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	==References==		==References==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	~~\| name = Double Bunk~~
	\| image = Double Bunk.jpg		\| image = Double Bunk.jpg
	\| director = [[C. M. Pennington-Richards]]		\| director = [[C. M. Pennington-Richards]]

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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Double Bunk		\| name = Double Bunk
	\| image = Double Bunk.jpg		\| image = Double Bunk.jpg
	\| director = [[~~w:C. M. Pennington-Richards\|~~C. M. Pennington-Richards]]		\| director = [[C. M. Pennington-Richards]]
	\| producer = George H. Brown		\| producer = George H. Brown
	\| starring = [[Ian Carmichael]]<br>[[Sid James]]<br>[[Janette Scott]]<br>[[Liz Fraser]]<br>[[Dennis Price]]		\| starring = [[Ian Carmichael]]<br>[[Sid James]]<br>[[Janette Scott]]<br>[[Liz Fraser]]<br>[[Dennis Price]]
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Stephen Dade\|Stephen Dade]]		\| cinematography = [[Stephen Dade\|Stephen Dade]]
	\| editing = [[w:John D. Guthridge\|John D. Guthridge]]		\| editing = [[John D. Guthridge\|John D. Guthridge]]
	\| released = 30 March 1961 (London West End)		\| released = 30 March 1961 (London West End)
	\| distributor = [[Bryanston Films (UK)\|Bryanston]] {{small\|(UK)}}		\| distributor = [[Bryanston Films (UK)\|Bryanston]] {{small\|(UK)}}
	\| runtime = 92 min		\| runtime = 92 min
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = [[w:English language\|English]]		\| language = [[English language\|English]]
	\| budget =£110,275<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/114988/1/Bryanston_Films_An_Experiment_in_Cooperative_Independent_Film_Production_and_Distribution.pdf\|last=Petrie\|first= Duncan James \|year=2017\|title= Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution\|journal= Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\| issn= 1465-3451\|page=7 }}</ref>		\| budget =£110,275<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/114988/1/Bryanston_Films_An_Experiment_in_Cooperative_Independent_Film_Production_and_Distribution.pdf\|last=Petrie\|first= Duncan James \|year=2017\|title= Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution\|journal= Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\| issn= 1465-3451\|page=7 }}</ref>
	}}		}}
	'''''Double Bunk''''' is a British black-and-white [[w:comedy\|comedy]] film set on a houseboat. It was released in [[w:1961 in film\|1961]], and stars [[Ian Carmichael]] and [[Sid James]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712175144/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-12 \|title=Double Bunk (1961) \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|date= \|accessdate=2014-07-25}}</ref>		'''''Double Bunk''''' is a British black-and-white [[comedy\|comedy]] film set on a houseboat. It was released in [[1961 in film\|1961]], and stars [[Ian Carmichael]] and [[Sid James]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712175144/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-12 \|title=Double Bunk (1961) \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|date= \|accessdate=2014-07-25}}</ref>

	The musical score was composed by [[Stanley Black]], and the title song, sung by Sid James and Liz Fraser, was by Stanley Black, Jack Fishman and Michael Pratt (later better known as the actor [[Mike Pratt (actor)\|Mike Pratt]]).		The musical score was composed by [[Stanley Black]], and the title song, sung by Sid James and Liz Fraser, was by Stanley Black, Jack Fishman and Michael Pratt (later better known as the actor [[Mike Pratt (actor)\|Mike Pratt]]).
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	==Release==		==Release==
	The film opened at the [[w:Odeon West End\|Leicester Square Theatre]] in London's West End on 30 March 1961 and went on general release in the UK on 8 May 1961.		The film opened at the [[Odeon West End\|Leicester Square Theatre]] in London's West End on 30 March 1961 and went on general release in the UK on 8 May 1961.

	The film went over budget by £4,500 and the producer had to write off personally £5,000.<ref>Petrie p 10</ref>		The film went over budget by £4,500 and the producer had to write off personally £5,000.<ref>Petrie p 10</ref>

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	==Release==		==Release==
	The film opened at the [[Odeon West End\|Leicester Square Theatre]] in London's West End on 30 March 1961 and went on general release in the UK on 8 May 1961.		The film opened at the [[w:Odeon West End\|Leicester Square Theatre]] in London's West End on 30 March 1961 and went on general release in the UK on 8 May 1961.

