Fred Tickle (Reginald Beckwith) is the downtrodden Commissionaire at the Gallant Blades razor factory. He passes every weary day without even noticing the world go by, and the world passes without noticing Fred.
His life is dramatically changed, though, when a skin allergy forces him to stop shaving for three weeks, and he begins to grow a beard.
While his employers are outraged, his beard increases Fred’s social prestige, and when the three weeks are up, he can’t bear to part with it- even though his wife Violet (Alison Bayley) hates it.
His boss – business tycoon Sir Mortimer Gallant (a superb performance from John Le Mesurier) – sacks him.
Immediately, the workers at the factory rally round Fred and go on strike, causing Fred’s beard to make headline news, and before long, he’s the focal point of the nation, and Gallant Blades is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios.
Fred Tickle
Reginald Beckwith Ann Tickle
Dorinda Stevens Sir Mortimer Gallant
John Le Mesurier Gregory Willett
Brian Oulton Violet Tickle
Alison Bayley Percy
Harold Goodwin Elsie Grumble
Barbara Windsor Jim Lester
Stanley Morgan Vicar
Stanley Unwin Interviewer
Keith Smith Mr Rembrandt
Tony Hawes Sidney
Eddie Malin Arthur
Raymond Rollett Doctor
Cardew Robinson
Doctor
Terry Bishop
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While his employers are outraged, his beard increases Fred’s social prestige, and when the three weeks are up, he can’t bear to part with it- even though his wife Violet (Alison Bayley) hates it.
