Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
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| Adventures of a Plumber's Mate | |
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| Directed by | Stanley Long |
| Written by | Stephen D. Frances Aubrey Cash |
| Produced by | Stanley Long Peter Long |
| Starring | Christopher Neil Arthur Mullard Stephen Lewis Willie Rushton |
| Cinematography | Peter Sinclair |
| Edited by | Joe Gannon |
| Music by | Christopher Neil |
| Distributed by | Salon Productions |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate is a 1978 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil as Sid South. Following on from Adventures of a Taxi Driver and Adventures of a Private Eye, it was the final of the series which attempted to occupy the same market position as the better-known and more successful Confessions series starring Robin Askwith.
Cast
- Christopher Neil as Sid South
- Arthur Mullard as Blackie
- Stephen Lewis as Crapper
- Anna Quayle as Loretta Proudfoot
- Willie Rushton as Dodger
- Nina West as Sally
- Prudence Drage as Janice
- Suzy Mandel as 1st Tennis Girl
- Christopher Biggins as Robin
- Elaine Paige as Susie (Named as Daisy in the credits)
- Leon Greene as Biggs
- Peter Cleall as Carson
- Richard Caldicot as Wallings
- Jonathan Adams as Rent Collector
- Claire Davenport as Belinda
- Jerold Wells as Stropper
- Derek Martin as Motorcycle Dealer
Anna Quayle and Willie Rushton appeared in the earlier Adventures of a Private Eye, but playing different characters. Although Stephen Lewis's character is given the name 'Crapper', he is in fact recreating his TV role of Inspector Blake from On the Buses.
References
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (Titan Books) (4th edition) 2011
