The Bed Sitting Room
The great nuclear misunderstanding lasted 2 minutes and 28 seconds (including the peace treaty)
1969 | 91m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Richard Lester |
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| Writer: | Spike Milligan, John Antrobus, Charles Wood |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1969 |
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| Director: | Richard Lester |
| Writer: | Spike Milligan, John Antrobus, Charles Wood |
| Genres: | Comedy, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | post-apocalyptic future, dystopia, dark comedy |
| Production Companies | Oscar Lewenstein Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ralph Richardson | Lord Fortnum of Alamein |
| Rita Tushingham | Penelope |
| Michael Hordern | Bules Martin |
| Arthur Lowe | Father |
| Mona Washbourne | Mother |
| Richard Warwick | Alan |
| Peter Cook | Inspector |
| Dudley Moore | Sergeant |
| Frank Thornton | The BBC |
| Marty Feldman | Nurse Arthur |
| Harry Secombe | Shelter Man |
| Roy Kinnear | Plastic Mac Man |
| Spike Milligan | Mate |
| Jimmy Edwards | Nigel |
| Henry Woolf | Electricity Man |
| Jack Shepherd | Underwater Vicar |
| Dandy Nichols | Mrs Ethel Shroake |
| Bill Wallis | The Prime Minister |
| Gordon Rollings | Drip Feed Patient |
| Ronnie Brody | Chauffeur |
| Cecil Cheng | Chinaman |
| Edward Malin | Club Waiter |
| Chris Konyils | Policeman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Lester | Director |
| Spike Milligan | Author |
| John Antrobus | Author, Screenplay |
| Charles Wood | Adaptation |
| Ken Thorne | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Assheton Gorton | Production Design |
| Michael Seymour | Art Direction |
| Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Paul Wilson | Camera Operator |
| Ken Worringham | Camera Operator |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor |
| Roy Larner | Gaffer |
| Richard Burgess | Assistant Director |
| Valerie Booth | Continuity |
| Peter Sutton | Sound Mixer |
| Stephen Warwick | Sound Editor |
| Phil Stokes | Special Effects |
| David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Oscar Lewenstein | Producer |
| Roy Stevens | Producer |
| Roy Stevens | Associate Producer |
| Richard Lester | Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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