By the Sea

April. 12,1982

Rating：

7.5

Genre：

Comedy Romance

Keywords：

Slapstick

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A crusty old General leads his dotty family on a relaxing weekend at the seaside, and comic chaos ensues.

Ronnie Barker as The General

Ronnie Corbett as The Son

Barbara New as The Aunt

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Reviews

Diagonaldi

1982/04/12

Very well executed

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Steineded

1982/04/13

How sad is this?

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Pacionsbo

1982/04/14

Absolutely Fantastic

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Sarita Rafferty

1982/04/15

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

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mat-tuck

1982/04/16

This is true classic British comedy of the 80's By the Sea is an hour long TV special, which combined with The Picnic (1975), featured as a double bill on the BBC Video Laserdisc release. Although there were several years apart in the making of both of these, the cast remains the same.By the Sea was made in Dorset, England along the coast between Bournemouth and Swanage. Ronnie Barker plays the part of a saucy old Gentleman who always game for a bit of slap and tickle, and Ronnie Corbitt the young man bringing his girl friend along on the family holiday.Family is the word for this, the whole plot is set around their holiday. The opening scene is Swanage bay, or as we get to know it "Tiddly Cove". The most fantastic thing about this short film is the script. There are no words! Music, sound effects, and murmurs and noises like "ah!" are all that exist. It works so well, and a truly international language anybody can understand.Typical Two Ronnies humor throughout this, made even more special by the family, notably Madge Hindle playing the shy and slightly geeky companion. Barbara New plays the Aunt, and adds her touch of magic as well.If you can find a copy, get it !

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