English Film Club – Mark Darby and Paul Hopkins

2019

	Title	Year	Top	Flop
1	I Love a Man in Uniform	1993
	Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are Dead	1990		Mark Paul
	Arrival	2016	Mark Paul
	Brexit. The Uncivil War.	2019
	Twelve Monkeys	1995
	Citizen Kane	1941
	The Blair Witch Project	1999
	The Reader	2008
	The Road	2009
10	Brazil	1985

2020

	Title	Year	Top	Flop
11	Ed Wood	1994
	Taxi Driver	1976
	Righteous Kill	2008
	Lord of the Flies	1963
	And Soon The Darkness	1970
	Dracula	1931
	Westworld	1973
	The Taming of the Shrew (ShakespeaRe-Told)	2005
	Bob Roberts	1992
20	Coherence	2013	Paul Mark
	2010: The Year We Make Contact	1984
	The Third Man	1949
	Hail, Caesar	2016
	Carry on Screaming!	1966
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	1956
	Dark Shadows	2012
	The Woman in Black	2012
	Hitchcock	2012
	28 Days Later	2002
30	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter	2012
	Frequency	2000
	The Elephant Man	1980
	Summerfield	1977
	Green Book	2019
	Exotica	1994
	Wuthering Heights	1939		Paul
	The Boys from Brazil	1978
	Her	2013
	Blink	1993
40	Carnage	2011
	Soylent Green	1973
	Get Out	2017
	Them!	1954
	Knives Out	2019
	Halloween “spooky double bill” (31st October) – A View from a Hill – Entity	2005 1983		Mark
	Dead of Night	1945
	Friday 13th “slasher double bill” (13th November) – Friday the 13th – Freddy vs. Jason	1980 2003
	Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark	2019
	84 Charing Cross Road	1987
50	The Remains of the Day	1993
	K-PAX	2001
	Christmas double bill (26th December) – The Muppet Christmas Carol – Hercule Poirot’s Christmas	1992 1994

2021

	Title	Year	Top	Flop
53	Mary Shelley	2017
	The Day The Earth Caught Fire	1961
	All Is True	2018
	Dead Again	1991
	Late Night	2019
	Strange Days	1995
	BlacKkKlansman	2018	Mark
60	Primal Fear	1996
	Tenet	2020
	Galaxy Quest	1999
	Clue	1985
	Morons from Outer Space	1985
	Clash of the Titans	1981
	Dorian Gray	2009
	Shakespeare double bill – Hamlet – Being Shakespeare	1990 2011
	The King’s Speech	2010
	American History X	1998
70	James Bond double bill – Goldfinger – Licence To Kill	1964 1989
	The Perks of being a Wallflower	2012
	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood	2019
	Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) – episode 1 Suspect	1969 1987
	Legend	2015	Paul
	The Monuments Men	2014
	Der Prozess	1962
	The Thing From Another World	1951
	The Master	2012		Mark Paul
	Jesus of Montreal	1989
80	Prisoners	2013
	animated film double bill: – Soul – How To Train Your Dragon	2020 2010
	Signs + Alternative 3	2002 1977
	The Happy Prince	2018
	Night of the Demon	1957
	The Exorcist	1973
	V for Vendetta	2005
	Capone + Casting the Runes	2020 1979
	Sherlock Holmes + UFO (E.S.P., episode 6 in series 1)	2009 1970
	North by Northwest	1959
90	Halloween double bill: Cabin in the Woods Conjuring 2	2011 2016
	Fun with Dick and Jane	1976
	A Fish Called Wanda + The Signalman	1988 1976
	Murder, She Said + A Warning to the Curious	1961 1972
	Come True	2020
	The Shootist + Number 13	1976

