Product Details

• Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Beck, Alan Bennett, John Bird, Tim Brooke-Taylor
• Directors: Julien Temple, Roger Graef
• Writers: Terence Dackombe
• Producers: John Cleese, Ben Baker, Bob Weinstein, Corky Burger, Harvey Weinstein
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Rhino / Wea
• VHS Release Date: June 8, 1999
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305389357
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,414 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 2 DIFFERENT VIDEOS, August 11, 2001

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M. R. ZOGLIO - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secret Policeman's Other Ball [VHS] (VHS Tape)

O.K., here's the deal. The video for sale here is in fact the Secret Policeman's Other Ball (SPOB) by Rhino (1998, 88 minutes). The one everyone seems to be looking for is the SPOB by MGM/UA (1982, 100 minutes). The MGM/UA version contains all of the Rhino SPOB but is preceded by 12 minutes of The Secret Policeman's Ball (SPB). The entire SPB is also available from Rhino (1998, 90 minutes) here on Amazon. And yes, it (SPB) does contain the Cheese Shop and Schoolmaster skits.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the Cheese Shop sketch?, December 16, 1999

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H. Darracott - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret Policeman's Other Ball [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I recall that years ago I enjoyed the benefit concert on TV. I bought the tape mainly to get the Cheese Shop sketch. While there are several hilarious Monty Python sketches as well as an early Rowan (aka Black Adder) Atkinson, I was disappointed. The overall the audio/video quality is awful, most of the other skits are crude and profane (and not shown in the U.S. televised version), and most importantly - THE CHEESE SHOP SKETCH IS NOT ON THIS TAPE. The Amazon editorial review is simply wrong.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars rhino's version is significantly different from the original, September 13, 1999

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[e-mail] (dallas, tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret Policeman's Other Ball [VHS] (VHS Tape)

terribly disappointed to find that rhino has used the title of the original release without using the same material. the secret policeman series is taken from a number of live benefit performances for amnesty international. each of the releases has some overlap with the others. notably absent from this version, as compared to the original, are the pete townshend acoustic version of "pinball wizard" and the "two men on a bench" skit performed by john cleese and peter cook. on the other hand, it does include the eric clapton/jeff beck collaboration.