The History Of Northern Comedy
Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.
Randle and All That
Comedy
4.0
Secrets & Lies
Drama
7.6
Midnight Cowboy
Drama
7.5
Red Dragon
Crime, Thriller, Horror
7.0
Grave of the Fireflies
Animation, Drama, War
8.5
Drive
Drama, Thriller, Crime
7.6
A Room with a View
Drama, Romance
7.0
Paprika
Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
7.8
The Great Dictator
Comedy, War
8.3
Her
Romance, Science Fiction, Drama
7.9
After Hours
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
7.5
Wild Strawberries
Drama
8.1
Marriage Story
Drama
7.7
GoodFellas
Drama, Crime
8.5
Swimming Pool
Crime, Thriller
6.5
The Royal Tenenbaums
Comedy, Drama
7.5
Beanpole
Drama, War
7.1
City Lights
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.3
Death Proof
Action, Thriller
6.8
Laurence Anyways
Drama, Romance
7.6
Deconstructing Harry
Comedy, Drama
7.3
Fröken Vildkatt
Comedy
5.0
Walk of Fame
Comedy
3.8
What a Whopper
Comedy
6.2
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Documentary
7.0
Night and Fog
Documentary, History
8.2
Red-Nexican
Comedy
0.0
Dada
Fantasy, Comedy
10.0
Out of Sight
Documentary
0.0
Human Nature
Drama, Comedy
6.0
Just a Body
Comedy, Music, Romance
0.0
The Call of Charlie
Horror, Comedy
5.2
Feeding Time
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
6.0
Lapses, Regrets and Qualms
Documentary
0.0
Transamerica
Drama, Adventure, Comedy
7.0
Beginner's Luck
Comedy
3.8
Stéphane Rousseau - Brise la glace
Comedy
0.0
Thumbsucker
Comedy, Drama
6.2
The Rules of Attraction
Drama, Romance, Comedy
6.2
Nowhere
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
6.8