John Junkin

John Francis Junkin (29 January 1930 – 7 March 2006) was an English actor and scriptwriter who had a long career in radio, television and film, specialising in comedy. In 1960, Junkin joined Joan Littlewood's Stratford East Theatre Workshop and played the lead in the original production of Sparrers Can't Sing. A few years later, he joined the Royal Court Theatre company, and was the foil to Tony Hancock in some of Hancock's last work for British television. In 2006, he passed away from lung cancer in Aylesbury.

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A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  John Lennon  •  Paul McCartney  •  George Harrison  •  Ringo Starr

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  John Lennon  •  Paul McCartney  •  George Harrison  •  Ringo Starr

Girl from Rio (2001)

Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Monger
CAST:  Hugh Laurie  •  Vanessa Nunes  •  Santiago Segura  •  Patrick Barlow

Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Monger
CAST:  Hugh Laurie  •  Vanessa Nunes  •  Santiago Segura  •  Patrick Barlow

How I Won the War (1967)

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  John Lennon  •  Michael Crawford  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Lee Montague

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  John Lennon  •  Michael Crawford  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Lee Montague

The Wrong Box (1966)

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  John Mills  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Michael Caine  •  Nanette Newman

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  John Mills  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Michael Caine  •  Nanette Newman

The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Clayton
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Finch  •  James Mason  •  Janine Gray

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Clayton
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Finch  •  James Mason  •  Janine Gray

Simon Simon (1970)

A comedy short with very little speaking. Graham Stark and John Junkin have a new elevated platform to work with but still manage to get into lots of trouble. Lots of celebrity appearances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graham Stark
CAST:  Graham Stark  •  Julia Foster  •  Norman Rossington  •  John Junkin

A comedy short with very little speaking. Graham Stark and John Junkin have a new elevated platform to work with but still manage to get into lots of trouble. Lots of celebrity appearances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graham Stark
CAST:  Graham Stark  •  Julia Foster  •  Norman Rossington  •  John Junkin

The Football Factory (2004)

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Frank Harper  •  Tamer Hassan  •  Roland Manookian

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Frank Harper  •  Tamer Hassan  •  Roland Manookian

Heavens Above! (1963)

A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the conservative and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting  •  John Boulting
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Cecil Parker  •  Isabel Jeans  •  Ian Carmichael

A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the conservative and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting  •  John Boulting
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Cecil Parker  •  Isabel Jeans  •  Ian Carmichael

Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)

Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp. The staff are lazy and inefficient, preferring to laze by the pool rather than organise activities for the holiday campers. A new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Anthony Booth  •  Liz Fraser  •  Lance Percival

Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp. The staff are lazy and inefficient, preferring to laze by the pool rather than organise activities for the holiday campers. A new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Anthony Booth  •  Liz Fraser  •  Lance Percival

The Plank (1967)

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Sykes
CAST:  Tommy Cooper  •  Eric Sykes  •  Jimmy Edwards  •  Roy Castle

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Sykes
CAST:  Tommy Cooper  •  Eric Sykes  •  Jimmy Edwards  •  Roy Castle

Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)

Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Anthony Booth  •  Sheila White  •  Doris Hare

Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Anthony Booth  •  Sheila White  •  Doris Hare

A Handful of Dust (1988)

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  James Wilby  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Richard Beale  •  Jackson Kyle

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  James Wilby  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Richard Beale  •  Jackson Kyle

That Summer! (1979)

A teenager gets out of reform school and heads to Torquay for a swimming contest, where he meets a pair of young Northern lasses working as hotel chambermaids. However, their fun is interrupted by a gang of Scottish punks who come to cause trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harley Cokeliss
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Tony London  •  Emily Moore  •  Julie Shipley

A teenager gets out of reform school and heads to Torquay for a swimming contest, where he meets a pair of young Northern lasses working as hotel chambermaids. However, their fun is interrupted by a gang of Scottish punks who come to cause trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harley Cokeliss
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Tony London  •  Emily Moore  •  Julie Shipley

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)

Young Rosie Dixon starts her nurse training at St Adelaide's Hospital, but the student doctors and randy male patients just can't keep their hands off her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Cartwright
CAST:  Debbie Ash  •  Carolyne Argyle  •  Beryl Reid  •  John Le Mesurier

Young Rosie Dixon starts her nurse training at St Adelaide's Hospital, but the student doctors and randy male patients just can't keep their hands off her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Cartwright
CAST:  Debbie Ash  •  Carolyne Argyle  •  Beryl Reid  •  John Le Mesurier

Doctor in Love (1960)

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Hare then takes up a position as junior in a well-healed G.P.'s surgery while Burke continues to sow his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Michael Craig  •  Virginia Maskell  •  Leslie Phillips  •  James Robertson Justice

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Hare then takes up a position as junior in a well-healed G.P.'s surgery while Burke continues to sow his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Michael Craig  •  Virginia Maskell  •  Leslie Phillips  •  James Robertson Justice

Hot Enough for June (1964)

A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Robert Morley  •  Leo McKern

A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Robert Morley  •  Leo McKern

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)

During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Emily Lloyd  •  Keith Allen  •  Patsy Kensit

During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Emily Lloyd  •  Keith Allen  •  Patsy Kensit

Wombling Free (1977)

The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a film version of the popular childrens TV show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lionel Jeffries
CAST:  David Tomlinson  •  Frances de la Tour  •  Bonnie Langford  •  Bernard Spear

The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a film version of the popular childrens TV show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lionel Jeffries
CAST:  David Tomlinson  •  Frances de la Tour  •  Bonnie Langford  •  Bernard Spear

Doctor in Clover (1966)

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Leslie Phillips  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Shirley Anne Field  •  John Fraser

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Leslie Phillips  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Shirley Anne Field  •  John Fraser

Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Littlewood
CAST:  James Booth  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Avis Bunnage

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Littlewood
CAST:  James Booth  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Avis Bunnage
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