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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Norman Pitkin is an apprentice to Mr Grimsdale, an old fashioned butcher. When the shop is raided by a young thug (Johnny Briggs), Mr Grimsdale (at Norman's suggestion), puts his gold watch in his mouth for safe-keeping. This results in Mr Grimsdale accidentally swallowing the watch and being sent to hospital. Whilst visiting Mr Grimsdale, Norman (in his usual way) inadvertently causes chaos all over the hospital. He meets a girl called Lindy who hasn't spoken since her parents died in an aeroplane accident. Banned from the hospital, Norman is unable to visit Lindy so he and Mr Grimsdale join the [[St John Ambulance Brigade]] which gives him the opportunity to visit her. ~~The usual~~ pandemonium ensues. In the end Lindy visits him at a charity ball where the St John Ambulance Brigade Band are performing. The ball descends into the inevitable shambles, caused entirely by Norman. However, Norman redeems himself (and the reputation of the Brigade) ~~who's~~ ambulance drove of all by itself, when he addresses those attending the ball and everyone donates money for the charity. The next day Norman dreamed he's back in hospital .		Norman Pitkin is an apprentice to Mr Grimsdale, an old-fashioned butcher. When the shop is raided by a young thug (Johnny Briggs), Mr Grimsdale (at Norman's suggestion), puts his gold watch in his mouth for safe-keeping. This results in Mr Grimsdale accidentally swallowing the watch and being sent to hospital. Whilst visiting Mr Grimsdale, Norman (in his usual way) inadvertently causes chaos all over the hospital. He meets a girl called Lindy who hasn't spoken since her parents died in an aeroplane accident. Banned from the hospital, Norman is unable to visit Lindy so he and Mr Grimsdale join the [[w:St John Ambulance Brigade\|St John Ambulance Brigade]] which gives him the opportunity to visit her. Usual pandemonium ensues. In the end Lindy visits him at a charity ball where the St John Ambulance Brigade Band are performing. The ball descends into the inevitable shambles, caused entirely by Norman. However, Norman redeems himself (and the reputation of the Brigade) whose ambulance drove off all by itself, when he addresses those attending the ball and everyone donates money for the charity. The next day Norman dreamed he's back in hospital .

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	*The ''[[Radio Times]]'' gave the film two out of five stars: "this was (Wisdom's) final film in black and white and also his last big starring success at the box office, for he belonged to a more innocent age. The script sticks closely to the winning Wisdom formula as he knots his cap in confused shyness in his attempts to declare his love for a pretty nurse. Stalwart stooges Edward Chapman (Mr Grimsdale, of course) and Jerry Desmonde prove once more that straight men can often be much funnier than the comics".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/ht9jt/a-stitch-in-time \|title=A Stitch in Time \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=8 April 2013\|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>		*The ''[[w:Radio Times\|Radio Times]]'' gave the film two out of five stars: "this was (Wisdom's) final film in black and white and also his last big starring success at the box office, for he belonged to a more innocent age. The script sticks closely to the winning Wisdom formula as he knots his cap in confused shyness in his attempts to declare his love for a pretty nurse. Stalwart stooges Edward Chapman (Mr Grimsdale, of course) and Jerry Desmonde prove once more that straight men can often be much funnier than the comics".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/ht9jt/a-stitch-in-time \|title=A Stitch in Time \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=8 April 2013\|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>
	*[[Sky Movies]] gave the film three out of five stars, noting the film "has just enough inspired tomfoolery - a madcap race on casualty trolleys down the corridors of a hospital; a hectic ride for a bandaged Norman on top of an ambulance; Norman messing up a St John's Ambulance Brigade concert - to ensure a decent quota of laughs. In his silly stunts, he is forever the naughty boy having the time of his life doing what he shouldn't".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/a-stitch-in-time/review \|title=A Stitch in Time - Sky Movies HD \|publisher=Skymovies.sky.com \|date=16 February 2006\|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>		*[[w:Sky Movies\|Sky Movies]] gave the film three out of five stars, noting the film "has just enough inspired tomfoolery - a madcap race on casualty trolleys down the corridors of a hospital; a hectic ride for a bandaged Norman on top of an ambulance; Norman messing up a St John's Ambulance Brigade concert - to ensure a decent quota of laughs. In his silly stunts, he is forever the naughty boy having the time of his life doing what he shouldn't".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/a-stitch-in-time/review \|title=A Stitch in Time - Sky Movies HD \|publisher=Skymovies.sky.com \|date=16 February 2006\|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>
	*''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, and noted, "a charming and sentimental piece of characterization from Wisdom."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/a-stitch-in-time/review/118917 \|title=A Stitch In Time Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date= \|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>		*''[[w:TV Guide\|TV Guide]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, and noted, "a charming and sentimental piece of characterization from Wisdom."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/a-stitch-in-time/review/118917 \|title=A Stitch In Time Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date= \|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>

