Moussaka & Chips

Veteran comedy stars Ron Moody and Mike Reid are in very fine form here, a bumbling office functionary with the espionage organization MI7. Charlotte Green becomes the unlikely hero who must take on a wily Mike Reids Shalom Godsall chacter. But she won't have to go it alone: her sidekick Miles that she's supposed to be protecting on the Island of Zante. Godsall has sent two of his minions a father and son team Danny and Jay to find and take out Miles, but naturally they're not going to stop there; Godsall has a loftier ambition in mind.

"Moussaka & Chips" is a fast-paced, engagingly silly James Bond spoof. It's not always that inspired, as it goes for cheap and easy laughs. That said, it's generally good entertainment for a family audience, with some good sight gags and verbal jokes. It travels far on the winning goofiness of Helena Roman and two minions Danny and Jay played by Danny Ogle and Jason Gerard, who react to her misfortunes with great deadpan humour. But the whole cast is a delight: Mike Reid is a hilariously pompous villain, Moody adds his own substantial amount of comedy relief, and Miles is great as a witness hiding out. Particularly priceless is the way the two minions behave when they thinks nobody is watching. "Does Your Mother Know?"

"Moussaka & Chips" is must viewing and a worthy successor to such dense but dedicated characters as Inspector Clouseau and Frank Drebin (to name just two).