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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life.

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John O'Rourke

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Brook Lapping Productions

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j4c1

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This is the garden that my dad
grew up in. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

This is the garden that my dad grew up in.

I never knew my grandad. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

I never knew my grandad.

But what I do remember
is this garden. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

But what I do remember is this garden.

He was capable of being mad
and funny and wonderful, - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

He was capable of being mad and funny and wonderful,

May I welcome you to The Goon Show
and introduce you to the Goons! - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

May I welcome you to The Goon Show and introduce you to the ...

Hello, Dick? Can you fix
a tune for three o'clock? - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Hello, Dick? Can you fix a tune for three o'clock?

One of the most significant things
I know to you in your career, - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

One of the most significant things I know to you in your car...

My father was Spike Milligan,
a great friend of Peter's - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

My father was Spike Milligan, a great friend of Peter's

It was joint ownership - it kind
of went between Dad and Peter, - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

It was joint ownership - it kind of went between Dad and Pet...

My grandparents were both
in theatre. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

My grandparents were both in theatre.

Her main act was she dressed
up in white. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Her main act was she dressed up in white.

But to see that on the stage - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

But to see that on the stage

My dad talked about these slides
quite often. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

My dad talked about these slides quite often.

My grandmother was quite
controlling or she'd like to be. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

My grandmother was quite controlling or she'd like to b...

# I've got an idea - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

# I've got an idea

Nothing wrong with it. Huh? - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Nothing wrong with it. Huh?

He just got totally carried
away with it, - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

He just got totally carried away with it,

He never wanted to split up. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

He never wanted to split up.

But anyway, I was terribly happily
married - that was the thing - - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

But anyway, I was terribly happily married - that was the th...

He asked me if I wanted to go to the
movies. Yeah, I loved the movies. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

He asked me if I wanted to go to the movies. Yeah, I loved t...

And he doesn't have to pay
for the tickets. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

And he doesn't have to pay for the tickets.

What was that? What did you say? - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

What was that? What did you say?

She never misses. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

She never misses.

During the filming, we lived in
Via Appia Antica and one day he gets - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

During the filming, we lived in Via Appia Antica and one day...

I read in the paper
that they'd got married. Really. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

I read in the paper that they'd got married. Really.

Lynne Frederick was in
The Prisoner Of Zenda - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Lynne Frederick was in The Prisoner Of Zenda

I think he was quite insecure
about her. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

I think he was quite insecure about her.

And I'll dream about you
for the rest of my life. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

And I'll dream about you for the rest of my life.

That was all smoke and mirrors. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

That was all smoke and mirrors.

Being There, for me, is probably
the earliest memory I have - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Being There, for me, is probably the earliest memory I have

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The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life.

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Director: John O'Rourke

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Production: Brook Lapping Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 6.9

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Released: 09 May 2020

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Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j4c1