	==External links==		==External links==

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	==Filming==		==Filming==
	The film was shot almost entirely at [[Pinewood Studios]] in [[Buckinghamshire]]. Location filming was kept to a minimum.		The film was shot almost entirely at [[w:Pinewood Studios\|Pinewood Studios]] in [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]]. Location filming was kept to a minimum.

	==Release==		==Release==

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	\|image = A Stitch in Time (film).jpg		\|image = A Stitch in Time (film).jpg
	\|caption = original UK ~~1-sheet~~ poster		\|caption = original UK quad poster
	\|director = [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]		\|director = [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]
	\|producer = [[w:Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]<br>[[w:Earl St. John\|Earl St. John]]		\|producer = [[w:Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]<br>[[w:Earl St. John\|Earl St. John]]

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	\|image = ~~"A_Stitch_in_Time"~~.jpg		\|image = A Stitch in Time (film).jpg
	\|caption = original UK 1-sheet poster		\|caption = original UK 1-sheet poster
	\|director = [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]		\|director = [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]
	\|producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]<br>[[Earl St. John]]		\|producer = [[w:Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]<br>[[w:Earl St. John\|Earl St. John]]
	\|writer = [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]<br>Norman Wisdom<br>Henry Blyth<br>[[Eddie Leslie]]		\|writer = [[w:Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]<br>Norman Wisdom<br>Henry Blyth<br>[[w:Eddie Leslie\|Eddie Leslie]]
	\|starring = [[Norman Wisdom]]<br>[[Edward Chapman (actor)\|Edward Chapman]]<br>[[Jeanette Sterke]]<br>[[Jerry Desmonde]]		\|starring = [[Norman Wisdom]]<br>[[w:Edward Chapman (actor)\|Edward Chapman]]<br>[[w:Jeanette Sterke\|Jeanette Sterke]]<br>[[w:Jerry Desmonde\|Jerry Desmonde]]
	\|music = [[Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]		\|music = [[w:Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]
	\|cinematography = [[Jack Asher]]		\|cinematography = [[w:Jack Asher\|Jack Asher]]
	\|editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]		\|editing = [[w:Gerry Hambling\|Gerry Hambling]]
	\|studio = [[Rank Organisation]]		\|studio = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\|distributor = [[J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]		\|distributor = [[w:J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors\|J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]
	\|released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1963}}		\|released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1963}}
	\|country = United Kingdom		\|country = United Kingdom
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			[[Category:British medical comedy films]]

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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
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|name = A Stitch in Time
|image = "A_Stitch_in_Time".jpg
|caption = original UK 1-sheet poster
|director = [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]]
|producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)|Hugh Stewart]] [[Earl St. John]]
|writer = [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)|Jack Davies]] Norman Wisdom Henry Blyth [[Eddie Leslie]]
|starring = [[Norman Wisdom]] [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]] [[Jeanette Sterke]] [[Jerry Desmonde]]
|music = [[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]]
|cinematography = [[Jack Asher]]
|editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]
|studio = [[Rank Organisation]]
|distributor = [[J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]
|released = {{Film date|df=yes|1963}}
|country = United Kingdom
|runtime = 89 minutes
|language = English
}}
'''''A Stitch in Time''''' is a 1963 [[Norman Wisdom]] comedy film set in a children's hospital. It was directed by [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]] and edited by [[Gerry Hambling]]. The cast includes [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]], [[Jeanette Sterke]], [[Jerry Desmonde]], [[Jill Melford]], [[Glyn Houston]], [[Vera Day]], [[Patsy Rowlands]], [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]], [[Ernest Clark]], Hazel Hughes, Lucy Appleby and [[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]]. The film also features an early role for [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b74f010 |title=A Stitch in Time (1963) | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416000942/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b74f010 |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Plot==
Norman Pitkin is an apprentice to Mr Grimsdale, an old fashioned butcher. When the shop is raided by a young thug (Johnny Briggs), Mr Grimsdale (at Norman's suggestion), puts his gold watch in his mouth for safe-keeping. This results in Mr Grimsdale accidentally swallowing the watch and being sent to hospital. Whilst visiting Mr Grimsdale, Norman (in his usual way) inadvertently causes chaos all over the hospital. He meets a girl called Lindy who hasn't spoken since her parents died in an aeroplane accident. Banned from the hospital, Norman is unable to visit Lindy so he and Mr Grimsdale join the [[St John Ambulance Brigade]] which gives him the opportunity to visit her. The usual pandemonium ensues. In the end Lindy visits him at a charity ball where the St John Ambulance Brigade Band are performing. The ball descends into the inevitable shambles, caused entirely by Norman. However, Norman redeems himself (and the reputation of the Brigade) who's ambulance drove of all by itself, when he addresses those attending the ball and everyone donates money for the charity. The next day Norman dreamed he's back in hospital .

