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Comedy

Man About the House

- The hilarious adventures of two girls with a... Man About the House!

An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered money and run but his wife Mildred and their lodgers join with other residents to take a stand and keep things as they are.

Release Date : 1974-12-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hammer Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard O'Sullivan

Character Name : Robin Tripp

Original Name : Richard O'Sullivan

Gender : Male

Paula Wilcox

Character Name : Chrissy

Original Name : Paula Wilcox

Gender : Female

Sally Thomsett

Character Name : Jo

Original Name : Sally Thomsett

Gender : Female

Brian Murphy

Character Name : George

Original Name : Brian Murphy

Gender : Male

Yootha Joyce

Character Name : Mildred

Original Name : Yootha Joyce

Gender : Female

Doug Fisher

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Doug Fisher

Gender : Male

Peter Cellier

Character Name : Morris Pluthero

Original Name : Peter Cellier

Gender : Male

Patrick Newell

Character Name : Sir Edmund Weir

Original Name : Patrick Newell

Gender : Male

Aimi MacDonald

Character Name : Hazel Lovett

Original Name : Aimi MacDonald

Gender : Female

Jack Smethurst

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Jack Smethurst

Gender : Male

Rudolph Walker

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Rudolph Walker

Gender : Male

Spike Milligan

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Spike Milligan

Gender : Male

Bill Grundy

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Bill Grundy

Gender : Male

Melvyn Hayes

Character Name : Nigel

Original Name : Melvyn Hayes

Gender : Male

Arthur Lowe

Character Name : Spiros

Original Name : Arthur Lowe

Gender : Male

Bill Pertwee

Character Name : Postman

Original Name : Bill Pertwee

Gender : Male

Johnny Briggs

Character Name : Milkman

Original Name : Johnny Briggs

Gender : Male

Aubrey Morris

Character Name : Lecturer

Original Name : Aubrey Morris

Gender : Male

Michael Robbins

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Michael Robbins

Gender : Male

Norman Mitchell

Character Name : Arthur the Doorman

Original Name : Norman Mitchell

Gender : Male

Bill Maynard

Character Name : Chef

Original Name : Bill Maynard

Gender : Male

Corinne Skinner-Carter

Character Name : Housewife

Original Name : Corinne Skinner-Carter

Gender : Female

Pauline Peart

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Pauline Peart

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Round the houses the writers go. A film spin off from the hugely popular British situation comedy of the same name, it stars Richard O’Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy. When a development company tries to buy all the houses in their street, flatmates Robin, Chrissy and Jo decide to help their landlords in staving off the buy out. The material here is sadly too thin that it wastes what was always a damn fine cast. The sexy spark between Robin and the two girls is still there, and Mildred’s (Joyce) sexual frustration with hubby George (Murphy) continues; with an interesting twist added a film’s culmination, yet it’s all very tired and short on laughs. You know you are trouble when you have to resort to a gastric stomach problem to hang your big laugh sequence on. Still, the cast are always watchable (I have been in love and lust with Wilcox since forever), while small appearances by Arthur Lowe and Spike Milligan are most welcome diversions from the poor screenplay. 5/10