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Programme Information

British comedy about the hapless grandson of the Prime Minister, a news vendor outside Parliament forced into a career change by his grandfather who arranges a job for him as a reporter on a small seaside newspaper. However, things do not go according to plan when the rookie reporter sets off for the coastal town of Tinmouth.

Keywords:

Comedy, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1966) (UK) (3 Star)

Cast:

Norman Wisdom	.... Norman Shields
Derek Bond	.... Maj. R.E. Bartlett
Angela Browne	.... Eleanor Lampton
Tracey Crisp	.... Ruby Fairchild
Allan Cuthbertson	.... Mr. Ballard
Noel Dyson	.... Mrs. Corcoran

Supporting Cast:

Derek Francis	.... Ernest Corcoran
Peter Jones	.... Robin Willobey
David Lodge	.... Mr. Ross
Stanley Unwin	.... Mr. Nottage
Frances White	.... Liz Corcoran
Michael Balfour	.... Sewerman
Tony Selby	.... Harry Marshall
Michael Bilton
Norman Pitt

Directors:

Robert Asher

Writers:

Eddie Leslie
Angus McGill