Here comes Christmas, lets get chilled out and some time off with repeats on the telly !
oh,,If I p...
Here comes Christmas, lets get chilled out and some time off with repeats on the telly !
oh,,If I promise to come back with an 'E', THEN REMIND ME !!, I will not be offended.Greg
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~Introduction~ ***************** The irrepressible Norman is back in arguably his funniest film.
~Synopsis~ *********** Norman is sick of being a parking attendant and dreams of following in his fathers footprints and become a police man. Unfortunately he fails the height test, not that that would be a problem today. Dejected he starts going through his dad's old chest and guess what he finds? His fathers old police uniform, oh no. He puts it on and goes for a stroll down the street, which as you can probably guess leads to huge mayhem, farcical whimsy and general madness.
Eventually after being caught impersonating a policeman some bright spark notices that he bears a striking resemblance to a nasty criminal that the police have been after for quite a while, Giulio Napolitani. Now Norman must pose as this master criminal and gain information to break the gang and put them all behind bars.
Opinions: ******** I enjoy Norman Wisdom films and thoroughly enjoyed this daft romp. The slapstick is on par with his other films but the gags are a bit thin on the ground. He was underestimated as a multi faceted actor and here he plays two characters very well. The chase scene where hundreds of coppers are chasing him is superb.
No Mr Grimsdale on this outing.
~DVD Features~ ************* Language: English Sub Titles: None Region: Region: 2 Number of discs: 1 Classification: U Run Time: 101 minutes ASIN: B00005Q57R Amazon price: £9.99
Greg
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