The Lovers! (1973)
Retomando los papeles de la serie de televisión que primero los convirtieron en nombres familiares, Richard Beckinsale y Paula Wilcox interpretan a Geoffrey Scrimshaw y Beryl Battersby, una joven pareja vacilante e inexperta que intenta negociar el campo minado sexual de la sociedad "permisiva". Esta transferencia a la pantalla grande de la comedia de situación enormemente simpática de Jack Rosenthal muestra a la chica anticuada Beryl que continúa abofeteando los avances de su frustrado novio, cuyos torpes intentos de iniciar 'Percy Filth' sugieren que él mismo no está del todo preparado. Como todos los demás, Geoffrey y Beryl quieren enamorarse, o creen que lo hacen; como todos los demás, desde Adán y Eva. Pero Adán y Eva no vivían en Manchester en 1972...
Directora: 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 |
| Directing | Herbert Wise | Director |
| Writing | Jack Rosenthal | Writer |
| Camera | Robert Huke | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bernard Gribble | Editor |
| Directing | Barrie Melrose | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Brian Simmons | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Brady | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Porteous | Costume Design |
| Sound | Rowland Fowles | Boom Operator |
| Art | Peter Mullins | Production Design |
| Camera | Dennis C. Lewiston | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | David Gowing | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maude Onslow | Hairdresser |