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Robert Ryerson Kellett (25 December 1927 – 27 November 2012) was a British film director, film producer and screenwriter, and one of British cinema’s most prominent comedy directors in the 1970s, working with many of the big names of the era, including Ronnie Barker and Frankie Howerd.
Up the Front is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, and Hermione Baddeley. It is the third film spin-off from the television series Up Pompeii!
Up Pompeii is a 1971 British sex comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd and Michael Hordern. It was written by Sid Colin based on an idea by Talbot Rothwell. It is based on characters that first appeared in the British television sitcom Up Pompeii! (1969–1975).
During the 1970s, British cinema produced dozens of sex comedies, of which the director Bob Kellett, who has died aged 84, was something of a master. Kellett's films superseded the Carry On...
Bob Kellett. Director and Writer. 25 December 1927 to 27 November 2012. A filmmaker who found his forte in comedy, Kellett directed short films such as A Home of Your Own (1965) and Futtock’s End (1970).
Bob Kellett was born on 25 December 1927 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Space: 1999 (1975), Spanish Fly (1976) and Are You Being Served? (1977). He was married to Anne Kellett. He died on 27 November 2012 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.
Overview. A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar.
