The Lovers! (1973)
Reprising the television series roles which first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey Scrimshaw and Beryl Battersby, a hesitant, inexperienced, young couple attempting to negotiate the sexual minefield of the ‘permissive’ society. This big-screen transfer of Jack Rosenthal’s hugely likeable sitcom sees old-fashioned girl Beryl continuing to slap down the advances of her frustrated boyfriend, whose clumsy attempts to initiate ‘Percy Filth’ suggest he’s not quite up to speed himself! Like everyone else, Geoffrey and Beryl want to fall in love – or they think they do; like everyone else, since Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve didn’t live in Manchester in 1972…
Director: Herbert Wise
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Richard Beckinsale as Geoffrey Scrimshaw |
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Paula Wilcox as Beryl Battersby |
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Susan Littler as Sandra |
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Rosalind Ayres as Veronica |
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Anthony Naylor as Neville |
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Nikolas Simmonds as Roland |
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Joan Scott as Beryl's Mum |
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Stella Moray as Geoffrey's Mum |
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John Comer as Geoffrey's Dad |
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Pamela Moiseiwitsch as Enid |
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Bruce Watt as Jeremy |
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Paul Greenwood as Trainee Manager |
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Bernard Latham as 'Handsome' |
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Karen Ford as Foreign Girl |
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James Snell as Doctor |
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Mary Henry as Jumble Sale Woman |
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Ian Gray as Bookstall Assistant |
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Serena as Stripper |
| Writing | Jack Rosenthal | Writer |
| Directing | Herbert Wise | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maude Onslow | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Barrie Melrose | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rowland Fowles | Boom Operator |
| Art | Peter Mullins | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Porteous | Costume Design |
| Editing | David Gowing | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Robert Huke | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bernard Gribble | Editor |
| Sound | Brian Simmons | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Dennis C. Lewiston | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Brady | Wardrobe Supervisor |
