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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Cast
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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:
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Music and Lyrics by Vic Elms
Theme song sung by Barry Stokes
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It was intended to be the first of a series, but the idea was dropped. The sequel would have been called "Ups and Downs of a Soccer Star", and was to star Julie Lee, with a script by John Sealey and Ken Follett See more »Goofs
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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Very bad sex British sex comedy from the 1970's. The film has reasonable amounts of nudity, but it is most remarkable for the truly appalling attempts at comedy. Did people find this sort of thing funny then? Or would they not show films in the cinema if they were just 90 minutes of nudity? But worst of all is the films title song - it must rank as one of the worst of any film, any time.