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 | |
| 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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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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I`ve seen this film a few times ,and it seems quite similar to the Carry On films ,even poaching some of the same actors,but it`s good fun and harmless enough,although the house featured ,and definitely the bathroom ,I have also seen in a much more explicit short film entitled Big Boobed Lady (all in the course of research obviously). The storyline is quite weak ,but then that isn`t the point of the film.There`s some nice scenery and its definitely a village I wouldn`t mind living in ! There were a lot of saucy British comedy films like this in the 1970`s ,and this is a long way from being the worst of them.Check it out and have a good laugh !