Withnail & I
BRITISH cinema boasts a rich comic heritage that spans vehicles for star comedians transplanted from music hall, variety and radio (Will Hay, Arthur Askey, Norman Wisdom), the Boulting Brothers satires, whimsical Ealing comedies and on to the broader offerings of the ‘Doctor’ and ‘Carry On’ series of films. The 1980s offered a series of idiosyncratic character comedies, among the best being , , and However, none has acquired as large a cult following as
