The Lovers!

The Lovers!

1973
1h 28m
5.9

5.9/10

7 votes • View on IMDb

"I've heard it called some things, but Percy Filth just takes the biscuit"

Overview

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…

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
British Lion Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1973
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0070342

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

Key Crew

Herbert Wise
Director
Jack Rosenthal
Writer