Movies starring Alison Steadman

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)

80 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang" maybe a nostalgic coming of age movie set in 1948, but the real question is; what does "P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang" mean?...

Clockwise (1986)

96 mins     Comedy      

To say "Clockwise" has been my nemesis would be too strong of a phrase but unlike some British comedies which I once struggled with but grew to like "Clockwise" has never done it for me. And I can put that down to John Cleese...

Shirley Valentine (1989)

108 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I never watched "Shirley Valentine" when it first came out in 1989; a movie adapted from a play featuring a middle aged woman discussing her re-awakening was definitely not my sort of thing at the age of 17. And in a way it's...

Life Is Sweet (1990)

103 mins     Comedy, Drama      

If performances made a movie "Life is Sweet" would have swept the board and won every award under the sun. But a movie is more than just about the performances and this is where "Life is Sweet" comes undone as it doesn't real...

The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994)

137 mins     Comedy      

Slap Reggie Perrin in a stage play where he wants to murder his wife and what you have is the black comedy "The Wimbledon Poisoner". As such what we have is Henry Farr having been pushed to the brink by his nagging wife not o...

Dad's Army (2016)

100 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Dad's Army (2016) as the men of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard are tasked with guarding an important facility, an old flame of one of the men's may not be what she seems...