British Film Forever — Season 1, Episode 7: Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy

Episode synopsis

Much like our sense of humour, British Comedy feature films have rarely travelled well. Today, Aardman with its Ealing-inspired Wallace and Gromit are probably the most popular franchise. But the title of the most successful British comedy of all-time has a new champion...step forward, Borat. Featuring original interviews with Simon Pegg, Mark Gatiss, Terry Gilliam, Nick Park and Peter Lord, Gurinder Chadha, Bill Forsyth, Norman Wisdom, Richard E Grant and many more.

About British Film Forever

Running for seven weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson the series featured over 200 exclusive interviews with leading actors and directors including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller
• E2Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance
• E3Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism
• E4Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama
• E5Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy
• E6Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film