Not quite Norman's best film, but it has plenty of great comic moments. Stanley Unwin's contribution in his inimitable gibberish (you can in fact follow the meaning if you listen very carefully!) is brilliant as always. Frances White gives a lovely performance as Liz. She may not have been as 'attractive' as Norman's primary love-interest Eleanor, but she turns out a much more worthy character. The seaside locations are beautiful (I must visit Teignmouth one day). And the condemnation of tinpot local politicians is perfect, and should be seen more often. For me, though, the supreme glory of 'Press For Time' is Norman's stunt when he visits the Mayor's house. Liz's mother introducing him to her daughter, while he's hanging from the chandelier, is a truly unforgettable moment in British cinema.
18 Reviews
PRESS FOR TIME (Robert Asher, 1966) **1/2
Bunuel197625 August 2006
This is the last film in Carlton's 12-Disc "The Norman Wisdom Collection" (and his last official starring vehicle), also made in color and featuring the star in no less than three roles - a young ne'er-do-well, his ex-suffragette mother and the spastic British Prime Minister (who'd rather not get involved with his lowly relatives). It's not bad and the star - who's beginning to show his age - is in good form, with the best scenes being his disruption of a Council meeting and the sustained set-piece in which he contrives to destroy the stage during the inauguration of a new housing block (followed shortly by the edifice itself). Bafflingly, the only film of Wisdom's not to have made it to DVD as yet is the well-regarded caper THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN (1960) as, in fact, even the atypical THE GIRL ON THE BOAT (1962) has been given a budget release!
In any case, PRESS FOR TIME is also notable for the presence of Stanley Unwin (as the Town Clerk), an eccentric British comic best-known today perhaps for providing the "gibberish" narration to The Small Faces' song suite on Side Two of their classic psychedelic album, "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" (1968). The film's lively score, then, was the first for the cinema by ex-Manfred Mann band member, Mike Vickers, who would go on to score a number of rather dismal British fantasy flicks. Curiously enough, PRESS FOR TIME was produced by Robert Hartford-Davis and Peter Newbrook (serving also as cinematographer) who are best-known as directors for their own dabblings in the Horror genre like THE FIEND (1971) and THE ASPHYX (1973) respectively!
In any case, PRESS FOR TIME is also notable for the presence of Stanley Unwin (as the Town Clerk), an eccentric British comic best-known today perhaps for providing the "gibberish" narration to The Small Faces' song suite on Side Two of their classic psychedelic album, "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" (1968). The film's lively score, then, was the first for the cinema by ex-Manfred Mann band member, Mike Vickers, who would go on to score a number of rather dismal British fantasy flicks. Curiously enough, PRESS FOR TIME was produced by Robert Hartford-Davis and Peter Newbrook (serving also as cinematographer) who are best-known as directors for their own dabblings in the Horror genre like THE FIEND (1971) and THE ASPHYX (1973) respectively!
Late Wisdom film missing his early comedy appeal
SimonJack13 November 2016
Norman Wisdom plays three roles in "Press for Time," although two are very brief. He sells newspapers and is the grandson of the prime minister of England. His mom and granddad (in his other roles) want Norman Shields to do better. So, granddad leans on a political crony to get him a job on a newspaper the crony owns. It's located in Tinmouth (actual Teignmouth), along the English Coast.
Others have noted that in this late film in Wisdom's career, his character seems to have lost its innocence. He still has crazy antics, but they are missing the playfulness and humor of his earlier escapades. His humor with the mix of local politics doesn't come off as funny. But, there still are some laughs in this film. Stanley Unwin as the town clerk, Mr. Nottage, is very funny in his garbled talk.
This is one of the lesser Wisdom comedy films. Die-hard fans will enjoy it. Those not familiar with Wisdom would better watch another film to appreciate Wisdom's humor and energetic talent for comedy. "On the Beat," "A Stitch in Time," or "The Bulldog Breed," are all first-rate comedies.
