Movie: "The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse"

Release Date: Jan 2011 Genre: Documentary Runtime: 90 min Cast: Julian Rhind-Tutt (Himself - Narrator) Bob Monkhouse (Himself (archive footage)) Anne Aston (Herself (also archive footage)) Ronnie Corbett (Himself) Barry Cryer (Himself) Dabber Davis (Himself - Agent 1949-1966) Kevin Day (Himself) Colin Edmonds (Himself) Denis Goodwin (Himself (archive footage)) Suki Goodwin (Herself) Michael Grade (Himself) David Hamilton (Himself) Lenny Henry (Himself) Dominic Holland (Himself) Dave Ismay (Himself) Denis Norden (Himself) Joe Pasquale (Himself) Chris Perry (Himself - Television Historian) Peter Pritchard (Himself - Agent 1967-1993) Robert Purdie (Himself - Bob Monkhouse's Driver) Gail Renard (Herself) Geoff Souster (Himself - Bob Monkhouse's Tailor) William G. Stewart (Himself) Abigail Williams (Herself) Mike Winters (Himself)

Storyline

When Bob Monkhouse's widow died and his house was being prepared for market, the amazing extent of his private collection of video and audio recordings was realized. Among them were many treasures which had previously been believed to be lost to the nation. This films delves into just some of the highlights of that trove, and reveals the multi-layered man behind the glossy TV persona.