2022

		Year	Top	Flop
96	1984 + Yesteryear	1984 1973
	If it’s Tuesday, this must be Belgium + The City on the Edge of Forever	1969 1967
	Romeo + Juliet	1996
	Heaven Can Wait + Children of the Stones, episodes 1 & 2	1978 1977
100	Double bill: “the years of our birth”: The Birds A Man for All Seasons	1963 1966
	The Naked Gun + Children of the Stones, episodes 3 & 4	1988 1977
	In Which We Serve + Children of the Stones, episodes 5 & 6	1942 1977
	Sid & Nancy + Children on the Stones, episode 7	1986 1977
	Stand By Me + Mrs Amsworth	1986 1975 (?)
	Old + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (pilot episode)	2021 1982		Paul
	Love At First Bite + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 1, episode 1) + Quiet As A Nun (Armchair Thriller, series 1, no. 4 episode 1)	1979 1984 1978
	Western double bill – The Comancheros – Hostiles + ‚Allo, ‘Allo (series 1, episodes 2&3)	1961 2017 1984
	Memento + Quiet As A Nun (Armchair Thriller, series 1 no. 4 episode 2) + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 1, episode 4)	2000 1978 1984
	Minority Report + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 1, episode 5: The Funeral) + Quiet As A Nun (Armchair Thriller, series 1 no.4 episode 3)	2002 1984 1978
110	Murders In The Rue Morgue + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 1, episode 6: Reds Nick Colonel + Quiet As A Nun (Armchair Thriller, series 1 no.4 episode 4)	1971 1984 1978		Mark
	The China Syndrome + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 1, episode 7: The Dance of Hitler Youth) + Quiet As A Nun (Armchair Thriller, series 1 no. 4, episode 5)	1979 1984 1978
	10, Rillington Place + ‘Quiet As A Nun (Armchair Thriller, series 1 no. 4, episode 6) + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 2, episode 3, The Policeman Cometh)	1971 1978 1985
	– A Slight Case of Murder + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 2, episode 4, Swiftly and with Style)	1999 1985
	– Much Ado About Nothing (ShakespeaRe-Told) + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 1 + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 2, episode 5, The Duel)	2005 1965 1985
	Jack the Ripper double bill – Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde – The Lodger: A Story Of The London Fog + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 2	1971 1927 1965
	Dressed to Kill + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 3	1980 1965
	naff film double bill – Birdemic – Psycho + ‘Allo, ‘Allo (series 2, episode 6, Herr Flick’s Revenge + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 4	2010 1998 1985 1965
	No Man of God + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 5 + Fawlty Towers, series 1, episode 1, A Touch of Class	2021 1965 1975
	Atonement + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 6 + Fawlty Towers, series 1, episode 2, The Builders	2007 1965 1975	Paul
120	Black Phone + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 7 + Fawlty Towers, series 1, episode 3, The Wedding Party	2021 1965 1975	Mark
	Duel + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 8 + Fawlty Towers, series 1, episode 4, The Hotel Inspectors	1971 1965 1975
	The Crucible + Fawlty Towers, series 1, episode 5, Gourmet Night	1996 1975
	An American Werewolf in London + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 9 + Fawlty Towers, series 1, episode 6, The Germans	1981 1965 1975
	The Man Who Knew Too Much + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 10	1934 1965

2023

	Title	Year	Top	Flop
125	“royal” double bill: – Elizabeth – Richard III	1998 1995		Paul
	Operation Crossbow + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 11 + Porridge, Series 1, Episode 1	1965 1965 1974
	Journey to the Center of the Earth + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 12	2008 1965
	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country	1991
	Four Rooms + The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, part 13 + Porridge, Series 1, Episode 2	1995 1965 1974
130	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel + Porridge, Series 1, Episode 3	2011 1974
	The Little Things + Porridge, Series 1, Episode 4	2021 1974
	1970s film double bill – part 1 – Frenzy	1972
	The Day of the Jackal – Porridge, Series 1, Episode 5	1973 1974
	“EFC special” (at and with Petra): Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Porridge, Series 1, Episode 6	1992 1974
	“Berlin double bill” – Funeral In Berlin – Conspiracy	1966 2001
	1970s film double bill – part 2 – Alien + Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, episode 1	1979 1981
	– C.S.A. + Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, episode 2	2004 1981
	– Pride and Prejudice and Zombies + Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, episode 3	2016 1981
	– Flatliners + Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, episode 4	1990 1981
140	– John Carpenter’s Vampires + Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, episode 5	1998 1981
	– The Wicker Man + Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, episode 6	1973 1981
	– The Whale + Whoops Apocalypse, episode 1	2022 1982	Mark
	– Mystic River + Whoops Apocalypse, episode 2	2003 1982	Paul
	– The Babadook + Whoops Apocalypse, episode 3	2014 1982		Mark
	Agatha Christie double bill – The A.B.C. Murders – Crooked House	1992 2017
	Sparkling Cyanide + Whoops Apocalypse, episode 4	2003 1982

