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Director: Peter Richardson
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From Time Out Film Guide
Pretending to be a drugs-smuggler in order to impress a girlfriend, naive and boorish young Dennis (Edmondson) finds himself in a pickle when eavesdropping cops refuse to believe in his innocence. Agreeing to inform on non-existent villains, he is carted off to the West Country by surly sergeant (Richardson) and WPC (Saunders), themselves troubled lovers in a state of perpetual jealousy. This first feature by the talented Comic Strip mines much the same vein as their TV work, gently parodying genre while revelling in absurdly petty characters indulging daft dreams of self-importance. The thriller context barely thrills, and at times the material seems stretched perilously thin, but there are some wonderful characters and glorious moments.Author: GA
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- Posted on Jan 04 2008 09:07 the is one of the best movies done by the infamous "young ones" gang buy it rent it whatever just see it!!
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Cast & crew
Director: Peter Richardson
Producer: Elaine Taylor
Cast: Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson, Dawn French, Keith Allen, Nigel Planer, Robbie Coltrane, Alexei Sayle, Michael Elphick full cast
Duration: 107 mins
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