Storyline

When an unexploded World War II bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, London, England, it reveals a treasure trove. They find documents proving that the region is, in fact, part of Burgundy, France, and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area. The "Burgundians" fight back.—Stephen Parkin

Plot Keywords

drought, rationing, london england, bomb, impersonating a police officer, heat wave, gold coin, double decker bus, diplomacy, customs, bureaucracy, barbed wire, magician, zoo, underground, subway, smuggling, pool, playground, bank

Short Review

A near-perfect expression of the lightly anarchistic ethos associated with Britain's Ealing studio, with a host of great character actors and a script by... TEB Clarke that stands as a model of how to develop an absurd situation step by step.

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