Old Mother Riley M.P.

Old Mother Riley MP is a daft but an enjoyable film with an over the top and manic performance by Arthur Lucan, who seems to be all arm movements and some innuendo as well.

Old Mother Riley gets sack from her job as a washer woman in a laundry after a quarrel with the laundry owner. When the owner stands for Parliament and plans to pull down the houses on her street, Old Mother Riley also decides to stand as well, leading to some dirty tricks by his rival.

When she is elected to Parliament, Old Mother Riley fights for social justice and becomes a Minister in the department of Strange Affairs where she pursues a European country that owes Britain some money.

There is an element of farce in this film and also surrealism when Old Mother Riley knocks on a door while canvassing, two kids play the husband and wife of the household with an overgrown man playing their child.

Mrs Brown from the BBC sitcom is really the modern version of Old Mother Riley with more swearing and smuttiness.