Bernard Cribbins Archives

Mouse on the Moon (1963)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 17, 2003World's Smallest Country Launches a Moon Mission

Quirky and charming sequel to The Mouse That Roared in which the world’s smallest country decides to launch a mission to the Moon and accidentally end up winning the Space Race

Director: Richard Lester

Actors: Ron Moody, Terry-Thomas, Bernard Cribbins, David Kossoff, …

Category: Science Fiction

17 February 200310 January 2025 by Roog

Carry On Spying (1964)

Rating: ★

Mar 2, 2003Spy Burlesque

This was the eighth of the Carry On films. The popular British comedy series turn their bawdy sights to conducting a spoof the James Bond film during the height of the spy movie fad

Director: Gerald Thomas

Actors: Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins, Barbara Windsor, Charles Hawtrey, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 March 200328 December 2025 by Roog

She (1965)

Rating: ★★

Jul 31, 2001Lost City/Immortal Queen/Hammer Film

Hammer Films conduct an adaptation of the classic H. Rider Haggard story about the discovery of a lost city and its immortal queen but the epic spectacle never much comes to life

Director: Robert Day

Actors: John Richardson, Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, …

Category: Fantasy

31 July 200127 July 2019 by Roog

Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)

Rating: ★

Dec 21, 2001Doctor Who Film

The second of the theatrically released Doctor Who films intended to highlight the popularity of The Daleks, this is an improvement in that it dispenses with the first film's buffoonish comedy elements

Director: Gordon Flemyng

Actors: Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Roberta Tovey, Andrew Keir, …

Category: Science Fiction

21 December 200117 April 2026 by Roog

The Water Babies (1978)

Rating: ★★½

Mar 10, 2004Children's Adventure/Magic Underwater World

Part live-action, part animated adaptation of a classic Victorian children's story about an urchin who discovers a secret world underwater

Director: Lionel Jeffries

Actors: James Mason, Billie Whitelaw, Tommy Pender, Samantha Gates, …

Category: Fantasy

10 March 20047 July 2023 by Roog

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2016)

Rating: ★★½

Aug 1, 2017Modernised Shakespeare Adaptation

Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about fairy enchantments made for tv by former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies. In many regards, Davies goes with a standard interpretation; in others – like portraying Athens as a fascist dictatorship – he offers radical reinvention

Director: David Kerr

Actors: Matt Lucas, Nonso Anozie, Prisca Bakare, Matthew Tennyson, …

Category: Fantasy

1 August 20178 January 2025 by Roog