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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

I never knew my grandad. He died quite a few yearsbefore I was born

I never knew my grandad. He died quite a few years
before I was born

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I never knew my grandad.
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He died quite a few years before I was born.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:30
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Brook Lapping Productions

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Movie Summary

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.
But what I do remember is this garden. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:55
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 00:19
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 00:08
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 00:18
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 00:31
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 00:26
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 00:40
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 00:11
My grandparents were both in theatre.
Her main act was she dressed up in white. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:36
Her main act was she dressed up in white.
But to see that on the stage - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:15
But to see that on the stage
My dad talked about these slides quite often. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:12
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 00:49
My grandmother was quite controlling or she'd like to b...
# I've got an idea - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:43
# I've got an idea
Nothing wrong with it. Huh? - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:37
Nothing wrong with it. Huh?
He just got totally carried away with it, - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:55
He just got totally carried away with it,
He never wanted to split up. - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:50
He never wanted to split up.
But anyway, I was terribly happily married - that was the thing - - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:10
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 00:10
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 00:17
And he doesn't have to pay for the tickets.
What was that? What did you say? - Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 00:06
What was that? What did you say?