George and Mildred (1980)

Director:

Peter Frazer-Jones

Writers:

Dick Sharples (screenplay), Brian Cooke (characters),

Stars:

Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Stratford Johns

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yootha Joyce	...	Mildred Roper
Brian Murphy	...	George Roper
Stratford Johns	...	Harry Pinto
Norman Eshley	...	Jeffrey Fourmile
Sheila Fearn	...	Anne Fourmile
Kenneth Cope	...	Harvey
David Barry	...	Elvis
Sue Bond	...	Marlene
Nicholas Bond-Owen	...	Tristram Fourmile (as Nicholas Bond Owen)
Neil McCarthy	...	Eddie
Dudley Sutton	...	Jacko
Garfield Morgan	...	Bridges
Harry Fowler	...	Fisher
Bruce Montague	...	Spanish Businessman
Michael Angelis	...	Cafe Proprietor

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | based on tv series | working class | independent film

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Taglines:

She's still trying to steer him towards romance. He still doesn't know what she's driving at.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

George and Mildred: The Movie

Filming Locations:

EMI Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chips Productions, Cinema Arts International Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released after the death of one of its stars Yootha Joyce.

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Connections

References Tiswas (1974)

User Reviews

Has Nothing In Common With The Series

GEORGE AND MILDRED was a spin off from the mid 1970s sit-com MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE . Though I haven't seen the series since it was last broadcast I do remember it being fairly amusing with most of the comedy arising from the eponymous couple going to live beside the snobbish Fourmile family , a sort of LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR without the cynical racist gags .

Having seen this " big screen version of the show " I find myself asking what it's a big screen version of ? Certainly not of a popular mid 70s sit com of the same name . For some reason the movie jettisons all character interaction from the television by having George and Mildred leaving the street where they live behind and getting caught up in a plot involving some serious gangsters who want something George has inadvertently picked up and which leads to some cringe making situations and lines like:

" Did he give it to you "

" No that's the first time a man has resisted my charms "

" I meant the envelope "

You do get the impression that screenwriter Dick Sharples ( Who never wrote an episode for the original sit-com ) has never seen an episode of the source material and has got the show confused with the CARRY ON series of films . In many ways it resembles the same mistakes of the latter LOST IN SPACE movie in that it has absolutely nothing in common with the series that spawned it