A very British podcast about very British movies...with the occasional hint of professionalism
Reel Britannia
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A very British podcast about very British movies...with the occasional hint of professionalism
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May 21, 2026
Episode 197 - The Tall Guy (1989)
<div id="model-response-message-contentr_2ac6d81a6659bc4b" class= "markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color" dir="ltr" aria-live="off" aria-busy="false"> <p data-path-to-node="0"><span style= "font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Episode 197 - The Tall Guy (1989)</strong></span></p> <p data-path-to-node="0"><span style= "font-size: 18pt;"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BMTI3NDc5OTItNjExMC00MDE1LTlhZGQtNTRjYTk4MDk5MThkXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_-20260521-tyyeowtgti.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="533" /></strong></span></p> <p data-path-to-node="0"><span style= "font-size: 18pt;"><strong><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW114719227 BCX0">"</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW114719227 BCX0">What in the name of Judas Iscariot's bumboy is going on?"</span><span class= "EOP Selected SCXW114719227 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></strong></span></p> <p data-path-to-node="0"><span style= "font-size: 18pt;"><strong><span class= "EOP Selected SCXW114719227 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BNjNiMjdlOTEtMmU0ZS00MmQxLTkwN2YtYzVlMzA5ZjIwNzYyXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX644_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="238" /></span></strong></span></p> <p data-path-to-node="0"><strong>Dexter King (Jeff Goldblum) is an awkward American actor stranded in London, suffering from severe hay fever and a chronic case of career stagnation. His day job consists of being repeatedly humiliated on stage as the hapless straight man to Ron Anderson (Rowan Atkinson), a spectacularly arrogant and insecure British comedian who wields his ego like a blunt instrument.</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="0"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BZGI0ODE5NGEtMTJiMi00MzYxLWIxMDAtOGU2NmZjMmQzZGI1XkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX282_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="541" /></strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="1"><strong>Dexter's miserable existence takes a sharp upward turn when a trip to the clinic for allergy shots introduces him to Kate (Emma Thompson), a brisk, hyper-pragmatic nurse with a devastatingly dry wit. Naturally, Dexter is immediately smitten. What follows is a courtship that culminates in one of cinema's most gloriously destructive love scenes, where the sheer force of their pent-up, awkward passion obliterates an entire apartment, claiming a piano, a mattress, and several lamps as collateral damage.</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="1"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BNjQxNGMwZDUtOTI1NC00YTk4LThmYTEtZDliNzU3MzZhODFiXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX652_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="234" /></strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="2"><strong>However, the path to happily-ever-after is rarely smooth. After finally snapping and getting fired by the tyrannical Ron, Dexter desperately auditions for the only gig available: the title role in Elephant!, a West End musical adaptation of The Elephant Man. It is a masterpiece of terrible taste, featuring upbeat tap numbers, grotesque latex prosthetics, and lyrics that rhyme "freak" with "eek."</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="2"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BZGRjYzM0ZjgtZjc5YS00ZTA3LTlhN2MtNTM5N2ExZjY4Mzg3XkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX670_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="228" /></strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="3"><strong>Just as Dexter is tap-dancing his way toward theatrical infamy, his newfound happiness with Kate is threatened by a misunderstanding and the predatory advances of his former boss, Ron. To win the girl back, Dexter must navigate the treacherous waters of opening night, outmaneuver a megalomaniac, and prove that underneath the giant, rubbery head of a Victorian medical curiosity beats the heart of a true romantic. It's a quintessential British rom-com, laced with absurdity, sharp theatrical satire, and a deeply relatable desire to punch your terrible boss in the face.</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="3"> </p> <p data-path-to-node="3"><strong>#reelbritannia #podcast #movie #britmovie</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="3"><strong>#TheTallGuy #TheTallGuy1989 #JeffGoldblum #EmmaThompson #RowanAtkinson #BestSexSceneEver #ElephantTheMusical</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="3"> </p> <p data-path-to-node="3"><span style= "font-size: 14pt;"><strong>All episodes available at: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia</strong></span></p> <p data-path-to-node="3"><span style= "font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Coming soon...our next episode:</strong></span></p> <p data-path-to-node="3"><span style= "font-size: 18pt;"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BNGNjNzE3Y2MtZDE5Zi00NGQ1LWJhMzYtNGI5NzQ5MWUyOTBiXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="536" /></strong></span></p> </div>
April 29, 2026
Episode 196 - School For Scoundrels (1960)
