Happy St David’s Day! To mark the occasion here at Britcom Goes to the Movies, we are celebrating one of Wales’ most beloved comedy sons, Rob Brydon, and…actually, it is just a ham-fisted way of doing a round table episode on Cruise of the Gods!

This TV film was written by Tim Firth (remember him from our Blackball episode?) and contained not only some Britcom heavyweights of the time, but also ground zero for the careers of some of the most controversial Britcommers of the 21st century, including Russell Brand, David Walliams, and James Corden.

Despite all that, its stars Brydon and Steve Coogan, along with its premise of forgotten 80s kids sci-fi being celebrated by nerds on a cruise, made it a firm favourite for Rob and Guy, and they welcomed back returning guests Steve Dunne and Stuart Laws, neither of whom had seen the film before. So how would this have aged, and would our guests immediately be regretting their decision? Only one way to find out. Join us in Leicester, 1982…

Cruise of the Gods - Full Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uPsHGPKnWk

Children of Castor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPOMIHJHPks

Sherlock Holmes in Miami

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj8A3OEicBg

Human Remains - Swingers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVAqWMGyqH0

Marion and Geoff - Student House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5V60QG0mJ0

You’re a Star - New Faces theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMfzr2Bufkk

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