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There are many interesting films because something is repeated. As in the the television adventures of the potty-mouthed Dublin mammy attracted 11 million viewers, it's repeated more times than Mrs Brown says "feck" in an episode, and the show is now a worldwide brand with cartoon spin-offs, tea towels, greetings cards and books. But will D'Movie be a D'Isaster? Hit sitcoms transfer as easily to film as Agnes Brown moves from baggy cardigan to shimmering ball gown. A few have made it. The Likely Lads, On The Buses and Porridge managed to pull decent audiences at the cinema. And, more recently, The Inbetweeners actually improved on its television success. But dozens more have failed. Steptoe And Son, Rising Damp and Till Death Us Do Part never hit the mark set by their sitcom counterparts. Bless This House, Bilko and Bewitched made a case for the argument that more is usually less. More recently, Keith Lemon - The Film proved to be, well, a lemon. So why do sitco