A young handyman and his wife (Barry Stokes, Penny Meredith) move to a small village and set up business. There, the handyman encounters numerous strange characters, including a local ...
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| Barry Stokes | ... | Bob | |
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Gay Soper | ... | Maisie |
| Sue Lloyd | ... | The Blonde | |
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Bob Todd | ... | Squire Bullsworthy |
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Chic Murray | ... | P. C. Knowles |
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Robert Dorning | ... | Newsagent |
| Valerie Leon | ... | Redhead | |
| Penny Meredith | ... | Margaretta | |
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Helli Louise | ... | Newsagent's Daughter |
| John Blythe | ... | Farmer Elgin | |
| Harold Bennett | ... | Gasper | |
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Julia Bond | ... | Polly (as Julie Bond) |
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Jeannie Collings | ... | Mrs Wain |
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Alexandra Dane | ... | Mrs Knowles |
| Ava Cadell | ... | Schoolgirl | |
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A young handyman and his wife (Barry Stokes, Penny Meredith) move to a small village and set up business. There, the handyman encounters numerous strange characters, including a local constable (Chic Murray) more inept than a squadcar full of Keystone Kops; an elderly magistrate (Bob Todd) whose primary passion is spanking young women; a schoolmistress (Sue Lloyd) with a closetful of kinks; and more predatory housewives than the young man can handle. Written by Dan Navarro <daneldorado@yahoo.com>
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Always Handy - the odd job man whose services are constantly in demand!Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
November 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Happy Housewives See more »Filming Locations:
Surrey, England, UKCompany Credits
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Music and Lyrics by Vic Elms
Theme song sung by Barry Stokes
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In the last shot of the bathroom sequence a crew member's hand can be briefly seen touching actress Mrs Wain's backside, directing her to move out of the way of the camera. See more »Alternate Versions
For the original UK cinema release, cuts were made to the opening sex scene between Bob and Margaretta. The same print was then cut by a further 1 min 17 secs for video with additional edits to a sex scene in a bathtub. The 2009 Odeon DVD features the original cinema version. See more »Soundtracks
The Ups and Downs of a HandymanMusic and Lyrics by Vic Elms
Theme song sung by Barry Stokes
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It never ceases to amaze me why people are so sanctimonious about this genre of film (the Radio Times is just the same). I loved it! It's packed with all the classic seaside postcard humour that made Carry On and Benny Hill (yes, the late comic genius Benny Hill - Charlie Chaplin thought so) that makes films like this so watchable time and again. Yes, it's lightweight, but that's its triumph: it's just a story about a jack-the-lad having a good time with the girls. I'd swap with him!!
By the way, any film featuing Valerie Leon is worth watching for her alone. Her beauty is simply out of this world.
Mind you, the theme tune is absolutely awful........