The Lovers!
6.1
“I've heard it called some things, but Percy Filth just takes the biscuit”
Reprising the television series roles which first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey Scrimshaw and Beryl Battersby, a hesitant, inexperienced, young couple attempting to negotiate the sexual minefield of the ‘permissive’ society. This big-screen transfer of Jack Rosenthal’s hugely likeable sitcom sees old-fashioned girl Beryl continuing to slap down the advances of her frustrated boyfriend, whose clumsy attempts to initiate ‘Percy Filth’ suggest he’s not quite up to speed himself! Like everyone else, Geoffrey and Beryl want to fall in love – or they think they do; like everyone else, since Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve didn’t live in Manchester in 1972…
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Cast
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Richard Beckinsale
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Known for
Porridge
Paula Wilcox
Beryl Battersby
Known for
Coronation Street
Upstart Crow
Susan Littler
Sandra
Also in
Rough Cut
Spend Spend Spend
Rosalind Ayres
Veronica
Known for
Outnumbered
Gods and Monsters
Anthony Naylor
Neville
Also in
Stardust
Penny Gold
Nikolas Simmonds
Roland
Also in
Days of Hope
Lay Down Your Arms
Joan Scott
Beryl's Mum
Also in
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Boon
Stella Moray
Geoffrey's Mum
Also in
Alexander the Greatest
Eh Brian! It's A Whopper
John Comer
Geoffrey's Dad
Known for
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
I'm All Right Jack
Pamela Moiseiwitsch
Enid
Known for
Cry of the Banshee
Bruce Watt
Jeremy
No other roles listed
Paul Greenwood
Trainee Manager
Known for
Frightmare
Herbert Wise Director · Jack Rosenthal Writer Robert Huke Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1973 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
British Lion Films
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1973
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No release date listed for United States.
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