	The film went over budget by £4,500 and the producer had to write off personally £5,000.<ref>Petrie p 10</ref>		The film went over budget by £4,500 and the producer had to write off personally £5,000.<ref>Petrie p 10</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|id=0054820\|title=Double Bunk}}		*{{IMDb title\|id=0054820\|title=Double Bunk}}
	*[http://www.odeonent.co.uk/ Available on DVD by Odeon Entertainment]

	~~{{C.M. Pennington-Richards}}~~

	[[Category:1961 films]]		[[Category:1961 films]]

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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Double Bunk		\| name = Double Bunk
	\| image = ~~"Double_Bunk"_(1961)~~.jpg		\| image = Double Bunk.jpg
	\| director = [[C. M. Pennington-Richards]]		\| director = [[w:C. M. Pennington-Richards\|C. M. Pennington-Richards]]
	\| producer = George H. Brown		\| producer = George H. Brown
	\| starring = [[Ian Carmichael]]<br>[[Sid James]]<br>[[Janette Scott]]<br>[[Liz Fraser]]<br>[[Dennis Price]]		\| starring = [[Ian Carmichael]]<br>[[Sid James]]<br>[[Janette Scott]]<br>[[Liz Fraser]]<br>[[Dennis Price]]
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[Stephen Dade]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Stephen Dade\|Stephen Dade]]
	\| editing = [[John D. Guthridge]]		\| editing = [[w:John D. Guthridge\|John D. Guthridge]]
	\| released = 30 March 1961 (London West End)		\| released = 30 March 1961 (London West End)
	\| distributor = [[Bryanston Films (UK)\|Bryanston]] {{small\|(UK)}}		\| distributor = [[Bryanston Films (UK)\|Bryanston]] {{small\|(UK)}}
	\| runtime = 92 min		\| runtime = 92 min
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = [[English language\|English]]		\| language = [[w:English language\|English]]
	\| budget =£110,275<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/114988/1/Bryanston_Films_An_Experiment_in_Cooperative_Independent_Film_Production_and_Distribution.pdf\|last=Petrie\|first= Duncan James \|year=2017\|title= Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution\|journal= Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\| issn= 1465-3451\|page=7 }}</ref>		\| budget =£110,275<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/114988/1/Bryanston_Films_An_Experiment_in_Cooperative_Independent_Film_Production_and_Distribution.pdf\|last=Petrie\|first= Duncan James \|year=2017\|title= Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution\|journal= Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\| issn= 1465-3451\|page=7 }}</ref>
	}}		}}
	'''''Double Bunk''''' is a British black-and-white [[comedy]] film set on a houseboat. It was released in [[1961 in film\|1961]], and stars [[Ian Carmichael]] and [[Sid James]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712175144/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-12 \|title=Double Bunk (1961) \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|date= \|accessdate=2014-07-25}}</ref>		'''''Double Bunk''''' is a British black-and-white [[w:comedy\|comedy]] film set on a houseboat. It was released in [[w:1961 in film\|1961]], and stars [[Ian Carmichael]] and [[Sid James]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712175144/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-12 \|title=Double Bunk (1961) \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|date= \|accessdate=2014-07-25}}</ref>

	The musical score was composed by [[Stanley Black]], and the title song, sung by Sid James and Liz Fraser, was by Stanley Black, Jack Fishman and Michael Pratt (later better known as the actor [[Mike Pratt (actor)\|Mike Pratt]]).		The musical score was composed by [[Stanley Black]], and the title song, sung by Sid James and Liz Fraser, was by Stanley Black, Jack Fishman and Michael Pratt (later better known as the actor [[Mike Pratt (actor)\|Mike Pratt]]).

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Double Bunk
| image = "Double_Bunk"_(1961).jpg
| director = [[C. M. Pennington-Richards]]
| producer = George H. Brown
| starring = [[Ian Carmichael]]<br>[[Sid James]]<br>[[Janette Scott]]<br>[[Liz Fraser]]<br>[[Dennis Price]]
| music = [[Stanley Black]]
| cinematography = [[Stephen Dade]]
| editing = [[John D. Guthridge]]
| released = 30 March 1961 (London West End)
| distributor = [[Bryanston Films (UK)|Bryanston]] {{small|(UK)}}
| runtime = 92 min
| country = United Kingdom
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget =£110,275<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/114988/1/Bryanston_Films_An_Experiment_in_Cooperative_Independent_Film_Production_and_Distribution.pdf|last=Petrie|first= Duncan James |year=2017|title= Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution|journal= Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television| issn= 1465-3451|page=7 }}</ref>
}}
'''''Double Bunk''''' is a British black-and-white [[comedy]] film set on a houseboat. It was released in [[1961 in film|1961]], and stars [[Ian Carmichael]] and [[Sid James]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712175144/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a923c5a |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-12 |title=Double Bunk (1961) | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-07-25}}</ref>

The musical score was composed by [[Stanley Black]], and the title song, sung by Sid James and Liz Fraser, was by Stanley Black, Jack Fishman and Michael Pratt (later better known as the actor [[Mike Pratt (actor)|Mike Pratt]]).

