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from 1971 about a

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called Basil Bulstrode (Bill Fraser). Storylines used many

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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 sitcom '' In Loving Memory''.

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In 1972, the sitcom was adapted into a film version by

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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

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. However, the film performed poorly at the box office.

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