The attitudes on display in this film based on the 1970s TV comedy series are so dated that they are more laughable than offensive.
Time, however, hasn’t dimmed its spectacular unfunniness – if ever a sitcom less deserved elevation to the big screen then this was it.
Watch it only to boggle at a career low point for a number of well-known British faces.
Jack Smethurst passed away on 16 February 2022, aged 89.
Eddie Booth
Jack Smethurst Bill Reynolds
Rudolph Walker Joan Booth
Kate Williams Barbie Reynolds
Nina Baden-Semper Mr Granger
Bill Fraser Joe Reynolds
Charles Hyatt Jacko
Keith Marsh Arthur
Tommy Godfrey Annie Booth
Patricia Hayes Terry
Melvyn Hayes Winston
Azad Ali Carter
Arthur English Registrar
Clifford Mollison Charlie
Lincoln Webb Norma
Andria Lawrence Betty
Anna Dawson Dolly
Pamela Cundell Lil
Annie Leake Susie
Princess Tamara Carol
Siobhan Quinlan Cyril
James Beck
Director
John Robins
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Time, however, hasn’t dimmed its spectacular unfunniness – if ever a sitcom less deserved elevation to the big screen then this was it.