Others have noted that in this late film in Wisdom's career, his character seems to have lost its innocence. He still has crazy antics, but they are missing the playfulness and humor of his earlier escapades. His humor with the mix of local politics doesn't come off as funny. But, there still are some laughs in this film. Stanley Unwin as the town clerk, Mr. Nottage, is very funny in his garbled talk.
This is one of the lesser Wisdom comedy films. Die-hard fans will enjoy it. Those not familiar with Wisdom would better watch another film to appreciate Wisdom's humor and energetic talent for comedy. "On the Beat," "A Stitch in Time," or "The Bulldog Breed," are all first-rate comedies.
Standard Wisdom fare lacks the same innocent spark of his other stuff
bob the moo20 February 2002
Norman Shields is the Grandson of the Prime Minister of England. He was fathered by a drain inspector and has been shunned by his family. However the PM feels an obligation to look after him and sets him up as a journalist in a small town paper. Despite causing chaos wherever he goes, Norman gets involved with both Labour and Tory councillors and eventually teaches them a thing or two about what politics should mean.
This film was yet another in the long running series of Norman Wisdom comedies that relied on his talent to be a likeable, misunderstood, clumsy, common clown. Here the story has it's usual message for the working classes - here Norman shows up the toffs in local government as self-centred and disconnected. The love interest is even more interesting than usual, here she is a plain Jane type rather than a stunner who falls for Norman's charms. As a film it is interesting enough, but the comedy is not as fresh as in other Wisdom films.
It may be because he is a little older than other films, his character doesn't feel quite so innocent or wide-eyed as before and it makes his antics seem less acceptable. He also plays his own Mother and Grandfather, however they are quite empty characters and are only amusing because they are played by Wisdom.
Overall this is not quite up to Wisdom's usual standard but it has a good message, an interesting story and some genuinely amusing scenes.
This film was yet another in the long running series of Norman Wisdom comedies that relied on his talent to be a likeable, misunderstood, clumsy, common clown. Here the story has it's usual message for the working classes - here Norman shows up the toffs in local government as self-centred and disconnected. The love interest is even more interesting than usual, here she is a plain Jane type rather than a stunner who falls for Norman's charms. As a film it is interesting enough, but the comedy is not as fresh as in other Wisdom films.
It may be because he is a little older than other films, his character doesn't feel quite so innocent or wide-eyed as before and it makes his antics seem less acceptable. He also plays his own Mother and Grandfather, however they are quite empty characters and are only amusing because they are played by Wisdom.
Overall this is not quite up to Wisdom's usual standard but it has a good message, an interesting story and some genuinely amusing scenes.
Tinmouth Cub Reporter
crossbow010618 July 2010
The best analogy for American audiences for a Norman Wisdom film is Jerry Lewis. Like Mr. Lewis, Mr. Wisdom, at least in the films I've seen, have him playing bumbling, fish out of water, slightly dim characters. This film is no exception, as he plays Norman Shields, the grandson of the Prime Minister (also played by Wisdom), who gets sent to provincial seaside town Tinmouth in England to become a reporter. Things happen, mostly slapstick type mishaps, all because of him. There is political commentary here which is lost on me, bit it hardly matters. Its a silly comedy, but its a Norman wisdom comedy, so its hard to take seriously. For the uninitiated, try "Just My Luck" or "Trouble In Store" first. For those who know of Norman, add a notch to my vote and enjoy.
Teignmouth looked lovely.
jhsteel16 October 2010
My family took me on holiday to Teignmouth in Devon in 1966 - I was a child. It was very nostalgic to see this film because the town looked lovely. Norman Wisdom had a lot of charm (I always thought so when he was younger) and it's a gentle 1960s comedy - so worth watching for many reasons, in my case. There are some genuinely funny scenes - there was a bus chase which shows the seaside scenery to good effect, and a great moment involving a rowing boat. Norman Wisdom is joined by a cast of familiar faces in British comedy films of that period. One is Stanley Unwin, a character actor who specialised in his own unique language "Unwinese" - it's hilarious.