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Episode 196 - School For Scoundrels (1960)</span></strong></p> <p><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BNzM5Y2I5YzQtZTk3MC00MTBhLThiOTItNzZhNjFhMGRlMjA4XkEyXkFqcGc._V1_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="519" /></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">"Hard cheese old boy!"</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BN2IzYTJjNmMtMzY3OS00MDlhLWFmM2MtNWE2NWRlNDE4NGVmXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX700_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="219" /></span></strong></p> <p data-start="0" data-end="536"><strong>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, mild-mannered man who seems to be permanently stuck on the losing side of life. He is decent, respectable and reasonably successful on paper, yet somehow he always ends up second best, especially when faced with people who have more confidence, more nerve and rather fewer scruples.</strong></p> <p data-start="0" data-end="536"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BYzQzODc2ZDktZDhmYi00YTQ1LTk1ZGUtMTI5MDFjNmEwODZiXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX744_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="206" /></strong></p> <p data-start="538" data-end="1098"><strong>Chief among those people is Raymond Delauney, a sleek, smug and maddeningly self-assured rival who seems able to outmanoeuvre Henry at every turn. Whether it is in romance, social situations or the small but humiliating battles of everyday life, Delauney has the infuriating knack of always coming out on top. Henry, increasingly fed up with being the one left floundering, is drawn into the orbit of the mysterious Mr Potter and his remarkable College of Lifemanship, where the art of being "one-up" is treated with all the seriousness of a military campaign.</strong></p> <p data-start="538" data-end="1098"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BNmI1YjJjNzItZGIzNC00YjMxLTk5NjMtYjIxMjdjZWE3ZWE0XkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX736_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="207" /></strong></p> <p data-start="1100" data-end="1644"><strong>From there, the film becomes a deliciously observed contest of manners, manipulation and social gamesmanship. What makes it so enjoyable is the way it turns ordinary middle-class anxieties into something almost heroic. A lunch, a conversation, a game of tennis or the purchase of a second-hand car suddenly become matters of strategy and survival. The humour is dry, knowing and beautifully played, with Ian Carmichael bringing warmth and sympathy to Henry's struggles, while Terry-Thomas is gloriously unbearable as the perfectly polished cad.</strong></p> <p data-start="1100" data-end="1644"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BNzg2MmE3MzAtNWMwMi00ZGI5LTlhN2EtMDkyZTcwNDMxOThhXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX744_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="206" /></strong></p> <p data-start="1646" data-end="1880" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><strong>Witty, elegant and just a little wicked, School for Scoundrels remains a classic British comedy because it understands an eternal truth: in a world full of bounders, bluffers and social bullies, good manners alone may not be enough.</strong></p> <p data-start="1646" data-end="1880" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BZmU1ZGFlZTktNTEzNi00ZjQyLWJlYmQtODE1NTE0MDEzYWI2XkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX756_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="202" /></strong></p> <p data-start="1646" data-end="1880" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""> </p> <p data-start="1646" data-end="1880" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style= "font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Coming soon...our next episode:</strong></span></p> <p data-start="1646" data-end="1880" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BMTI3NDc5OTItNjExMC00MDE1LTlhZGQtNTRjYTk4MDk5MThkXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="533" /></strong></p> <p> </p>
April 19, 2026
Episode 195 - Home At Seven (1952)
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Episode 195 - Home At Seven (1952)</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/_Home_at_Seven__1952_film-20260413-9qtexodmdc.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="270" /></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">He came home on time... a day too late.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/MV5BZjk1ZjVkOTgtODY2OS00YWM2LWFhMWUtN2M4OTRkOGUwMzk0XkEyXkFqcGc._V1_QL75_UX472.5_.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="243" /></span></strong></p> <p data-start="0" data-end="452"><strong>Home at Seven is a neatly unsettling British mystery that begins with one of the simplest ideas imaginable and turns it into something deeply unnerving. David Preston, a mild-mannered bank clerk, arrives home after work expecting an ordinary evening with his wife. Instead, he is met with shock, confusion and growing alarm, because as far as everyone else is concerned, he has not been gone for the day. He has been missing for over twenty-four hours.</strong></p> <p data-start="0" data-end="452"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/imgi_10_hby0e3.jpg" alt="" width= "350" height="269" /></strong></p> <p data-start="454" data-end="976"><strong>David is utterly baffled. To him, nothing is wrong. He left work, came home, and the clock seems to agree with him. But the people around him know otherwise, and the more questions they ask, the less certain everything becomes. His wife Janet is frightened and hurt, his friends are concerned, and before long the police are taking an interest as well. What begins as a strange domestic puzzle quickly deepens into something much darker when it becomes clear that David's missing hours may be connected to a serious crime.</strong></p> <p data-start="454" data-end="976"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/imgi_13_hby0e2.jpg" alt="" width= "350" height="272" /></strong></p> <p data-start="978" data-end="1486"><strong>The great strength of the film lies in the way it builds tension from ordinary surroundings. This is not a flashy thriller full of car chases and melodrama. It is a quiet, close, nerve-jangling mystery played out in drawing rooms, offices and polite conversations that gradually become loaded with suspicion. The more David tries to understand what has happened, the more trapped he seems to become, and the film draws real unease from the idea that a respectable, routine life can suddenly tilt off balance.</strong></p> <p data-start="978" data-end="1486"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/imgi_5_2abcpp5.jpg" alt="" width= "350" height="448" /></strong></p> <p data-start="1488" data-end="1807" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><strong>With strong performances, especially from Ralph Richardson and Margaret Leighton, Home at Seven creates a mood of creeping dread without ever overplaying its hand. It is a clever, intimate thriller about memory, identity and the terrifying possibility that a missing day might hold far more than anyone is prepared for.</strong></p> <p data-start="1488" data-end="1807" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/99587/imgi_8_hby0e0.jpg" alt="" width= "350" height="448" /></strong></p>
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