Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!
- TV documentary
- ITV3
- 2018
- 1 episode
Documentary about Larry Grayson featuring previously unseen footage and extracts from his unpublished autobiography. Also features Isla St. Clair, Janet Street-Porter, Alan Boyd, Lionel Blair, Michael Barrymore and more.
Press clippings
Dave Allen at Peace; Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!
BBC Two remembers Dave Allen in a disappointingly flat biopic, while ITV3 pays homage to the enduringly funny Larry Grayson.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 5th April 2018Why Larry Grayson is still the greatest game show host
"Shut that door." Nobody knew quite why it was funny but in the mouth of Larry Grayson, it just was. The high-camp comedian would sashay on-stage, dragging his trademark silver bentwood chair behind him, whinging about the draught making his lumbago worse - before barking his catchphrase at an imaginary off-stage lackey.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st April 2018How Larry Grayson made way for later camp comedians
A new ITV documentary is lifting the lid on Larry's incredible life story as filmmakers gain unique access to his personal archive of letters, scrapbooks, photos and keepsakes.
Rachael Bletchly, The Mirror, 25th March 2018Michael Barrymore returns to ITV for Larry Grayson doc
Presenter Michael Barrymore is set to make his ITV comeback 16 years after the body of Stuart Lubbock was discovered in his swimming pool.
The Daily Express, 23rd March 2018ITV3 to broadcast Larry Grayson documentary
ITV3 will air new two-hour documentary Larry Grayson: Shut That Door! this Easter. It will feature never-before-seen footage of The Generation Game host.
British Comedy Guide, 6th March 2018