''That's Your Funeral'' was a
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sitcom
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from 1971 about a
North of England
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funeral director
A funeral director, also known as an undertaker (British English) or mortician (American English), is a professional involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail the embalming and burial or cremation of the dead, as w ...
called Basil Bulstrode (Bill Fraser). Storylines used many
urban legends
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about the funeral industry. It was cancelled after one series.
A very similar theme was used far more successfully in the
ITV
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** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
sitcom ''
In Loving Memory''.
Film
In 1972, the sitcom was adapted into a film version by
Hammer Films
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. The plot concerns two rival undertakers whose firms are used as fronts for drug smuggling. Directed by John Robins, as well as the usual cast it featured numerous well known actors such as
Roy Kinnear
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,
Dennis Price
Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the film ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1949) and for his portrayal of the omnicompetent valet Jeeves ...
,
Sue Lloyd
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Music
* Sue Records, an American record label
* ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus
* "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie
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,
Richard Wattis
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Early life
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,
John Ronane
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and
Frank Thornton
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.
However, the film performed poorly at the box office.
See also
*
List of films based on British sitcoms
This is a list of theatrically released feature films that are based on British television programmes.
Comedy
Drama
Science fiction
Documentary
Children's television
See also
* List of films based on television programs
* Cinema of the U ...
References
External links
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BBC television sitcoms
Comedy Playhouse
Films shot at Pinewood Studios
1972 comedy films
Films based on television series
Hammer Film Productions
British comedy films
Funeral homes in fiction
Television shows about death
Television shows adapted into films
1970s British films
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