June Whitfield

Dame June Rosemary Whitfield DBE was an English radio, television and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the BBC Light Programme radio comedy Take It from Here from 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career.

2

Carry On Nurse (1959)

Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Kenneth Connor  •  Shirley Eaton  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Hattie Jacques

Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Kenneth Connor  •  Shirley Eaton  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Hattie Jacques

Jude (1996)

SmartClassicEmotionalHeartbreaking

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Liam Cunningham  •  Rachel Griffiths

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Liam Cunningham  •  Rachel Griffiths

Carry On Abroad (1972)

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Kenneth Williams  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Joan Sims

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Kenneth Williams  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Joan Sims

Faeries (1999)

While waiting for their new home to be renovated, Nellie and her younger brother George are sent to a farm in the countryside, much to George's delight and Nellie's disgust. However, the farmhouse and the surrounding area are teeming with fey creatures. The first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Hurst
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Dougray Scott  •  Michael Burrell

While waiting for their new home to be renovated, Nellie and her younger brother George are sent to a farm in the countryside, much to George's delight and Nellie's disgust. However, the farmhouse and the surrounding area are teeming with fey creatures. The first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Hurst
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Dougray Scott  •  Michael Burrell

Carry On Girls (1973)

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Joan Sims  •  Kenneth Connor

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Joan Sims  •  Kenneth Connor

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graham Stark
CAST:  Spike Milligan  •  Marty Feldman  •  Leslie Phillips  •  Harry H. Corbett

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graham Stark
CAST:  Spike Milligan  •  Marty Feldman  •  Leslie Phillips  •  Harry H. Corbett

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)

After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an all-girl (with one exception) swing band. Accompanied by the exception and urged on by her grand-daughter, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Ian Holm  •  Joan Sims  •  June Whitfield

After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an all-girl (with one exception) swing band. Accompanied by the exception and urged on by her grand-daughter, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Ian Holm  •  Joan Sims  •  June Whitfield

Run For Your Wife (2012)

John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Cooney  •  John Luton
CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Sarah Harding  •  Denise Van Outen  •  Neil Morrissey

John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Cooney  •  John Luton
CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Sarah Harding  •  Denise Van Outen  •  Neil Morrissey

The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)

A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British intelligence must get to the dog first and retrieve the spying device.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Laurence Harvey  •  Daliah Lavi  •  Lionel Jeffries  •  Eric Sykes

A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British intelligence must get to the dog first and retrieve the spying device.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Laurence Harvey  •  Daliah Lavi  •  Lionel Jeffries  •  Eric Sykes

Romance with a Double Bass (1974)

A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing the same, unbeknownst to the bass player, but when someone steals their clothes, the bass player helps the princess to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Young
CAST:  John Cleese  •  Connie Booth  •  Graham Crowden  •  Freddie Jones

A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing the same, unbeknownst to the bass player, but when someone steals their clothes, the bass player helps the princess to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Young
CAST:  John Cleese  •  Connie Booth  •  Graham Crowden  •  Freddie Jones

Bless This House (1972)

The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit ITV sitcom. Sid Abbott and his best mate Trevor (Peter Butterworth) enjoy home-brewing. Plans to turn their hobby into a profitable, if illicit, sideline come ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Diana Coupland  •  Terry Scott  •  June Whitfield

The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit ITV sitcom. Sid Abbott and his best mate Trevor (Peter Butterworth) enjoy home-brewing. Plans to turn their hobby into a profitable, if illicit, sideline come ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Diana Coupland  •  Terry Scott  •  June Whitfield

Not Now, Comrade (1976)

Not Now, Comrade tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the chaos that befalls those who try to help him... not least London stripper Barbara, with whom he decides to take refuge!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Cooney  •  Harold Snoad
CAST:  Leslie Phillips  •  Windsor Davies  •  Michele Dotrice  •  Don Estelle

Not Now, Comrade tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the chaos that befalls those who try to help him... not least London stripper Barbara, with whom he decides to take refuge!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Cooney  •  Harold Snoad
CAST:  Leslie Phillips  •  Windsor Davies  •  Michele Dotrice  •  Don Estelle

Carry On Columbus (1992)

Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Jim Dale  •  Bernard Cribbins  •  Maureen Lipman  •  Peter Richardson

Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Jim Dale  •  Bernard Cribbins  •  Maureen Lipman  •  Peter Richardson

Double Bunk (1961)

When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France, and with no fuel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  C.M. Pennington-Richards
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Janette Scott  •  Sid James  •  Liz Fraser

When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France, and with no fuel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  C.M. Pennington-Richards
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Janette Scott  •  Sid James  •  Liz Fraser

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mandie Fletcher
CAST:  Jennifer Saunders  •  Joanna Lumley  •  Julia Sawalha  •  June Whitfield

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mandie Fletcher
CAST:  Jennifer Saunders  •  Joanna Lumley  •  Julia Sawalha  •  June Whitfield

Cider with Rosie (2015)

A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippa Lowthorpe
CAST:  Samantha Morton  •  Timothy Spall  •  June Whitfield  •  Shola Adewusi

A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippa Lowthorpe
CAST:  Samantha Morton  •  Timothy Spall  •  June Whitfield  •  Shola Adewusi

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012)

The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Rutherford's version was the very first appearance of Miss Marple on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Davies  •  Rieke Brendel
CAST:  Margaret Rutherford  •  Stringer Davis  •  Tony Benn  •  Damaris Hayman

The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Rutherford's version was the very first appearance of Miss Marple on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Davies  •  Rieke Brendel
CAST:  Margaret Rutherford  •  Stringer Davis  •  Tony Benn  •  Damaris Hayman

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997)

1997 BBC adaptation of the classic Henry Fielding novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Metin Hüseyin
CAST:  Max Beesley  •  Samantha Morton  •  John Sessions  •  Benjamin Whitrow

1997 BBC adaptation of the classic Henry Fielding novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Metin Hüseyin
CAST:  Max Beesley  •  Samantha Morton  •  John Sessions  •  Benjamin Whitrow

Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue (2007)

Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue is a video starring Richard Briers, Lachele Carl, and Rupert Degas. Scrambler and Zoomer put their differences aside to help save the big winter party when a sudden snow storm hits Sunflower Valley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Little  •  Liz Whitaker
CAST:  Neil Morrissey  •  Kate Harbour  •  Rob Rackstraw  •  Rupert Degas

Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue is a video starring Richard Briers, Lachele Carl, and Rupert Degas. Scrambler and Zoomer put their differences aside to help save the big winter party when a sudden snow storm hits Sunflower Valley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Little  •  Liz Whitaker
CAST:  Neil Morrissey  •  Kate Harbour  •  Rob Rackstraw  •  Rupert Degas

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)

Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is proposed to by her stuffy, upper-class boyfriend, Paolo. Eddy hits the slopes and has a near death experience where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Spiers
CAST:  Jennifer Saunders  •  Joanna Lumley  •  Julia Sawalha  •  June Whitfield

Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is proposed to by her stuffy, upper-class boyfriend, Paolo. Eddy hits the slopes and has a near death experience where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Spiers
CAST:  Jennifer Saunders  •  Joanna Lumley  •  Julia Sawalha  •  June Whitfield
2