In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
Acting
Ralph Richardson's furniture-acceptance monologue is masterclass deadpan.
Production
Rubbish-strewn London shot like a whimsical hellscape postcard.
Writing
Spike Milligan's script treats Armageddon as a scheduling inconvenience.
Director
Richard Lester
Ralph Richardson
Lord Fortnum of Alamein
Rita Tushingham
Penelope
Michael Hordern
Bules Martin
Arthur Lowe
Father
Mona Washbourne
Mother
Richard Warwick
Alan
Peter Cook
Inspector
Dudley Moore
Sergeant
Frank Thornton
The BBC
Marty Feldman
Nurse Arthur
Harry Secombe
Shelter Man
Roy Kinnear
Plastic Mac Man
Spike Milligan
Mate
Jimmy Edwards
Nigel
Henry Woolf
Electricity Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Lester shot this immediately after 'Petulia' and before 'The Three Musketeers'—his most unhinged pivot.
This flopped so hard it killed British absurdist cinema for a decade; Python survived by being on television instead.
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