Inn For Trouble (1960)

Peggy Mount and David Kossof reprised their popular television roles of Ada and Alf Larkins in this feature film.

After 25 years working at Belcher’s Brewery, Londoner Alf Larkin (David Kossoff) is given an ailing village pub to manage. But the Earl Osbourne is in trouble, mostly because the current Lord Osbourne himself (Glyn Owen) has a tradition of giving his own very quaffable beer away absolutely free once a quarter.

The plot is thin, and consists of Ada coming up with various tricks to induce tourists and locals into her pub.

Meanwhile, rival brewery representative Harold Gaskin (Alan Wheatley) tries to trick John Belcher (Leslie Phillips) into selling the pub as a motorway is about to be built in the vicinity, which will elevate the insignificant watering hole to the status of a service station goldmine.

For no apparent reason, there is the obligatory gorgeous French girl, Yvette Dupres (Yvonne Monlaur), staying at this pub in the middle of nowhere. Esma Cannon and Irene Handl are in top form as the gossipy ladies in the village shop.

Shaun O’Riordan and Ronan O’Casey reprise their roles from The Larkins TV series as Ada and Alf’s son, Eddie, and Canadian son-in-law, Jeff Rogers, respectively.

Ada Larkins
Peggy Mount
Alf Larkins
David Kossoff
Eddie Larkins
Shaun O’Riordan
Jeff Rogers
Ronan O’Casey
Deirdre
Paddi Edwards
John Belcher
Leslie Phillips
Basil Belcher
Arthur Lawrence
Charlie
Graham Stark
Hetty Prout
Barbara Mitchell
Ted
Alan Rolfe
Fred
Fred Robinson
Old Charlie
Edward Malin
Harold Gaskin
Alan Wheatley
Farmer
Stanley Unwin
Silas Withering
Charles Hawtrey
Mr Turner
Edwin Richfield
Yvette Dupres
Yvonne Monlaur
Percy Pirbright
Frank Williams
George
Gerald Campion
Lord Osbourne/Bill
Glyn Owen
Sergeant Saunders
Willoughby Goddard
Sir Hector Gore-Blandish
A.E. Matthews
Lily
Irene Handl
Dolly
Esma Cannon
Jumbo
Graham Moffatt

Director
C.M. Pennington-Richards