Ealing Plots (Part II)

After the war ended, Ealing’s comedies and dramas continued to bear the narrative hallmarks of the films it had made about the conflict.

Joseph Macroon (Wylie Watson) pouring whiskey, watched by (background, left to right) George Campbell (Gordon Jackson), Peggy Macroon (Joan Greenwood), Sergeant Odd (Bruce Seton), and (foreground) Catriona Macroon (Gabrielle Blunt) in 1949’s Whisky Galore! (Ealing Studios).

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This post is part of the ‘Research and Reflections’ occasional series, consisting of pieces based on my ongoing academic research, as well as on my musings on and responses to current affairs and personal developments.

Content warnings: Murder; Death; Alcohol; Bereavement; Domestic violence.