

One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (NBG) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happy. However, when he discovers this he decides to take action and promotes Jimmy, his Head of the Complaints Department, to Programme Director. Jimmy decides that a series of variety spectaculars are what the public want and sets about hiring the acts. But obstacles are put in his way and he discovers that the NBG has its own cluster of wannabe variety stars.

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Joan Garland

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Sir Frederick Fotheringhay

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One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (NBG) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happy. However, when he discovers this he decides to take action and promotes Jimmy, his Head of the Complaints Department, to Programme Director. Jimmy decides that a series of variety spectaculars are what the public want and sets about hiring the acts. But obstacles are put in his way and he discovers that the NBG has its own cluster of wannabe variety stars.

Movie / 1917

Movie / 1988

Movie / 2006

Movie / 1994

Movie / 2009

Movie / 1991

Movie / 2020

Movie / 1959

Movie / 2017

Movie / 1995

Movie / 2007

Movie / 2019

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2016

Movie / 2021

Movie / 2007

Movie / 2009

Movie / 1999

Movie / 2007

Movie / 1981