The Picnic
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| The Picnic | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Situation Comedy |
| Creator(s) | Dave Huggett Larry Keith |
| Starring | Ronnie Barker Ronnie Corbett Barbara New Madge Hindle Julie Crosthwait Patricia Brake Toby Page Dennis Ramsden Derek Ware |
| Country of origin | Britain |
| Production | |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 1 January 1976 – |
The Picnic (full title The Two Ronnies Present - The Picnic), was a 1976 BBC film starring The Two Ronnies, and written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonyms "Dave Huggett and Larry Keith".
[edit] Introduction
The film followed the extended family of "The General", played by Barker, as they went on an eventful picnic in the Devon countryside. The film is notable for being completely free of speech, with the score by Ronnie Hazlehurst and various sound effects in their place. The humour is instead entirely visual, and relies on comic stereotypes (the old randy general, the busty girl, etc.) It had a sequel, By the Sea, featuring the same characters made in 1982.
The 28 minute film was shown on BBC 2 on January 1 1976, but has not been repeated or released on DVD, despite the renewed interest in the work of Ronnie Barker. A limited release VHS of By The Sea and The Picnic was available in 1990 and deleted in 1994.
[edit] External links
- The Picnic at the BBC Guide to Comedy
- The Picnic at the Internet Movie Database
| Ronnie Barker |
|---|
| Situation Comedies |
| The Navy Lark | Six Dates With Barker | Hark at Barker | His Lordship Entertains |
Seven of One | Porridge | Going Straight | Open All Hours | The Magnificent Evans | Clarence |
| Sketch Shows |
| Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead | The Frost Report | The Ronnie Barker Playhouse | The Two Ronnies | The Two Ronnies Sketchbook |
| Short Films |
| A Home of Your Own | Futtock's End | The Picnic | By the Sea |
| Other Roles |
| Robin and Marian | The Gathering Storm | My House in Umbria |
| Notable Collaborators |
| Ronnie Corbett | David Jason | Richard Beckinsale | David Frost | Dick Clement | Ian Le Frenais | Roy Clarke |