2024

	Title	Year	Top	Flop
147	naff film double bill – Queen of Outer Space – Airplane vs. Volcano + Whoops Apocalypse, episodes 5&6	1958 2014 1982
	– Another Earth + Jack the Ripper, episode 1 + The Mezzotint	2011 1973 2021
	– Notorious + The Tractate Middoth	1946 2013
150	A Night to Remember + The Dead Room	1958 2018
	musical double bill – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Hair	1967 1979		Paul
	Forbidden Planet + Martin’s Close	1956 2019
	The Exorcist: Believer + Afterward	2003 ca. 1982
	Dr. Who and the Daleks + Planet of the Spiders (Dr. Who, part 1)	1965 1974
	Anthropoid + Planet of the Spiders (Dr. Who, part 2)	2016 1974
	“actor” double bill (Ralph Fiennes): – Red Dragon – Chromophobia + Planet of the Spiders (Dr. Who, part 3)	2002 2005 1974
	Broadcast News + Planet of the Spiders (Dr. Who, part 4)	1987 1974
	Ex Machina + Planet of the Spiders (Dr. Who, parts 5&6)	2014 1974
	The Ring + Will Shakespeare (episode 1)	2002 1978
160	Ring (Japanese original) + Will Shakespeare (episode 2)	1998 1978
	The Omega Man + Will Shakespeare (episode 3)	1971 1978
	Donald Sutherland double bill: – Eye of the Needle – Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors	1981 1965
	Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	1966
	Excalibur + Will Shakespeare (episode 4)	1981 1978
165	Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies + Will Shakespeare (episode 5)	2012 1978
	The War of the Worlds + That’s how Murder Snowballs (tribute to Kenneth Cope) + Will Shakespeare (episode 6)	1953 1969 1978
	The Zero Theorem + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 1, episode 1)	2013 1976		Mark
	This Is Spinal Tap + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 1, episode 2)	1984 1976
	Civil War + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 1, episode 3)	2024 1976	Mark
170	Where Eagles Dare	1968
	Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 1, episode 4)	2019 1976	Paul
	Jim Abrahams double bill: – Airplane! – Top Secret! + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 1, episode 5)	1980 1984 1976

2025

	Title	Year	Top	Flop
173	naff film double bill: – Who Dares Wins – Battle: Los Angeles + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 1, episode 6)	1982 2011 1976
	Shirley Valentine	1989
	Judas and the Black Messiah + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 1, episode 7)	2021 1976
	Copycat + Blackadder – Bells (series 2, episode 1)	1995 1986
	Night Hunter + Blackadder – Head (series 2, episode 2)	2018 1986
Gosford Park: 200th film	Maggie Smith double bill: – Gosford Park – The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	2001 2015
	Watership Down + Blackadder – Potato (series 2, episode 3)	1978 1986
180	Macbeth (Shakespea:reTold) + Blackadder – Money (series 2, episode 4)	2005 1986
	ABBA: The Movie + Blackadder – Beer (series 2, episode 5)	1977 1986
	Val Kilmer double bill: – Tombstone – Batman Forever	1993 1995
	The Internecine Project + Blackadder – Chains (series 2, episode 6)	1974 1986
	Countdown + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 2, episode 1)	2019 1977	special award Mark
185	Risky Business + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 2, episode 2)	1983 1977		Paul
	EFC 200 (to celebrate watching 200 films) – BlacKkKlansman – 12 Monkeys	2018 1995
	The Witch + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 2, episode 3)	2015 1977
	Murder By Numbers + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 2, episode 4)	2002 1977
	Enemy	2013
190	Unbreakable + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 2, episode 5)	2000 1977
	Birdman + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 2, episode 6)	2014 1977	Mark
	Colossus: The Forbin Project + The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 2, episode 7)	1970 1977	special award Paul
	Terence Stamp double bill – part 1 – Alien Nation	1988
	Terence Stamp double bill – part 2 – Link + Blackadder the Third, episode 1 (Dish and Dishonesty)	1986 1987		Mark
	Tesla + Survivors (episode 1)	2020 2008
	Robert Redford double bill – All the President’s Men – Lions for Lambs	1976 2007
	The Black Windmill + Blackadder the Third, episode 2 (Ink and Incapability)	1974 1987
	Denial + Blackadder the Third, episode 3 (Nob and Nobility)	2016 1987
	Spooky triple bill: – The Germans (Fawlty Towers) – Blackadder the Third, episode 4 (Sense and Senility) – From Beyond the Grave – Blink – Theatre of Blood	1975 1987 1974 1993 1973
200	Quarantine – Blackadder the Third, episode 5 (Amy and Amiability)	2008 1987	Paul
	Christmas film double bill: – Santa Claus conquers the Martians – Kristin’s Christmas Past (aka Last Chance Holiday)	1964 2013
	Heretic – Blackadder the Third, episode 6 (Duel and Duality)	2024 1987
	Vault of Horror	1973
	Talk to Me + Ripping Yarns (series 1, episode 1, Tomkinson’s Schooldays)	2022 1976
205	Field of Dreams + Ripping Yarns (series 1, episode 2, The Testing of Eric Olthwaite)	1989 1976
	Bring Her Back + Ripping Yarns (series 1, episode 3, Escape from Stalag Luft 112B)	2025 1976

2026

	Title	Year	Top	Flop
207	Rob Reiner double bill: – Misery – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues	1990 2025
	naff film double bill: – Birdemic 2 – Lost Horizon	2013 1973
	Coma + Ripping Yarns (series 1, episode 4, Murder at Moorstones Manor)	1978 1976
210