==Cast==
*[[Norman Wisdom]] as Norman Pitkin
*[[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]] as Mr Grimsdale
*[[Jeanette Sterke]] as Nurse Haskell
*[[Jerry Desmonde]] as Sir Hector
*[[Jill Melford]] as Lady Brinkley
*[[Glyn Houston]] as Cpl Welsh of the St John Ambulance Brigade
*Hazel Hughes as Matron
*[[Patsy Rowlands]] as Amy
*[[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] as Divisional Officer Russell of the St John Ambulance Brigade
*[[Ernest Clark]] as Prof. Crankshaw
*Lucy Appleby as Lindy
*[[Vera Day]] as Betty
*[[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]] as Driver Nuttall of the St John Ambulance Brigade
*[[Penny Morrell]] as Nurse Rudkin
*[[Patrick Cargill]] as Dr Meadows
*[[Francis Matthews (actor)|Francis Matthews]] as Benson
*[[John Blythe (actor)|John Blythe]] as Dale, Press Photographer
*Pamela Conway as Patient
*[[Danny Green (actor)|Danny Green]] as Ticehurst
*[[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] as Armed Robber
*[[Michael Goodliffe]] as Doctor on the Children's Ward (uncredited)
*Tony Thawnton as St John Ambulance Driver in last few minutes of movie (uncredited)
*[[Pat Coombs]] as Nurse (uncredited)
* [[Paul Grist (actor)|Paul Grist]] as Medical Student (uncredited)

==Filming==
The film was shot almost entirely at [[Pinewood Studios]] in [[Buckinghamshire]]. Location filming was kept to a minimum.

==Release==
''A Stitch in Time'' represents Wisdom's most commercially successful title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/450916/ |title=BFI Screenonline: Wisdom, Norman (1915-2010) Biography |publisher=Screenonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref> It was among the ten most popular films of the year at the British box office in 1964.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://archive.org/details/KineWeekly2985/page/n6/mode/1up?q=%22john+guillermin%22|magazine=Kinematograph Weekly|title=The Box Office Winners of 1964|date=17 Dec 1964|page=8}}</ref>

The film was rereleased in 1984 in Chennai India. The film was a smash hit and ran for many weeks at the old Alankar Theatre (now demolished).

==Critical reception==
*The ''[[Radio Times]]'' gave the film two out of five stars: "this was (Wisdom's) final film in black and white and also his last big starring success at the box office, for he belonged to a more innocent age. The script sticks closely to the winning Wisdom formula as he knots his cap in confused shyness in his attempts to declare his love for a pretty nurse. Stalwart stooges Edward Chapman (Mr Grimsdale, of course) and Jerry Desmonde prove once more that straight men can often be much funnier than the comics".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/ht9jt/a-stitch-in-time |title=A Stitch in Time | Film review and movie reviews |publisher=Radio Times |date=8 April 2013|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>
*[[Sky Movies]] gave the film three out of five stars, noting the film "has just enough inspired tomfoolery - a madcap race on casualty trolleys down the corridors of a hospital; a hectic ride for a bandaged Norman on top of an ambulance; Norman messing up a St John's Ambulance Brigade concert - to ensure a decent quota of laughs. In his silly stunts, he is forever the naughty boy having the time of his life doing what he shouldn't".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/a-stitch-in-time/review |title=A Stitch in Time - Sky Movies HD |publisher=Skymovies.sky.com |date=16 February 2006|accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>
*''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, and noted, "a charming and sentimental piece of characterization from Wisdom."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/a-stitch-in-time/review/118917 |title=A Stitch In Time Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |date= |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref>

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0057530|A Stitch in Time}}

==References==
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