Compton Mackenzie
- Actor and writer
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Classic comedy dramas added to BBC iPlayer
Cardiac Arrest, Hamish Macbeth, Monarch Of The Glen and Making Out have been added to BBC iPlayer.
British Comedy Guide, 14th September 2023Review: Whisky Galore!
Alexander Mackendrick's 1949 Ealing original, based on the novel by Compton MacKenzie was timely, set as it was during rationing, and tapping into a genuine lack as a boat load of whisky miraculously runs aground off a small Hebridean island a few weeks after the locals' supply runs dry. Here, in these gluttonous times, it becomes a one joke comedy. That joke being, us Scots like a drink.
Kevin Wight, TV Bomb, 30th June 2016Whisky Galore! review
The majority of the cast give pronounced, cartoonish performances that wouldn't be missed in theatre and rely heavily on Scottish stereotypes. The interesting premise here, as well as Izzard's comedic performance, unfortunately aren't enough to make Whisky Galore a must watch.
Calum North, Edinburgh Festivals, 27th June 2016