They don't make films like this any more and the tradition of British film comedy is one to treasure. The late Norman Wisdom will be sadly missed.
They don't make films like this any more and the tradition of British film comedy is one to treasure. The late Norman Wisdom will be sadly missed.
Long in the tooth
Leofwine_draca14 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Norman was getting on a bit by the time of this vehicle but it still works to a degree, although it's not as good as those he was making a decade or even five years previously. I found his multiple role schtick to be annoying but I've never liked this kind of thing, finding Peter Sellers similarly tiresome. The slapstick material with the novice journalist is better, although the romantic sub-plot feels more stalkery than amusing. Kudos for the great set-piece with the chandelier, the political satire, and for the casting of the excellent Stanley Unwin in a small role.
Pressed for Type
michaelarmer25 May 2020
This is more of a social drama than a comedy, although it does have comedy in it, it is slightly different than the other Norman films in that.
It is more interesting than anything else to me, to see what it was like in a seaside town in the sixties, Teignmouth looked absolutely lovely, filmed in the summer of 1966 when England was on top of the world.
The comedy was fun, but not that funny, there was no instant laugh for me, but it was good acting, the girls were a bit of a side issue, it was more about politics. And there lies the problem, its difficult to make good comedy from politics (It has been done well since - Yes Minister), and even Norman could not pull it off, his accident stunts looked more embarrassing than funny, and the choosing the ugly girl to win the beauty contest was a bit cheesy.
However I give it a 6 because it was interesting.
It is more interesting than anything else to me, to see what it was like in a seaside town in the sixties, Teignmouth looked absolutely lovely, filmed in the summer of 1966 when England was on top of the world.
The comedy was fun, but not that funny, there was no instant laugh for me, but it was good acting, the girls were a bit of a side issue, it was more about politics. And there lies the problem, its difficult to make good comedy from politics (It has been done well since - Yes Minister), and even Norman could not pull it off, his accident stunts looked more embarrassing than funny, and the choosing the ugly girl to win the beauty contest was a bit cheesy.
However I give it a 6 because it was interesting.
Press for Time
studioAT30 July 2020
The last film Norman Wisdom headlined for Rank, and sadly it's nowhere near his best.
The 'Norman in multi-roles' idea falls a bit flat, and the story never really amounts to much, with much of innocence associated to the characters played by Wisdom lacking here.
It's not without good moments, but it isn't a film I'd rush to see again.
The 'Norman in multi-roles' idea falls a bit flat, and the story never really amounts to much, with much of innocence associated to the characters played by Wisdom lacking here.
It's not without good moments, but it isn't a film I'd rush to see again.
Wisdom clearly had fun making this.
Sleepin_Dragon16 April 2020
Press for time, where to begin? It's a somewhat madcap comedy, I'm not sure why, but I get glimpses of some of the earlier Carry on Films, it has that vibe, no smut, good clean humour. It takes its time to get going, but the scenes involving The Mayoress are hilarious, particularly in the debating chamber and at the 1000th house.
The Beauty Contest scene was perhaps a little deeper than you would perhaps think, there are several messages in it, the first being that beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder, and secondly, how refreshing to see women with curves!
Stanley Unwin is great to watch, delivering his gobbledegook lines in his own unique style. Frances White is lovely as Norman's eventual live interest, but the one that stole the show for me was Noel Dyson, who played The Mayoress.
Not a classic, but enough madcap moments, and if course shows us that the eternal battle between Labour and Conservatives has gone on for a very long time. 6/10.
The Beauty Contest scene was perhaps a little deeper than you would perhaps think, there are several messages in it, the first being that beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder, and secondly, how refreshing to see women with curves!
Stanley Unwin is great to watch, delivering his gobbledegook lines in his own unique style. Frances White is lovely as Norman's eventual live interest, but the one that stole the show for me was Noel Dyson, who played The Mayoress.
Not a classic, but enough madcap moments, and if course shows us that the eternal battle between Labour and Conservatives has gone on for a very long time. 6/10.
"Holiday resort? This is the last resort!"
