My Father Knew Lloyd George (TV programme)

My Father Knew Lloyd George was a one-off BBC satire written by John Bird with additional material by the cast, and directed by Jack Gold. It aired in December 1965.^[1]

The programme was set in Victorian England and concerned the antics of a young aristocrat (John Fortune), attempting to distance his grandfather from a scandal concerning the wife of the Prime Minister. Bird himself played Queen Victoria whilst Alan Bennett played the villain of the piece, and Eleanor Bron also appeared. The show was responsible for seeing Bird named TV Personality of the Year by the Society of Film and Television.

The title comes from the lyrics of a schoolboy song: "Lloyd George Knew My Father, My Father Knew Lloyd George" (sung to the tune of "Onward Christian Soldiers").

References

↑ Lewisohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Worldwide.

External links

My Father Knew Lloyd George at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Jack Gold

My Father Knew Lloyd George (1965)
The Bofors Gun (1968)
The Reckoning (1969)
Conflict (1973)
The National Health (1973)
Man Friday (1975)
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
Aces High (1976)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
The Sailor's Return (1978)
Charlie Muffin (1979)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
Good and Bad at Games (1983)
Red Monarch (1983)
Sakharov (1984)
The Chain (1984)
Murrow (1986)
Escape from Sobibor (1987)
Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage (1989)
The Rose and the Jackal (1990)
Heavy Weather (1995)
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)

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