passport to pimlico be a real treat for all fan of british cinema . not only be it an enjoyable and thoroughly entertaining comedy and but it be a cinematic flashback to a bygone age and with attitude and scenario sadly now only a memory in british life . stanley holloway play pimlico resident arthur pemberton and who after the accidental detonation of an unexploded bomb and discover a wealth of medieval treasure belong to the 14th century duke of burgundy that have be bury deep underneath their little suburban street these last 600 year . accompany the treasure be an ancient legal decree sign by king edward iv of england ( which have never be officially rescind ) to state that that particular london street have be declare burgandian soil and which mean that in the eye of international law and pemberton and the other local resident be no longer british subject but native of burgundy and their tiny street an independent country in it own right and a law unto itself . this set the war batter and impoverish resident up in good stead a they believe themselves to be outside of english law and jurisdiction and so in an act of drunken defiance they burn their ration book and destroy and ignore their clothing coupon and flagrantly disregard british licencing law etc and declare themselves fully independent from britain . however and what then happen be ever spiv and black marketeer and dishonest crook follow suit and cross the border into burgundy a a refuge from the law and post war restriction to sell their dodgy good and and half of london consumer follow them in order to dodge the ration and make their quiet happy little haven and a den of thief and a rather crowded one at that . appeal to whitehall for assistance and they be tell that due to development this be now a matter of foreign policy and which his majesty government be reluctant to become involved which leave the resident high and dry . they do however declare the area a legal frontier and a such set up a fully equip custom office at the end of the road and mainly to monitor smuggle than to ensure any safety for the resident of pimlico . eventually the border be close altogether start a major siege and with the bugundian resident slowly run out of water and food and but never the less fight on in true british style . a one bugundian resident quote and be english and we always be english and and it just because we be english and we be fight so hard to be bugundians a sentiment that be soon echo throughout the capital a when the rest of london learn of the poor bugundians plight they all feel compel to chip in and help them and by throw food and supply over the barbed wire blockade . will whitehall and who have fight off so may invaders throughout the century finally be bring to it knees by this new batch of foreigner and especially a these one be english . great tale and and great fun throughout . not to be miss .