ShadeGrenade28 February 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Following 'The Early Bird' in 1966, Norman Wisdom split with producer Hugh Stewart ( who went on to bring Morecambe & Wise to the big screen ), and teamed with Robert Hartford-Davis and Peter Newbrook, later to make exploitation pictures such as 'Incense For The Damned' and 'Corruption'. Norman's first work for them was a cameo as a boxing priest in the Michael Bentine comedy 'The Sandwich Man'.
'Press For Time' was the second Norman Wisdom film ( the first being 'Girl On The Boat' ) to be adapted from a published source - in this case Angus McGill's 'Yea! Yea! Yea!'. I have never read it, so cannot comment.
Norman plays 'Norman Shields', a Westminster newspaper seller. In a nod to the Peter Sellers comedies, he also plays a number of members of the Shields family, including the current Prime Minister, a doddery old fool obviously based on Harold Macmillan. The Tories are in power ( unlike the real 1966, where Harold Wilson was residing at No.10 ). The P.M. pulls strings to get Norman a job as reporter on 'The Tinmouth Times', a local paper in a seaside town in the West Country. No sooner has he gotten off the train than he becomes embroiled in a war between ruling Labour Mayor Aldeman Corcoran ( Derek Francis ) and the editor of the 'Tinmouth Times', Tory M.P. Major Bartlett ( Derek Bond ).
Norman falls for glamorous reporter Eleanor ( Angela Browne ), but she ( unsurprisingly ) is disinterested, reserving her charms for the Major. In anticipation of the Tory sex scandals of the '90's, the Major is also having it away with his secretary Ruby ( Tracey Crisp ) and rigs a beauty contest so that she will win. Of course Norman is having none of this and changes the result, favouring Corcoran's mousy daughter Liz ( Frances White ).
The trouble with the film is that the political satire sits uneasily alongside Norman's familiar brand of slapstick. Norman's plea for harmony from the major parties is, as you would expect, contrived, but there is a very funny scene at a council meeting, and the first speaker is the legendary Stanley Unwin, the man who raised gibberish to an art form. The seaside town setting, the cynical manipulation of the democratic system by self-centred politicians, and the trampling-on of local concerns were themes explored in an earlier British movie - Tony Hancock's brilliant 'The Punch & Judy Man'.
Other classic Norman 'moments' include him flying backwards through the air when a bundle of newspapers comes his way, getting his bike caught on a light fitting, the destruction of a house on a newly-built estate, the afore-mentioned council meeting degenerating into a fight, and the collapsing of a stage full of local dignitaries. Best of all is Norman's commandeering of a double-decker bus in the pursuit of his stolen bicycle. The sped-up footage is accompanied by a jaunty Mike Vickers tune, features lovely old Gordon Rollings as the conductor, and must rank as one of the best scenes in any Wisdom picture.
Norman dispensed with his regular supporting players Edward Chapman and Jerry Desmonde, bringing in the likes of Allan Cuthbertson and Peter Jones, but alas, time really was up. His next appearance on the big screen would be an Oscar-nominated supporting role in 'The Night They Raided Minsky's' in 1968. He tried his hand at a sex comedy a year later in 'What's Good For The Goose', but it was no use. The movie-going public had had enough.
He then moved to television - 'Norman', 'Nobody Is Norman Wisdom' and 'A Little Bit Of Wisdom', all for A.T.V. Though the last of these ended in 1976, Norman has rarely been off the box since, thanks to the continued popularity of his films with successive generations.
'Press For Time' was the second Norman Wisdom film ( the first being 'Girl On The Boat' ) to be adapted from a published source - in this case Angus McGill's 'Yea! Yea! Yea!'. I have never read it, so cannot comment.
