This lively and enjoyable lightweight musical comedy stars Tommy Steele as a young British seaman in Spain who takes the place of a bullfighter.
Young seafarer Tommy Tomkins (Steele) docks in Seville, and whilst returning to his ship, he breaks the fall of renowned bullfighter Parilla (Virgilio Teixeira).
When the bullfighter is set up by a bunch of smugglers to take the rap for their crimes, Tomkins is persuaded by crooked bullfight promoters Cadena (Sid James) and Paco (Bernard Cribbins) to stand in for Parilla as the ‘English Matador’.
Tomkins hopes to win a fortune as the stand-in toreador and return to Blighty with English dancer Amanda (Janet Munro).
Steele, a real-life former merchant seaman, produces an energetic performance interspersed with a nicely varied collection of songs, including the Top 10 chart hit Little White Bull.
Support comes from Janet Munro‘s attractive presence and a host of comedy cameos from familiar faces, including Eric Sykes, Warren Mitchell and Kenneth Williams.
Tommy Tomkins
Tommy Steele
Amanda
Janet Munro
Cadena
Sid James
Paco
Bernard Cribbins
Captain
Noel Purcell
Parilla
Virgilio Teixeira
Inspector Quintero
Jose Nieto
Lopez
Ferdy Mayne
Jose
Harold Kasket
Vice-Consul
Kenneth Williams
Martin
Eric Sykes
Director John Paddy Carstairs
Audio
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Tomkins hopes to win a fortune as the stand-in toreador and return to Blighty with English dancer Amanda (Janet Munro).