==Plot==

Facing eviction from their [[London]] flat, newlyweds Jack ([[Ian Carmichael]]) and Peggy ([[Janette Scott]]) are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat by its current owner Alfred Harper ([[Reginald Beckwith]]) and his put-upon wife ([[Irene Handl]]). Mr Watson ([[Dennis Price]]), who owns Jack and Peggy’s mooring, soon makes their acquaintance by introducing them to his mooring tariffs and associated surcharges.

Jack's used-car-salesman friend Sid ([[Sid James]]) helps him rebuild the engine, and the newlyweds take the boat down the [[River Thames]] to [[Ramsgate]] with Sid and his girlfriend Sandra ([[Liz Fraser]]) as passengers. On the way they have trouble with an official from the [[Thames Conservancy]] ([[Naunton Wayne]]) and a member of the river police ([[Terry Scott]]).

After Sandra's transistor radio gets misplaced next to the compass, they end up in [[Calais]]. With no fuel or supplies they must resort to desperate actions to get themselves and the houseboat back home. Sandra puts on a striptease for Watson, who also happens to be in Calais, so Jack and Sid can "borrow" some of Watson’s fuel and food. The next morning they follow Watson back across the [[English channel|Channel]], as their own compass is broken, and enter into a wager with Watson on who can get back to their mooring first. They win the bet when Watson's boat runs aground.

==Background==
The houseboat, "Jasmine Cot", was actually "Joan Mary", an Admiralty 48-foot "Personnel Launch, Diesel" conversion. She was based at Newmans Shipyard, 1, Strawberry Vale, Twickenham.

==Release==
The film opened at the [[Odeon West End|Leicester Square Theatre]] in London's West End on 30 March 1961 and went on general release in the UK on 8 May 1961.

The film went over budget by £4,500 and the producer had to write off personally £5,000.<ref>Petrie p 10</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Ian Carmichael]] as Jack
* [[Janette Scott]] as Peggy
* [[Sid James]] as Sid
* [[Liz Fraser]] as Sandra
* [[Dennis Price]] as Watson
* [[Reginald Beckwith]] as Harper
* [[Irene Handl]] as Mrs. Harper
* [[Noel Purcell (actor)|Noel Purcell]] as O'Malley
* [[Naunton Wayne]] as 1st Thames Conservancy Officer
* [[Bill Shine (actor)|Bill Shine]] as 2nd Thames Conservancy Officer
* [[Michael Shepley]] as Granville-Carter
* Toby Perkins as Pukka Type
* [[Miles Malleson]] as Rev. Thomas
* Jacques Cey as French Official
* Hedger Wallace as 1st River Policeman
* [[Terry Scott]] as 2nd River Policeman
* [[Desmond Roberts]] as Freighter Captain
* [[Peter Swanwick]] as Freighter Pilot
* [[Gerald Campion]] as Charlie
* [[John Harvey (actor)|John Harvey]] as Johnnie
* [[Graham Stark]] as Flowerman
* [[Gladys Henson]] as Madame de Sola
* [[Willoughby Goddard]] as Prospective Purchaser
* [[Marianne Stone]] as Prospective Purchaser's Wife
* [[Tom Gill (actor)|Tom Gill]] as Customs Officer (uncredited)

==Critical reception==
*''[[The New York Times]]'' called it an "extremely anemic little British comedy."<ref>{{cite web|author=Howard Thompson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9402E6D8143DEF32A25754C1A9679D946091D6CF&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar |title=Movie Review - Double Bunk - 'Double Bunk' Shown |work=NYTimes.com |date=1961-11-17 |accessdate=2014-07-25}}</ref>
*''The Spinning Image'' called it "a gently amusing feel-good comedy that chugs along nicely. ... You know you're in for a good time as soon as ''Double Bunk'''s opening credits kick in accompanied by a jaunty ditty sung by co-stars Sid James and Liz Fraser" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2124 |title=Double Bunk Review (1961) |publisher=Thespinningimage.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-07-25}}</ref>
*''Britmovie'' wrote, "the supporting cast is a veritable treasure trove of familiar faces, including Sid James, Naunton Wayne, Liz Fraser, Irene Handl, Miles Malleson and Noel Purcell and Dennis Price."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Double-Bunk_1961 |title=Double Bunk 1961 | Britmovie | Home of British Films |publisher=Britmovie |date= |accessdate=2014-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728182545/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Double-Bunk_1961 |archive-date=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=0054820|title=Double Bunk}}
*[http://www.odeonent.co.uk/ Available on DVD by Odeon Entertainment]

{{C.M. Pennington-Richards}}

[[Category:1961 films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1961 comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:1960s British films]]