Norman plays 'Norman Shields', a Westminster newspaper seller. In a nod to the Peter Sellers comedies, he also plays a number of members of the Shields family, including the current Prime Minister, a doddery old fool obviously based on Harold Macmillan. The Tories are in power ( unlike the real 1966, where Harold Wilson was residing at No.10 ). The P.M. pulls strings to get Norman a job as reporter on 'The Tinmouth Times', a local paper in a seaside town in the West Country. No sooner has he gotten off the train than he becomes embroiled in a war between ruling Labour Mayor Aldeman Corcoran ( Derek Francis ) and the editor of the 'Tinmouth Times', Tory M.P. Major Bartlett ( Derek Bond ).
Norman falls for glamorous reporter Eleanor ( Angela Browne ), but she ( unsurprisingly ) is disinterested, reserving her charms for the Major. In anticipation of the Tory sex scandals of the '90's, the Major is also having it away with his secretary Ruby ( Tracey Crisp ) and rigs a beauty contest so that she will win. Of course Norman is having none of this and changes the result, favouring Corcoran's mousy daughter Liz ( Frances White ).
The trouble with the film is that the political satire sits uneasily alongside Norman's familiar brand of slapstick. Norman's plea for harmony from the major parties is, as you would expect, contrived, but there is a very funny scene at a council meeting, and the first speaker is the legendary Stanley Unwin, the man who raised gibberish to an art form. The seaside town setting, the cynical manipulation of the democratic system by self-centred politicians, and the trampling-on of local concerns were themes explored in an earlier British movie - Tony Hancock's brilliant 'The Punch & Judy Man'.
Other classic Norman 'moments' include him flying backwards through the air when a bundle of newspapers comes his way, getting his bike caught on a light fitting, the destruction of a house on a newly-built estate, the afore-mentioned council meeting degenerating into a fight, and the collapsing of a stage full of local dignitaries. Best of all is Norman's commandeering of a double-decker bus in the pursuit of his stolen bicycle. The sped-up footage is accompanied by a jaunty Mike Vickers tune, features lovely old Gordon Rollings as the conductor, and must rank as one of the best scenes in any Wisdom picture.
Norman dispensed with his regular supporting players Edward Chapman and Jerry Desmonde, bringing in the likes of Allan Cuthbertson and Peter Jones, but alas, time really was up. His next appearance on the big screen would be an Oscar-nominated supporting role in 'The Night They Raided Minsky's' in 1968. He tried his hand at a sex comedy a year later in 'What's Good For The Goose', but it was no use. The movie-going public had had enough.
He then moved to television - 'Norman', 'Nobody Is Norman Wisdom' and 'A Little Bit Of Wisdom', all for A.T.V. Though the last of these ended in 1976, Norman has rarely been off the box since, thanks to the continued popularity of his films with successive generations.
Not,I feel,a film Mr Wisdom would like to be remembered by.
ianlouisiana10 March 2012
Warning: Spoilers
When Norman passed recently,some of his better films were shown on television and the usual suspects were rolled on to offer the usual platitudes.."comedy giant...sadly missed...unique talent"..etc etc,but the fact of the matter is he was never rated by the Guardianistas who control the media because the characters he played and the people who loved him were chavs,the types who sat in the cinemas and smoked,drank Kia - Ora and laughed very loudly instead of sitting po -faced with admiration at a comedian who was so cerebral that only the truly cerebral (such as the Guardianistas themselves of course) could truly appreciate him. Mr Wisdom's true metier was the stage;give him a live audience to interact with and he would frequently set out on flights of fancy beyond any of his contemporaries,because he wasn't just a front - of - curtain comic,he was a clown and an acrobat,a mime,a singer and often an inspired improvisor. The generation home from the second world war discovered him and made him their own.He was the first true comic superstar on British TV. Inevitably he would go into motion pictures,and his comedy - pathos scthick was a box - office draw for years,but by 1966,Britain was re- inventing itself as a hedonistic,nihilistic, drug - taking,"swinging" nation where Norman's Little Man character was no longer funny but instead a figure of fun. He was also getting a bit long in the tooth to play the shy,man/boy virgin,awkward with girls at 50 years of age. Four years before, he had made his one great masterpiece "On the beat", a performance Peter Sellers would have been proud of,indeed,one he couldn't have bettered. Now,with "Press for time",although still remarkably agile and still a clever tumbler,the gags,some of which would make Jim Carrey seem like Woody Allen,were beginning to age. He seemed to be more at home playing his father than himself. The story - about the idiot son of an idiot Prime Minister being given a job on a west country newspaper - is the usual "Norman makes good" plot of all his comedies and need not concern us.Suffice it to say there are no existential moments. Many of the gags go on far too long - the bus had time to drive to Exeter before ending up predictably in the ocean - but the highlight of th film is the incomparable Mr Stanley Unwin who had saved many a movie in a three minute cameo. The colour is as fresh as a lick of paint and the scenes of 1960s Teignmouth are deliciously nostalgic for those of a certain age,but you have to sit through a lot of not particularly funny business before and after. "Press for time" is not - I would moot - a film Mr Wisdom would choose to launch a perspective of his career,but for his admirers,just about enough of his magic survives to make it worth while.
