Episode 200 - Porridge - The Movie (1979)

Jul 3, 2026

Fletch Gets Out. Getting Back In Is the Tricky Bit.

For its landmark 200th episode, Reel Britannia is heading behind bars for Porridge – The Movie, the 1979 big-screen outing for one of Britain’s best-loved television comedies.

Ronnie Barker returns as the wily Norman Stanley Fletcher, still doing his best to serve...

Episode 199 - The Wrong Arm Of The Law (1963)

Jun 19, 2026

When the crooks and the coppers join forces, London’s criminal underworld is in very confused hands.

For Episode 199, Reel Britannia slips into the sharply dressed, cheerfully crooked world of The Wrong Arm of the Law, a 1963 British crime comedy in which the nation’s criminals discover that even dishonesty was...

Episode 198 - Hammer Britannia 024 - Nightmare (1964)

Jun 6, 2026

Hammer opens the door to a nightmare where every shadow has a secret.

For the latest episode of Reel Britannia, we step into the chilly corridors and troubled dreams of Nightmare, Hammer’s 1964 psychological thriller from director Freddie Francis and writer Jimmy Sangster.

This is Hammer without the fangs, capes,...

Episode 197 - The Tall Guy (1989)

May 21, 2026

Episode 196 - School For Scoundrels (1960)

Apr 29, 2026

Episode 196 - School For Scoundrels (1960)

"Hard cheese old boy!"

School for Scoundrels is one of those wonderfully sharp British comedies that takes something faintly ridiculous and plays it with a completely straight face, which of course makes it even funnier. Released in 1960, it follows Henry Palfrey, a polite,...