Ptang yang kipperbang c4 comedy drama british comedy guide. Boy likes girl at school, but is too embarrassed to confront her. Includes an episode of rosenthals early 1970s granadas sitcom the lovers. Ptang, yang, kipperbang tv is a film directed by michael apted with john albasiny, alison steadman, abigail cruttenden, maurice dee, year. Originally started after regretfully renting something forgettable for the third time. When the pair score the lead roles in the schools drama. Share ptang yang kipperbang dvd, 2007 the listing youre looking for has ended. One word of warning, your kids may return to school starting a new round of ptang yang kipperbangs or mananas. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
Ptang yang kipperbang c4 comedy drama british comedy. Alan duckworth known as quack quack to his friends is a socially awkward fourteenyearold who is obsessed with cricket and ann lawton, a girl in his class. Sep 27, 2018 vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. Boarding school 1978, night before the exams 2006, the liverpool goalie 2010, crash course 1988, the outcasts 2017. Kipperbang is the sort of film that allows alan duckworth john albasiny, who is known to his. This dvd will play on standard dvd players in europe, south africa, middle east. Ptang, yang, kipperbang 1982 14yearold alan duckworth john albasiny dreams of kissing classmate ann abigail cruttenden but soon realises that life seldom lives up to ones dreams. Frances ruffelle bio, facts, family famous birthdays. David earls irritating music is perfectly appropriate and tony pierceroberts photography bathes the outdoor scenes in a golden glow. The first film in the series, ptang, yang, kipperbang, is a nostalgic story of adolescent love in the late 1940s, written by the celebrated jack rosenthal and drawing on his childhood memories. The film was directed by michael apted, known for the uk tv documentary. Apted and rosenthal went on to collaborate on a number of popular television and film projects including the pilot episodes for the dustbinmen and the lovers. Actually, p tang yang kipperbang the title comes from a phrase that duckworth and his friends greet one another by is a very gentle comedy, taking place during a beautiful summer and, one suspects, at the end of the school year. An enchanting comedy set in postworld war two britain.
Fourteenyearold alan duckworths life is dominated by two obsessions. A guide to ptang yang kipperbang, the 1982 channel 4 tv comedy drama. Unrequited love and suppressed passions were totally. Ptang yang kipperbang dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay.
The plot of one of the early channel four films is sweet and simple. Ptang, yang, kipperbang aug 28, 2009 love these english films about kids always taking the piss and experiencing life. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. This film has a certain type of brilliance that not many films possess. Of course for older cricket fans the film is enhanced by john arlotts commentry which could have spoilt the story but it works well. She appeared with colm wilkinson in broadways les miserables. As such i think its only fair to call it a first watch, because as much as i liked it as a teen i can really appreciate it now, away from those difficult confusing years that ptang yang kipperbang so brilliantly conveys. The first in channel 4s first love telemovie series unwisely given a theatrical release after being seen on tv. Customers who bought this item also bought page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1. John albasiny, abigail cruttenden, ptang yang, maurice dee, alison steadman, mark brailsford, michael apted, david puttnam.
Written by jack rosenthal as part of the 1st love series, it is a simple comingofage film set in a grammar school in the outer london suburbs of the late forties 1948. Brand new, official studioreleased dvd of this great film, imported from united kingdom ptang, yang, kipperbang. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Some people may perceive this film as sweet and adorable, but they have to be completely or almost entirely mistaken. Voir en ptang, yang, kipperbang 1982 vf gratuit film complet. The romantic hurdles experienced by the teen set at a british school are juxtaposed with the same type of difficulties experienced by their elders in this pat, adolescent view of life and love by director michael apted for a british tv series called first love. Ptang, yang, kipperbang wikipedia republished wiki 2. In ptang, yang, kipperbang he writes about an adolescence nearly contemporary with his own the film is set in 1948, when he was sixteen going on seventeen yet rosenthals teenagers are constructed as if hed got an idea of what they were like from books or films rather than out of the experience of being one himself.
It studies a teenage boys relationships and period of sexual awakening. P tang yang kipperbang is an enchanting comedy set in postworld war two britain. They worked together again in 1982 for the tv movie ptang, yang, kipperbang, the first film commissioned by britains channel 4. Actually, ptang yang kipperbang the title comes from a phrase that duckworth and his friends greet one another by is a very gentle comedy, taking place during a beautiful summer and, one suspects, at the end of the school year. Vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. With john albasiny, alison steadman, abigail cruttenden, maurice dee. Havent really much to say but in the spirit of the characters i shall say it is charmingness in.
