"Take a trip round the bend - with the World's Wackiest Family!" 21 January 1965 Comedy 85 mins
A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing in the attic.
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Eric Sykes as Mr. Groomkirby
Julia Foster as Sylvia
Peggy Mount as Mrs. Gantry
Mona Washbourne as Aunt Mildred
George Cole as Defence Counsel
Jonathan Miller as Kirby
Alison Leggatt as Mrs. Groomkirby
Douglas Wilmer as Judge
Glyn Houston as Detective Inspector Barnes
Graham Crowden as Prosecuting Counsel
Kenneth Farrington as Stan
Walter Horsbrugh as Clerk of the Court
Frederick Piper as Usher
Vincent Harding as Policeman / Bus Conductor
Tommy Bruce as Gormless (voice)
Trevor Bannister as Groomkirby's Co-Worker
Richard Rodney Bennett Original Music Composer
Marcus Dods Conductor
Reece Pemberton Production Design
Peter Taylor Editor
Austin Dempster Camera Operator
Claude Watson Assistant Director
Jane Buck Continuity
Graham Harris Sound Editor
Tom Smith Makeup Artist
Betty Sherriff Hairdresser
Michael Holden Associate Producer
Leigh Aman Associate Producer
Oscar Lewenstein Executive Producer
Michael Deeley Producer
Peter Yates Director
N.F. Simpson Writer
United Kingdom 21 January 1965
United States 02 March 1965
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