The Lovers! (1973)
The Lovers! (1973)
I've heard it called some things, but Percy Filth just takes the biscuit
Reprising the television series roles which first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey Scrimshaw and Beryl Battersby, a hesitant, inexperienced, young couple attempting to negotiate the sexual minefield of the ‘permissive’ society. This big-screen transfer of Jack Rosenthal’s hugely likeable sitcom sees old-fashioned girl Beryl continuing to slap down the advances of her frustrated boyfriend, whose clumsy attempts to initiate ‘Percy Filth’ suggest he’s not quite up to speed himself! Like everyone else, Geoffrey and Beryl want to fall in love – or they think they do; like everyone else, since Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve didn’t live in Manchester in 1972…

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Cast

Richard Beckinsale Richard Beckinsale As: Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Paula Wilcox Paula Wilcox As: Beryl Battersby
Susan Littler Susan Littler As: Sandra
Rosalind Ayres Rosalind Ayres As: Veronica
Anthony Naylor Anthony Naylor As: Neville
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Storyline

Reprising the television series roles which first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey Scrimshaw and Beryl Battersby, a hesitant, inexperienced, young couple attempting to negotiate the sexual minefield of the ‘permissive’ society. This big-screen transfer of Jack Rosenthal’s hugely likeable sitcom sees old-fashioned girl Beryl continuing to slap down the advances of her frustrated boyfriend, whose clumsy attempts to initiate ‘Percy Filth’ suggest he’s not quite up to speed himself! Like everyone else, Geoffrey and Beryl want to fall in love – or they think they do; like everyone else, since Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve didn’t live in Manchester in 1972…


Tagline: I've heard it called some things, but Percy Filth just takes the biscuit
Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 01 January 1973

Country: GB

Runtime: 88m

Company Credits

Company: British Lion Films

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Cast

Richard Beckinsale

Richard Beckinsale

Geoffrey Scrimshaw

Paula Wilcox

Paula Wilcox

Beryl Battersby

Susan Littler

Susan Littler

Sandra

Rosalind Ayres

Rosalind Ayres

Veronica

Anthony Naylor

Anthony Naylor

Neville

Nikolas Simmonds

Nikolas Simmonds

Roland

Joan Scott

Joan Scott

Beryl's Mum

Stella Moray

Stella Moray

Geoffrey's Mum

John Comer

John Comer

Geoffrey's Dad

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

Enid

Bruce Watt

Bruce Watt

Jeremy

Paul Greenwood

Paul Greenwood

Trainee Manager

Bernard Latham

Bernard Latham

'Handsome'

Karen Ford

Karen Ford

Foreign Girl

James Snell

James Snell

Doctor

Mary Henry

Mary Henry

Jumble Sale Woman

Ian Gray

Ian Gray

Bookstall Assistant

Serena

Serena

Stripper

Directed By

Herbert Wise

Herbert Wise

Director

Barrie Melrose

Barrie Melrose

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Bernard Gribble

Bernard Gribble

Editor

David Gowing

David Gowing

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Emma Porteous

Emma Porteous

Costume Design

Maude Onslow

Maude Onslow

Hairdresser

George Partleton

George Partleton

Makeup Artist

John Brady

John Brady

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sound

Rowland Fowles

Rowland Fowles

Boom Operator

Brian Simmons

Brian Simmons

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Robert Huke

Robert Huke

Director of Photography

Dennis C. Lewiston

Dennis C. Lewiston

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Peter Mullins

Peter Mullins

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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