Where to watch The Great McGonagall (1975) in the UK
The Great McGonagall (1975) is not currently on UK subscription streaming. It can be bought from Apple TV Store. Last verified on 10 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
"I am Queen Victoria, and I am very Big in England."
In this high-camp farce, Goons legend Spike Milligan stars as William Topaz McGonagall, an unemployed Scottish weaver and aspiring poet laureate who falls in love with Queen Victoria - a brilliant cameo by Peter Sellers - and thereafter devotes his banal poetry to her. Though McGonagall's solicitations are rejected by the Queen, it doesn't stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as McGonagall hilariously attempts to become the greatest poet in the land. The image of the bad poet, trapped by his romanticism and inspired by a muse with a tin ear, appealed mightily to Spike Milligan, and this cult British spoof features the Goons show maestro at his ridiculous, genre-defying best.
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THE GREAT MCGONAGALL
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Top-billed cast in The Great McGonagall.
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Spike MilliganWilliam Topaz McGonagall -
Peter SellersQueen Victoria -
Julia FosterMrs. McGonagall -
John Bluthalvarious -
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Valentine Dyall -
Clifton Jones -
Julian Chagrin
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Where can I watch The Great McGonagall in the UK?
The Great McGonagall (1975) is not currently included in any UK subscription service. It is available to buy on Apple TV Store in the United Kingdom.
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