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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| | | image = "Please Sir" (1971).jpg | ||
| caption = UK theatrical poster | | caption = UK theatrical poster | ||
| director = Mark Stuart | | director = Mark Stuart | ||
| producer = [[Leslie Grade]] <br> Andrew Mitchell | | producer = [[Leslie Grade|Leslie Grade]] <br> Andrew Mitchell | ||
| writer = [[Esmonde and Larbey|John Esmonde]]<br>[[Bob Larbey]] | | writer = [[Esmonde and Larbey|John Esmonde]]<br>[[Bob Larbey]] | ||
| starring = [[John Alderton]]<br>[[Deryck Guyler]]<br>[[Noel Howlett]]<br>[[Joan Sanderson]] | | starring = [[John Alderton|John Alderton]]<br>[[Deryck Guyler]]<br>[[Noel Howlett]]<br>[[Joan Sanderson]] | ||
| music = [[Mike Vickers]] | | music = [[Mike Vickers|Mike Vickers]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Wilkie | | cinematography = [[Wilkie Coope|r]] | ||
| editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]] | | editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]] | ||
| studio = L.W.I. Productions | | studio = L.W.I. Productions | ||
| distributor = [[Rank Organisation]] | | distributor = [[The Rank Organisation|The Rank Organisation]] | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1971|9|10}} | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1971|9|10}} | ||
| runtime = 100 minutes | | runtime = 100 minutes | ||
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| budget = | | budget = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Please Sir!''''' is a 1971 British [[comedy film]] directed by Mark Stuart and starring [[John Alderton]], [[Deryck Guyler]] and [[Carol Hawkins]]. It is a spin-off from the [[ITV (network)|ITV]] television series [[Please Sir!|of the same name]] which ran from 1968 to 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65590|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090128162623/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65590|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2009|title=Please Sir! (1972)|publisher=|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/please-sir-v106243|title=Please Sir (1971) - Mark Stuart - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> | '''''Please Sir!''''' is a 1971 British [[comedy film|comedy film]] directed by Mark Stuart and starring [[John Alderton|John Alderton]], [[Deryck Guyler]] and [[Carol Hawkins|Carol Hawkins]]. It is a spin-off from the [[ITV (network)|ITV]] television series [[Please Sir!|of the same name]] which ran from 1968 to 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65590|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090128162623/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65590|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2009|title=Please Sir! (1972)|publisher=|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/please-sir-v106243|title=Please Sir (1971) - Mark Stuart - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> | ||
The film was shot at [[Pinewood Studios]] and [[location shooting|on location]] in [[London]] in [[Primrose Hill]] and [[Willesden]]. The country park scenes were shot at [[Black Park]], close to Pinewood in [[Buckinghamshire]]. Produced by L.W.I. Productions, it was released by the [[Rank Organisation]] on 10 September 1971. | The film was shot at [[Pinewood Studios|Pinewood Studios]] and [[location shooting|on location]] in [[London|London]] in [[Primrose Hill|Primrose Hill]] and [[Willesden|Willesden]]. The country park scenes were shot at [[Black Park]], close to Pinewood in [[Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]]. Produced by L.W.I. Productions, it was released by the [[Rank Organisation|Rank Organisation]] on 10 September 1971. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The film's closing theme - ''La La La Lu''- was written by [[Mike Vickers]] and performed by [[Cilla Black]]. Black and her manager/husband Bobby Willis claimed they had been led to believe the song would open and close the film, but it was instead used over the final scenes of the pupils dancing and then partially over the closing credits. The planned release of the single was consequently abandoned by Black, who instead used the track as the 'B Side' of her single ''[[Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)]]'', which became her final top 10 single in the UK<ref>Black, Cilla. 'What's It All About?'. Ebury Press; New Ed edition (1 July 2004). {{ISBN|978-0091890353}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/something-tells-me-(something-is-gonna-happen-tonight)/|title = Something tells me (Something is gonna happen tonight) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website = [[OfficialCharts.com]]}}</ref> | The film's closing theme - ''La La La Lu''- was written by [[Mike Vickers|Mike Vickers]] and performed by [[Cilla Black|Cilla Black]]. Black and her manager/husband Bobby Willis claimed they had been led to believe the song would open and close the film, but it was instead used over the final scenes of the pupils dancing and then partially over the closing credits. The planned release of the single was consequently abandoned by Black, who instead used the track as the 'B Side' of her single ''[[Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)|Something Tells Me]]'', which became her final top 10 single in the UK<ref>Black, Cilla. 'What's It All About?'. Ebury Press; New Ed edition (1 July 2004). {{ISBN|978-0091890353}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/something-tells-me-(something-is-gonna-happen-tonight)/|title = Something tells me (Something is gonna happen tonight) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website = [[OfficialCharts.com]]}}</ref> | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{col div}} | {{col div}} | ||
* [[John Alderton]] as Bernard Hedges | * [[John Alderton|John Alderton]] as Bernard Hedges | ||
* [[Deryck Guyler]] as Norman Potter | * [[Deryck Guyler]] as Norman Potter | ||
