present star of the small screen