Comedy

Father Came Too!

When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up themselves. But when the cottage proves to be more ramshackle than they thought, and the scale of the repairs needed far out of their budget, the newlyweds are forced into calling on Juliet's father after all. Before long he's employed incompetent builder Josh Wicks, and the situation goes from bad to worse.

Release Date : 1964-02-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Independent Artists

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Roddy Chipfield

Original Name : Leslie Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dexter Munro

Original Name : Stanley Baxter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juliet Munro

Original Name : Sally Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Gallagher

Original Name : Eric Barker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ron

Original Name : Kenneth Cope

Gender : Male

Character Name : Executioner

Original Name : Terry Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Josh

Original Name : Ronnie Barker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir Beverly Grant

Original Name : James Robertson Justice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mart Queen of Scots

Original Name : Hugh Lloyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Francis Drake

Original Name : Fred Emney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles II

Original Name : Peter Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stan

Original Name : Philip Locke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wally

Original Name : Timothy Bateson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fire Officer

Original Name : Cardew Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Peter Woodthorpe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benzil Bulstrode

Original Name : James Villiers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert the Bruce

Original Name : John Bluthal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy Fawkes

Original Name : Joseph Brady

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Wedgewood

Original Name : Raymond Huntley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nell Gwynne

Original Name : Vanda Hudson

Gender : Female

Character Name : King Harold

Original Name : Patrick Newell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Trumper

Original Name : Geoffrey Dunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Traffic Warden

Original Name : Arthur Mullard

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-02

I think this might be described as a film that didn't quite realise the sum of it's parts. A strong British comedy line up, but a rather thin plot and comedy that bordered just a bit too much on slapstick for my liking. "Sally" (Julie Munro) and "Dexter" (Stanley Baxter) are newlyweds trying to - thriftily - do up their rather ramshackle cottage that they bought from "Chipfield" (Leslie Philips). Enter her father, the wealthy and somewhat domineering "Sir Beverley" who imposes himself on the young couple - and on their wily builders - with predictably disastrous results. It is probably half an hour too long this, the jokes are there but you can see the punchlines from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Characterful, though - there is some chemistry on screen and a host of well-known faces (many from history!) keep the film moving along OK from one set-piece to the next. You might not recall watching it shortly afterwards, but it's an amusing enough 90 minutes that reminds you of the old adage - "nobody over 50 ought ever to go up a ladder!"