Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (1996)
Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.
Top billed cast
Kenneth WilliamsSelf (Archive footage)
Barbara WindsorSelf
Jack DouglasSelf
Patsy RowlandsSelf
Barry TookNarrator
Jim Dale(Archive footage)
Hattie Jacques(Archive footage)
Sid James(Archive footage)
Hugh Paddick(Archive footage)
Joan Sims(Archive footage)
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