Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan: Madcap Days in Cyprus

A nostalgic look at Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan’s madcap days in Cyprus, revisiting their tense, comic and unforgettable moments during the early 1970s.

Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan: Madcap Days in Cyprus

Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan madcap and tense days in Cyprus in the early 1970s

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Conjecture Cyprus- Cigarette Sellers and Cyprus (Part 2).

‘I look in the mirror, and what I see is someone who has never grown up – a crashing sentimentalist who alternates between great heights and black depths.’ Peter Sellers.

This is a Non-Monetised video project about the time Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan spent in Cyprus in the early 1970’s. Initially on the island to film ‘Ghost in the Noonday Sun’, both men would end up filming a cigarette advert (even though they were anti-smokers). The mini-documentary discusses issues between the director, cast, and crew, and is an insight into the two British comedy legends and how their friendship was tested under the sun in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Further information on their time in Cyprus can be viewed online:

*The Ghost of Peter Sellers is a 2018 documentary film directed by Peter Medak and produced by Paul Iacovou. Accessible on Vimeo and DVD.

*The Ghost in the Noonday Sun Film- is currently available online.

Director- Peter Medak: Currently aged 88. He directed films and TV shows during his career from 1968 until 2018.

Norma Farnes: Was Spike Milligan’s agent, manager and friend. She died in 2019 and was 84 years old.

Eric Sykes: A friend of both Sellers and Milligan. His agent was also Norma Farnes. He died in 2012 and was 89 years old.

Raquel Welch: American actor, whose acting career lasted from 1964 until 2017. She passed away in 2023, aged 82.

Sophia Loren: Italian actor, whose career in the arts started in the 1950’s. She was married to Carlo Ponti.

President Archbishop Makarios III: Cyprus’ first President. He served as elected leader until 1977 and died of a heart attack.

Harry Secombe: Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Mostly associated with his time with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan as part of the Goon Show (1951-1960). He carved out a successful career as a TV presenter in later life. Died in 2001, aged 79.