Acting
Bernard John Manning was an English comedian and nightclub owner. He gained a high profile on British television during the 1970s, appearing on shows such as The Comedians and The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.
A compilation of sketches taken from the television series. Characters include Sid Snot, Angry Of Mayfair, Marcel Wave and Brother Lee Love. Guests include: Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Bernard Manning.
The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bernard Manning and modern phenomena like Little Britain.
Bernard Manning uncensored, recorded live at the Embassy Club in Manchester.
A witness to a mob murder hides out in a nightclub dressed in drag.
Introducing Bernard Manning at his outrageous worst, shot live at his own club - the Embassy in Manchester. Hear the jokes he's never been allowed to say on television. See the bits he's never been allowed to broadcast. "Bernard Manning, Ungagged" - an hour of filthy humour, disgusting asides and scandalous jokes.
It's Bernard Manning doing it as only he can - tossing off the jokes, poking fun and taking the p***out of everyone and everything. He does it standing up in a selection of clips he hand-picked himself. There's a specially filmed introduction and interview too - all of which makes 'Bernard Manning On the Job' the dog's b****cks!
Channel 4 (UK) ran a poll, in 2003, for viewers to nominate their "worst Briton". The nominations had to be people who were living, not in prison and British.