Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)

The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.

Director:

Steve Roberts

Writers:

Vivian Stanshall (screenplay), Steve Roberts (screenplay),

Stars:

Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trevor Howard	...	Sir Henry Rawlinson
Patrick Magee	...	Reverend Slodden
Denise Coffey	...	Mrs. E.
J.G. Devlin	...	Old Scrotum
Harry Fowler	...	Buller Bullethead
Sheila Reid	...	Lady Florrie Rawlinson
Vivian Stanshall	...	Hubert Rawlinson / Narrator
Suzanne Danielle	...	Candice Rawlinson
Daniel Gerroll	...	Ralph Rawlinson
Ben Aris	...	Lord Tarquin of Staines
Liz Smith	...	Lady Phillipa of Staines
Jeremy Child	...	Peregrine Maynard
Susan Porrett	...	Porcelain
Gary Waldhorn	...	Max
Simon Jones	...	Joachim

Storyline

The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.

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Plot Keywords:

eccentric | ghost | alcoholic | english nobility | pow | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1980 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charisma Films, Virgin Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (Sepia)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 19 days.

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Quotes

Sir Henry: If a thing is worth doing, it is worth forcing someone else to do it.

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Crazy Credits

Gums ..................... Himself

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Soundtracks

"Ginger Geezer"
Written by Vivian Stanshall
By kind permission of Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
© 1978 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

User Reviews

P.G. Wodehouse on acid

I don't have a lot to add to the previous comments - just wanted to get that one-line summary in.

I saw "Sir Henry" when it first came out, not knowing the Bonzos or Viv Stanshall at the time and not knowing the characters' previous incarnations. Sometimes baffling but incredibly amusing. The "German" prisoners are wonderful. Sound was pretty bad, a problem for American viewers given the thick, country-ish English accents. Most annoying during the scene where Old Scrotum sings a comic song at a (comically) ratty town festival of some kind. I was laughing, but not knowing exactly why.

Direction is good, too. Alan Mowbray and Peter Chelsom are the only other true representatives of this drolly rambling style, and Roberts seems to have given it up subsequently. There's definitely a method to the madness.

Favorite lines: "Germany calling!" "Fetch me my antlers - no, not those antlers - the ones I use to deface Reader's Digest!"