Charming comedy
vaughan.birbeck20 March 2001
Norman Wisdom comedies aren't to everyone's taste. Sometimes his slapstick can be childish and he can overdo the pathos of his 'little man' routine. Nevertheless this - the last major film Wisdom made in his traditional manner - is one of his best.
The comedy is well-paced and Wisdom's character is rather more mature than usual, capable of using some initiative rather than simply being a clumsy fool. The photography of the attractive seaside locations is excellent. Perhaps another reason I find this film particularly likeable is that it reminds me of the seaside town I grew up in at about the same time, the petty-politics and small-town journalism especially.
This is a pleasing comedy from a simpler, gentler age.
The comedy is well-paced and Wisdom's character is rather more mature than usual, capable of using some initiative rather than simply being a clumsy fool. The photography of the attractive seaside locations is excellent. Perhaps another reason I find this film particularly likeable is that it reminds me of the seaside town I grew up in at about the same time, the petty-politics and small-town journalism especially.
This is a pleasing comedy from a simpler, gentler age.
Brilliant colour Norman Wisdom gem
frankiehudson16 April 2002
This is a quaint, delightful little Norman Wisdom film. It showcases - as usual - his mime and comedy routines, brilliant little facial nuances and so forth, but is combined with a charming visit to the English seaside (actually, Teignmouth in South/East Devon, not the 'Tinmouth' of the film).
Also, for any train enthusiasts out there, some interesting pictures of the old British Rail, stations, rolling stock, etc. (all about 1966 vintage).
For some reason, there are many little changes in spelling in this film when referring to real people, towns, etc. For instance, why does Teignmouth become 'Tinmouth'? (would the townsfolk find it offensive to be in such a film?). Why is the new edge-of-town housing estate called 'Kier Hardy' estate, when it should be 'Keir Hardie' (the famous, founding member of the Labour Party)?
Also, for any train enthusiasts out there, some interesting pictures of the old British Rail, stations, rolling stock, etc. (all about 1966 vintage).
For some reason, there are many little changes in spelling in this film when referring to real people, towns, etc. For instance, why does Teignmouth become 'Tinmouth'? (would the townsfolk find it offensive to be in such a film?). Why is the new edge-of-town housing estate called 'Kier Hardy' estate, when it should be 'Keir Hardie' (the famous, founding member of the Labour Party)?
A Norman Classic!!
Davo1239 September 2000
'Press For Time' is easily my favorite Norman Wisdom film; it has everything, plenty of humour, slapstick, a great cast, and a really catchy soundtrack.
Norman Wisdom plays three roles in this film, he plays the hero Norman Shields, his ex-suffragette mother, and his ancient grandfather (who also happens to be the Prime Minister of Great Britain!!!). It is a shame that the latter two only appear briefly during the first few minutes of the film.
Shields is a happy newspaper vendor in London, but a constant source of embarassment to his grandfather who, by pulling strings, gets him relocated to the West Country as a junior reporter. Once there Shields leaves a trail of havoc behind him in typical Norman Wisdom style.
