A Private Function Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin), who was encouraged to do so by his wife Joyce (Maggie Smith). Meanwhile a food inspector is determined to stop activities circumventing the food rationing. Three pigs were used in the filming of "A Private Function", all named Betty. Producer Mark Shivas was advised by Intellectual Animals UK that the pigs used should be female and six months old so as to not be too large or aggressive. However, the pigs were "unpredictable and often quite dangerous". During filming of one of the kitchen scenes, Maggie Smith was hemmed in by one of the pigs and
The Animal World (film) even though, as Harryhausen pointed out, the film's live action sequences show fights between lions and gazelles and the like. For many years, still shots from the segment were included in View-Master slide show reels. Some of the footage was reused for portions of the "Night Gallery" season 2 episode "The Painted Mirror," as well as in the 1970 film "Trog", and the entire sequence was released as an extra on the 2003 DVD release of "The Black Scorpion". The Animal World (film) The Animal World is a 1956 documentary film that was produced, written and directed by Irwin Allen.