The Bed Sitting Room

"The great nuclear misunderstanding lasted 2 minutes and 28 seconds (including the peace treaty)"

Mar 26 1970 PG-13 1h 30m
Comedy, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

Set in post-nuclear-holocaust England, where a handful of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, muddy plains, and heaps of dentures and old boots. Patriotically singing "God Save Mrs. Ethel Shroake, Long Live Mrs. Ethel Shroake", they wander through this surrealistic landscape, forever being warned by the police to "keep moving", and prone to the occasional mutation into a parrot, cupboard, or even, yes, a bed sitting room with "No Wogs" scrawled in the grime on its windows. In particular, this story revolves around the odd "love story" of a girl who lives with her parents in one compartment of a London Underground train, the commuter in the next compartment, and the doctor they meet after returning above ground in search of a nurse for the heavily pregnant girl.

Written by

John Antrobus, Charles Wood, Spike Milligan

Directed by

Richard Lester

Cast

Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Oscar Lewenstein Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
The Bed Sitting Room- Trailer
The Bed Sitting Room ? 1969 ? Trailer
The Bed Sitting Room (1969) - Trailer
Featurettes
John Landis on THE BED SITTING ROOM
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2,683
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
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