As in most Wisdom films, the plot is superficial, and serves only as a vehicle for madcap humour. This film is certainly no exception. Memorable scenes include the council meeting, the house opening ceremony, the bus chase, and the beauty pageant. All are Wisdom at his very best!!
Norman Wisdom plays three roles in this film, he plays the hero Norman Shields, his ex-suffragette mother, and his ancient grandfather (who also happens to be the Prime Minister of Great Britain!!!). It is a shame that the latter two only appear briefly during the first few minutes of the film.
Shields is a happy newspaper vendor in London, but a constant source of embarassment to his grandfather who, by pulling strings, gets him relocated to the West Country as a junior reporter. Once there Shields leaves a trail of havoc behind him in typical Norman Wisdom style.
As in most Wisdom films, the plot is superficial, and serves only as a vehicle for madcap humour. This film is certainly no exception. Memorable scenes include the council meeting, the house opening ceremony, the bus chase, and the beauty pageant. All are Wisdom at his very best!!
Another funny and charming Norman Wisdom film
TheLittleSongbird24 November 2010
I have to say I really like Norman Wisdom, I love his wide-eyed innocence the most. Press for Time is not my absolute favourite of his comedy films, but I still really enjoyed it. Wisdom while very funny and charming, like the film itself, doesn't always have the innocence that makes him so endearing here, however some of his antics are very, very funny. I also have to mention Stanley Unwin, he was hilarious here and almost gave Wisdom a run for his money. The script and sight gags are well above average and genuinely amusing, and Press for Time bounces along nicely. It also has lovely locations, nice music, an interesting story and a sweet message. Overall, Press for Time isn't a favourite but I did enjoy it very much. 8/10 Bethany Cox
I have decided to edit this comment because i was WRONG!
Hassard199410 November 2007
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I'm a massive fan of Norman Wisdom, in my opinion he is by far the best comedian ever, this film is actually quite good
There were quite a few Laugh Out Loud moments in this film, a catchy jingle in the film which i kept on whistling after i watched this...
The thing that i kept thinking during this film was, how is this gonna end good for Norman (as all his adventures somehow always end with him making a difference, and not just in the world of comedy!) and coming to the end when Norman looked out Tinmouth for the last time i was feeling rather sad, thinking was he just going to leave without achieving much, but he does achieve something, he settles the politics row down in Tinmouth and gets to go back to London with his woman Liz, sitting on the back of a train, which ends the film and in fact the series as this was Normans last outing as his underdog hero......which, when you think, is also quite sad as well.
I was also (near the end of the film) saying into myself "i don't want this to end, i don't want this to end!" so all in all a good clean comedy which i enjoyed quite a lot....
7/10
There were quite a few Laugh Out Loud moments in this film, a catchy jingle in the film which i kept on whistling after i watched this...
The thing that i kept thinking during this film was, how is this gonna end good for Norman (as all his adventures somehow always end with him making a difference, and not just in the world of comedy!) and coming to the end when Norman looked out Tinmouth for the last time i was feeling rather sad, thinking was he just going to leave without achieving much, but he does achieve something, he settles the politics row down in Tinmouth and gets to go back to London with his woman Liz, sitting on the back of a train, which ends the film and in fact the series as this was Normans last outing as his underdog hero......which, when you think, is also quite sad as well.
I was also (near the end of the film) saying into myself "i don't want this to end, i don't want this to end!" so all in all a good clean comedy which i enjoyed quite a lot....
7/10
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This is my favourite Norman Wisdom film, simply because of the location shoots. And I really like the music too ! Well, I am getting a bit old now. Watched a TV programme last night about the man himself and sadly he is showing the signs of his great age. But he has the most wonderful family and is now happy being looked after in a carehome on his beloved Isle of Man.
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This is my favourite Norman Wisdom film, simply because of the location shoots. And I really like the music too ! Well, I am getting a bit old now. Watched a TV programme last night about the man himself and sadly he is showing the signs of his great age. But he has the most wonderful family and is now happy being looked after in a carehome on his beloved Isle of Man.
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