Funny Up North

Funny Up North

The History Of Northern Comedy

2011•1h 14m•6.0/10

ComedyDocumentary

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6.0/10(1)

Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.

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Cast

C.P. Lee

Himself

Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson

Himself

Frank Randle

Himself

George Formby

George Formby

Himself

Norman Evans

Norman Evans

Himself

Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

Himself

Jimmy Jewel

Jimmy Jewel

Himself

Jimmy James

Himself

Betty Driver

Betty Driver

Herself

Harry Korris

Himself

Tessie O'Shea

Herself

Mike Blakely

Himself

Arthur Mertz

Himself

Wyn Mertz

Herself

Douglas Wakefield

Himself

Patricia Phoenix

Patricia Phoenix

Herself

Jimmy Clitheroe

Himself

Eli Woods

Himself

John E. Blakeley

Himself

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