* [[Noel Howlett]] as Maurice Cromwell | * [[Noel Howlett]] as Maurice Cromwell | ||
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* [[Erik Chitty]] as Mr. Smith | * [[Erik Chitty]] as Mr. Smith | ||
* [[Patsy Rowlands]] as Angela Cutforth | * [[Patsy Rowlands]] as Angela Cutforth | ||
* [[Peter Cleall]] as Eric Duffy | * [[Peter Cleall|Peter Cleall]] as Eric Duffy | ||
* [[Carol Hawkins]] as Sharon Eversleigh | * [[Carol Hawkins|Carol Hawkins]] as Sharon Eversleigh | ||
* [[Liz Gebhardt]] as Maureen Bullock | * [[Liz Gebhardt]] as Maureen Bullock | ||
* [[David Barry (actor)|David Barry]] as Frankie Abbott | * [[David Barry (actor)|David Barry]] as Frankie Abbott | ||
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* [[Malcolm McFee]] as Peter Craven | * [[Malcolm McFee]] as Peter Craven | ||
* Aziz Resham as Feisal | * Aziz Resham as Feisal | ||
* [[Brinsley Forde]] as Wesley | * [[Brinsley Forde|Brinsley Forde]] as Wesley | ||
* Jill Kerman as Penny Wheeler | * Jill Kerman as Penny Wheeler | ||
* [[Norman Bird]] as Reynolds | * [[Norman Bird]] as Reynolds | ||
* [[Barbara Mitchell]] as Mrs. Abbott | * [[Barbara Mitchell]] as Mrs. Abbott | ||
* [[Peter Bayliss]] as Mr. David Dunstable | * [[Peter Bayliss]] as Mr. David Dunstable | ||
* [[Eve Pearce]] as Mrs. Daphne Dunstable | * [[Eve Pearce|Eve Pearce]] as Mrs. Daphne Dunstable | ||
* [[Jack Smethurst]] as Bus Driver | * [[Jack Smethurst]] as Bus Driver | ||
* [[Brenda Cowling]] as Mrs. Duffy | * [[Brenda Cowling]] as Mrs. Duffy | ||
Latest revision as of 19:21, 16 February 2023
| Please Sir! | |
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.jpg) UK theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Mark Stuart |
| Written by | John Esmonde Bob Larbey |
| Produced by | Leslie Grade Andrew Mitchell |
| Starring | John Alderton Deryck Guyler Noel Howlett Joan Sanderson |
| Cinematography | r |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Mike Vickers |
Production company | L.W.I. Productions |
| Distributed by | The Rank Organisation |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Please Sir! is a 1971 British comedy film directed by Mark Stuart and starring John Alderton, Deryck Guyler and Carol Hawkins. It is a spin-off from the ITV television series of the same name which ran from 1968 to 1972.[1][2]
The film was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location in London in Primrose Hill and Willesden. The country park scenes were shot at Black Park, close to Pinewood in Buckinghamshire. Produced by L.W.I. Productions, it was released by the Rank Organisation on 10 September 1971.
Plot
Mr. Hedges, the somewhat naive and idealistic teacher of the rebellious Class 5C of Fenn Street School lobbies to have his class allowed on the annual school camping trip despite opposition from the head teacher Mr. Cromwell, the fastidious and officious school caretaker Mr. Potter, snobbish teacher Miss Ewell and the world-weary Mr. Price. Eventually (with Mr. Hedges having won the hearts and minds of Mr. Cromwell and Miss Ewell with a speech about giving Class 5C a helping hand with the benefits of the trip to the countryside) Class 5C get to go on the trip - providing Mr. Hedges comes along to supervise his unruly class.
Once on the camping trip Mr. Hedges pursues Penny Wheeler, a local part-time barmaid, and the class indulge in their usual activities, eg. Dennis relishes the clean air and rural surroundings and befriends a gypsy boy named Nobbler. Meanwhile 5c engage in a feud with stereotypical upper-class pupils from the posh Boulters School, which is resolved after a false rape allegation from Sharon. A case of stolen money is resolved through Mr. Hedges trusting the class. At the final dance Mr. Hedges is ensnared in the romantic clutches of teacher Miss Cutforth, contrary to his wishes.
Music
The film's closing theme - La La La Lu- was written by Mike Vickers and performed by Cilla Black. Black and her manager/husband Bobby Willis claimed they had been led to believe the song would open and close the film, but it was instead used over the final scenes of the pupils dancing and then partially over the closing credits. The planned release of the single was consequently abandoned by Black, who instead used the track as the 'B Side' of her single Something Tells Me, which became her final top 10 single in the UK[3][4]
Cast
- John Alderton as Bernard Hedges
- Deryck Guyler as Norman Potter
- Noel Howlett as Maurice Cromwell
- Joan Sanderson as Doris Ewell
- Richard Davies as Mr. Price
- Erik Chitty as Mr. Smith
- Patsy Rowlands as Angela Cutforth
- Peter Cleall as Eric Duffy
- Carol Hawkins as Sharon Eversleigh
- Liz Gebhardt as Maureen Bullock
- David Barry as Frankie Abbott
- Peter Denyer as Dennis Dunstable
- Malcolm McFee as Peter Craven
- Aziz Resham as Feisal
- Brinsley Forde as Wesley
- Jill Kerman as Penny Wheeler
- Norman Bird as Reynolds
- Barbara Mitchell as Mrs. Abbott
- Peter Bayliss as Mr. David Dunstable
- Eve Pearce as Mrs. Daphne Dunstable
- Jack Smethurst as Bus Driver
- Brenda Cowling as Mrs. Duffy
Reception
The film was one of the most popular movies of 1972 at the British box office.[5]
References
- ^ "Please Sir! (1972)". Archived from the original on 28 January 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Please Sir (1971) - Mark Stuart - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Black, Cilla. 'What's It All About?'. Ebury Press; New Ed edition (1 July 2004). ISBN 978-0091890353
- ^ "Something tells me (Something is gonna happen tonight) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
- ^ Harper, Sue (2011). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh University Press. p. 270. ISBN 9780748654260.
External links
- Please Sir! at IMDb
Categories:
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- 1971 films
- 1971 comedy films
- British comedy films
- Films based on television series
- Films shot at Pinewood Studios
- Films set in schools
- Films shot in London
- Films set in London
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s British films
