It holds a rare 100 per cent positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and was voted the 13th greatest British film of all time in a BFI poll of leading industry figures.

Almost 70 years since its release and the Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning black comedy The Ladykillers still lives up to its reputation.

Starring the likes of Sir Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers, the Ealing Studios crime film saw a lonely widow rent out rooms to a gang of criminals.

However, it’s not long…