Big-screen version of the TV sit-com about the ups-and-downs of a young courting couple's relationship.
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Title: The Lovers! (1973)
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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 | sitting room | sexual joke |Genres:
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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, died in their early thirties. Richard Beckinsale (Geoffrey) of a heart attack, aged 31, in 1979 and Susan Littler (Sandra) 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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Love and Rainy WeatherPerformed by Tony Christie
Written by Mitch Murray (Music) & Peter Callander (Lyrics)
By permission of MCA Records
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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5 October 1973 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford Football Stadium, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Trafford, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK See more »Company Credits
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The lovers is the film version of Jack Rosenthals early 70s comedy series. The late great Richard Beckinsale and pretty and very talented Paula Wilcox play the title Lovers Geoffrey and Beryl . Two innocents slowly falling in and out love in the heady world of attempted promiscuity of early 70s Britain.. Both are from similar backgrounds and both slightly out of steps with there friends love lives. What I love about this film is that its wonderfully low key and strikes a chord with anyone of a certain age who has genuinely been in love.. The writing is very funny and honest. As you'd expect, The performances are brilliant all round. As in the series Beckinsales Geoffrey is shy and awkward andunsure of what he wants in life and looking for sex but also scared of the outcome. Wilcox's Beryl is a good girl look for a good man and hardly admitting that awkward Geoffrey is her type but need work. Add to this complication from the world around them and you have romantic 70s comic gold. I recommend this as a glimpse into simpler times. Love and laughter can be clever and tender without being crude or gross.