The Night We Got the Bird [DVD]

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But Bertie's not squawking - he's off on his honeymoon! Additional details UK certificate A Duration 82 minutes UK release November 1960 Distributors Bertie's amazed - and horrified. His behaviour produces raised eyebrows from Julie's family, and an ultimatum from the doctor. It's bed for Bertie and a wedding night alone for poor Julie! The skids are under Bertie. His new in-laws think he's mad. The honeymoon is off. The flaming parrot, he decides, will have to go. Lord Rix, who was the president of Mencap since 1980, was also the entertainer behind a hit run of Whitehall farces in London in the 1950s and 1960s.

At the funeral Bertie meets Julie (Dora Bryan), Cecil's widow. They fall in love, the business prospers honestly, and they marry. It might have been a deliriously happy honeymoon. But a beady-eyed parrot — a wedding gift from a well-wisher — pole-axes Bertie by speaking to him during the reception. In the late Cecil's voice! They give Cecil a beautiful send-off. Dignified service, flowers from his friends, weeping from his widow, Julie. At the funeral, she meets Bertie and the pair fall in love. The business prospers honestly, and soon the two are married. The actor, who was born in east Yorkshire, first found acting work at the age of 18 with Donald Wolfit's Royal Shakespeare Company while on deferred service from the Royal Air Force. Only a few months later, he played Sebastian in Twelfth Night in the West End. When his military deferment was extended, he gained more regular stage experience with the White Rose Players in Harrogate. After serving in the RAF, he ended up as a volunteer Bevin Boy, working in Doncaster's coal mines. The decision is easy. Achievement difficult. Until Bertie tangles with the law, and Mr. Warre-Monger, J.P., dispatches the parrot to the RSPCA. But there's still no honeymoon prospect for Bertie yet, because Wolfie Green has discovered he's been returned a fake substitute for the antique four-poster he sent in to Cecil for restoration. Furthermore, he's unwittingly sold the fake on - to Mr. Warre-Monger!Unhappily, my body seems to be constructed in such a way that it keeps me alive in great discomfort when all I want is to be allowed to slip into a sleep, peacefully, legally, and without any threat to the medical or nursing profession," he said in a letter that attempted to explain to his fellow peers in the House of Lords why he no longer opposed assisted dying legislation.

The Night We Got the Bird is a 1961 British comedy film and a follow-up to the 1959 film The Night We Dropped a Clanger. Directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner and Irene Handl. [1] it is based on Basil Thomas's play "The Love Birds", [2] and was the last film appearance by Ronald Shiner.Throughout the film, the characters are constantly getting themselves into precarious situations, both comical and absurd. This is particularly true for Captain Ambrose, who is constantly trying to keep his cool and maintain his dignity, even as the chaos around him continues to escalate. His loyal servants are always trying to help, but they only seem to make things worse, leading to a brilliant and hilarious climax that will leave you in stitches.

They began to take an active interest in the problems faced by people with learning disabilities when their daughter Shelley, the eldest of four, was born with Down's syndrome in 1951. At the time the condition was still referred to as mongolism and there was little support on offer. Rix became involved with Mencap (then the National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults) to try to change this.Only with a legal euthanasia bill will the many people who find themselves in the same situation as me be able to slip away peacefully in their sleep instead of dreading the night." One of the standout performances in the film is by Dora Bryan, who plays Mrs. Dora Crump, the gossip of the village. She is an accomplished comic actress and her portrayal of the nosy and pushy busybody is spot on. She steals every scene she is in, and her interactions with the other characters are some of the most amusing moments of the film. It might have been a deliriously happy honeymoon. But a beady-eyed parrot - a wedding gift from an anonymous well-wisher - pole-axes Bertie by speaking to him during the reception. In the late Cecil's voice! Rix, who is perhaps still best known for his roles as crooked bookies or harassed civil servants, was married for 64 years to actor and fellow campaigner Elspet Gray, who died in 2013. They appeared together on stage and screen several times during their long marriage.