Wally Patch – MRQE

The Wednesday Play:: Cathy Come Home (TVE)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A British woman faces a downward social climb thanks to her country’s rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.

Shooting Stars

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers she is having an affair with the screen comedian Andy Wilks.

Serena

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Scotland Yard investigate when a woman, apparently the estranged wife of a London painter, is murdered with a shotgun in rural Surrey at the same time as the artist’s striking model with her long black hair disappears.

I Didn’t Do It

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Gormless George Trotter (George Formby) moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune on the stage – only to find himself the prime suspect in a bizarre murder mystery! Whilst staying at Ma Tubbs’ theatrical boarding house, a man is murdered in the room right next door to George. When George tries to solve the mystery, he ends up presenting the police with a whole load of clues – all of which point to him as the culprit! Now George must uncover the real murderer himself, with the help of his showbiz friends, his little Ukulele and a fiendishly cunning song! This delightful comedy musical includes three full-length musical numbers – The Daring Young Man, She’s Got Two of Everything and I’d Like a Dream Like That.

Sword of Honour

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A recruit at Sandhurst initially makes a poor impression, but goes on to prove himself by riding in the Grand National.

Tiger Bay

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Michael is a young Englishman abroad who deliberately visits a tough Chinese district of Tiger Bay to test his strength. He falls in love and battles a protection racket.

Not So Dusty

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two London rubbish collectors come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of some criminals to con them out of it. Meanwhile one of the dustmen pursues a romance with a housemaid he has met on his round. Remake of a 1936 film of the same title which had also been directed by Maclean Rogers. Wally Patch who had written and starred in the earlier film, appears in a small role in the remake.

Gert and Daisy’s Weekend

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Gert and Daisy accompany a crowd of Cockney children who are being evacuated to a stately home in the country.

Gasbags

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

It’s war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon’s barrage balloon for advertising. Their Sgt Major is not happy about this and orders them to take the balloon down, but a freak heavy wind accidentally carries the gang away to Nazi Germany. They are captured and placed in a detention camp where they meet an elderly prisoner named Jerry, who possess a map for the location of a secret weapon which will win the war! Fortunately Teddy Knox’s impersonation of Hitler lands him the spot of pretending to be the Fuhrer at a gala dinner and the gang are allowed out of the camp. However the Nazis have other ideas for their substitute leader.

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford ‘scholars’. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley’s Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.