Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

40min

A celebration of Max Miller , comedian and star. Presented by Gerald Scarfe with Max Bygraves Charlie Chester , Doris Hare Jean Kent , Alec McCowen, Tommy Trinder , Max Wall, Bernie Winters and Max Miller 'I'm ready for bed - anybody?' Max Miller , dazzling in chintz and gaudy plus-fours, one foot on the footlights, leering and howling with delight, confronted his audience. Sexual innuendo was his game. He trod a dangerous line, just this side of respectability, across the Music Halls of the 30s and 40s. On the stage of the Hackney Empire, with chorus girls and full supporting acts, Gerald Scarfe re-creates Max Miller 's rise from the back streets of Brighton to the top of the bill. The most outrageous comedian of his day, Max was banned by the BBC, in trouble over the Royal Command Performance, admired and hated by the comics of his age - and ours

Cast

Gerald Scarfe

Gerald Scarfe

Self - Presenter
Max Miller

Max Miller

Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Marsh

Kathleen Marsh

Self (as Mrs Miller) (archive footage)
John Bardon

John Bardon

Max Miller Impersonator
Carlotta Downton

Carlotta Downton

Max Miller Impersonator
Roger Downton

Roger Downton

Max Miller Impersonator
Anthony Howes

Anthony Howes

Max Miller Impersonator
Richard Saunders

Richard Saunders

Max Miller Impersonator
Tony Scott

Tony Scott

Max Miller Impersonator
Jack Seaton

Jack Seaton

Max Miller Impersonator
Albert Shirley

Albert Shirley

Max Miller Impersonator
Terri Carol

Terri Carol

Performer
Tim Godwin

Tim Godwin

Performer
Joe Lloyd

Joe Lloyd

Performer
Maudie Mason

Maudie Mason

Performer
Majorie Moon

Majorie Moon

Performer
Vic Templar

Vic Templar

Performer
Brian Walker

Brian Walker

Performer
Terry Wing

Terry Wing

Performer

Release date

16th Feb 1989

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English