this be a wonderful surreal comedy base on the play by spike milligan and john antrobus . you know that it be go to be an odd film right at the beginning and when the opening credit list the cast in order of their height . the film begin with the bbc ( frank thornton ) tell u through the facade of an old television that this be the third and or be it the fourth . and anniversary of the short war in history and lasting 2 hour and 28 minute . england be now a barren landscape and litter with derelict car and building and hill of old boot and broken crockery and and other debris . forty million people perished and there be only 20 known survivor . the queen do not survive and and of the 20 know survivor the next in line for the throne be a mrs ethel schroake of 393a high street and leytonstone . among the other survivor be ralph richardson ( o lucky man . ) a lord fortnum of alamein and who isn not look forward to his impend mutation into a bed sit room . michael hordern be bules martin and who wear a 18 carat hovis bread ring . spike milligan be a postman who wander around and deliver some memorable dialogue and for example represent and in come the three bear the daddy bear say and who be sleep in my porridge . and the mummy bear say and that no porridge and that be my wife . arthur lowe be slowly turn into a parrot ( which be then eat by spike milligan ) and while his wife and the owner of her own death certificate and turn into a wardrobe . his daughter be pregnant with a strange creature and which she have hold inside her for seventeen month . peter cook and dudley moore be a pair of policeman who perpetually tell the others to keep move . moore growl a lot and turn into a dog at the end . marty feldman be a wellington boot wear nurse . it a hilarious and absurdist treat and and one of my treasured filmic pleasure .