The film, although set over a decade before my childhood always seems spot on in its evocation of a suburban middle class schoolboys summer. Ptang, yang, kipperbang 1982 directed by michael apted. Ptang yang kipperbang is still as fantastic as i remember it when i was a 12 year old. Ptang, yang, kipperbang, also released as kipperbang, is a british television film first shown on channel 4 on its second night, 3 november 1982 written by jack rosenthal as part of the 1st love series, it is a simple comingofage film set in a grammar school in the outer london suburbs of the late forties 1948. Kipperbang ptang, yang, kipperbang directed by michael apted comedy pg 1h 20m. Based on a story by jack rosenthal, it studies a teenage boys relationships and period of sexual awakening john albasiny stars in the role of a cricketobsessed adolescent, alan duckworth, who lusts after his classmate ann played by abigail cruttenden. Ptang, yang, kipperbang 1982, directed by michael apted. If you like ptang, yang, kipperbang you are looking for humorous, feel good and realistic movies about with coming of age, school, teenage life, teenage love, youth, friends and. Early channel 4 comedy film about young love in postwar britain. The days are long and begin early in the morning with duckworth praying to god.
Derided by his friends and drifting his way through his education, alan is forced to confront his adolescent lust when he and ann are cast as lead roles in the school play, a pair of roles that will require them to kiss. Film illiterate, wherein the proprietor records movies seen, and sporadic progress through assorted lists of the best. Ptang yang kipperbang is an enchanting comedy set in postworld war two britain. Ptang, yang, kipperbang, also released as kipperbang, is a british television film first shown on channel 4 on its second night, 3 november 1982. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above, klondike, the trip to italy, endeavour and monkey planet. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the ptang, yang, kipperbang. Unrequited love and suppressed passions were totally familiar to me in the early 60s please dont believe all you read about something called the 60s being all about.
Ptang, yang, kipperbang is a british television film first shown on channel 4 on its second night, 3 november 1982 written by jack rosenthal as part of his first love series, it is a simple comingofage film set in a grammar school in the outer london suburbs of the late forties 1948. Based on a story by jack rosenthal, it studies a teenage boys relationships and period of sexual awakening. She appeared in such television shows as the bill and new adventures of robin hood. Kipperbang 1982 michael apted synopsis, characteristics. As well as her later stage work, ruffelle has also gained success on the screen. The last time i saw this, i was the age of the kids it was about. The star of the film is john arlott, or at least his voice, whatever the credits may say.
Having heard david putnam and jon agnew discuss the film at length on the test match special lunchtime a view from the boundary slot i admit that i. The english teacher alison steadman is in love with the gardener garry cooper and has her own problems to handle. In 1982, she made her acting debut in a television film entitled ptang, yang, kipperbang. Largely forgotten but warming coming of age ch4 film set in post ww2 england.
I found the lads saying ptang, yang, kipperbang, ugh unintentionally hilarious when we were forced to read the book at school and still do over 90 years later, but the lack of enthusiasm with which they say it in the film takes it to new levels of brilliance. It is engrossing, it is briliantly acted and best of all it makes me feel like a kid again and there isnt many things that can do that. The first film in the series, ptang, yang, kipperbang, is a nostalgic story of adolescent love in the late 1940s. The romantic hurdles experienced by the teen set at a british school are juxtaposed with the same type of. This nostalgic story of adolescent love in the late 1940s was written by the celebrated jack rosenthal and drew on his childhood memories. Ptang yang kipperbang is a tender but telling film, which brilliantly evokes the teenage anguish of a familiar comingofage story. Ptang, yang, kipperbang 1982 all a shy british schoolboy john albasiny wants in 1948 is to kiss a classmate abigail cruttenden, his costar in a play. Jun 6, 2014 ptang, yang kipperbang dvd dvd john albasiny. Alan duckworth known as quack quack to his friends is a. May 21, 2016 ptang, yang, kipperbang is essentially nostalgic, sentimental and emotionally very limited. The film was directed by michael apted, known for the uk tv documentary series.
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