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Big-screen version of the TV sit-com about the ups-and-downs of a young courting couple's relationship.
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Cast
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| Richard Beckinsale | ... | Geoffrey Scrimshaw | |
| Paula Wilcox | ... | Beryl Battersby | |
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Susan Littler | ... | Sandra |
| Rosalind Ayres | ... | Veronica | |
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Anthony Naylor | ... | Neville |
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Nikolas Simmonds | ... | Roland |
| Joan Scott | ... | Beryl's Mum | |
| John Comer | ... | Geoffrey's Dad | |
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Stella Moray | ... | Geoffrey's Mum |
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Pamela Moiseiwitsch | ... | Enid (as Pamela Moiseiwitch) |
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Bruce Watt | ... | Jeremy |
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Paul Greenwood | ... | Trainee Manager (Party) |
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Bernard Latham | ... | 'Handsome' (Party) |
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Karen Ford | ... | Foreign Girl (Party) |
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James Snell | ... | Doctor |
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Big-screen version of the TV sit-com about the ups-and-downs of a young courting couple's relationship.
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situation comedy | young lovers | running gag | seventies | sitting room |Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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Manchester United FC, Old Trafford, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK See more »Company Credits
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Geoffrey Scrimshaw: Hi, I'm Geoffrey... I don't happen to be attached.
Beryl Battersby: Hi, I'm Beryl... I don't happen to be surprised.
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Performed by Tony Christie
Written by Mitch Murray (Music) & Peter Callander (Lyrics)
By permission of MCA Records
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Two of the young stars of this film, (Richard Beckinsale and Susan Littler) died in their early thirties. Beckinsale of a heart attack aged 31 in 1979 and Littler of cancer aged 34 in 1982. See more »Quotes
[first words when they meet for the first time]Geoffrey Scrimshaw: Hi, I'm Geoffrey... I don't happen to be attached.
Beryl Battersby: Hi, I'm Beryl... I don't happen to be surprised.
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Soundtracks
Love and Rainy WeatherPerformed by Tony Christie
Written by Mitch Murray (Music) & Peter Callander (Lyrics)
By permission of MCA Records
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The Lovers! is not a great film, or even a particularly good film. It will never win awards. It is typical of the low cost British TV-based movies of the 1970s. It is really nothing more than an expended TV special. But for some reason, I have retained a copy and, every so often (when I need cheering up usually) I play this film. It has a certain innocence. Nostalgia for a age that has past. Both the leading actors are excellent and there is a host of good supporting actors. The script is hardly hilarious but there are times when the one liners bring a smile. All in all, it is a pleasant way to spend 90 odd minutes.