A writhing paradox of squeamishness and self -regard, Kenneth Williams was one of the UK ‘s most bankable comic actors in the 1960s. Having cut his teeth in theatre, he quickly established himself as a radio hit on ‘Hancock’s Half Hpur’, playing camp oddballs, to the chagrin of titular star Tony Hancock. This drama, directedContinue reading “TV Film Review: Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!”
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Film Review: Mad To Be Normal
This film, starring David Tennant as psychiatrist RD Laing, has a play-like quality, in that it’s pretty static and dialogue -driven, with a gloomy, cigarette stained sepia tone, and a consistently murky atmosphere. But whereas Ian Pattison’s play on the man, Divided, had plenty of light and shade, Mad To Be Normal feels pretty oneContinue reading “Film Review: Mad To Be Normal”
Hit The North 