''Every Day's a Holiday '' is a 1965 British

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by James Hill and starring

John Leyton John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart ...

Mike Sarne Michael Sarne (born Michael Scheuer; 6 August 1940) is a British actor, writer, producer and director, who also had a brief career as a pop singer in the 1960s. Sarne directed the films ''Joanna'' (1968) and ''Myra Breckinridge'' (1970). He h ...

Ron Moody Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924 – 11 June 2015) was an English actor, composer, singer and writer. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in ''Oliver!'' (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a Golden Globe ...

Grazina Frame Grazina Frame (born Lydia Anna Grazina Obrycha; 6 November 1941, Borough of Fylde, Fylde, Lancashire, England) is an English stage and screen actress, singer and voice double Early life Grazina Frame was born as Lydia Anna Grazina Obrycha to Pol ...

, and

Freddie and the Dreamers Freddie and the Dreamers were an English beat band that had a number of hit records between 1963 and 1965. The band's stage act was enlivened by the comic antics of Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying. ...

. Its plot involves a group of teenagers who take up jobs working in a seaside resort for the summer. It was released in the U.S. as ''Seaside Swingers''. It was filmed in and around

Butlin's Clacton Butlin's Clacton was a holiday camp located on Clacton-on-Sea in England. It opened in 1938 and closed in 1983. History Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula in Essex and was founded in 1871. It is a seaside resort that a ...

Clacton-on-Sea Clacton-on-Sea is a seaside town in the Tendring District in the county of Essex, England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District with a population of 56,874 (2016). The town is situated ...

Cast

... Gerry Pullman *

... The Hon. Timothy Gilpin *

... The Chefs *

Freddie Garrity Frederick Garrity (14 November 1936 – 19 May 2006) was an English singer and actor. He was best known as the frontman of Freddie and the Dreamers from 1959 until his retirement in 2001. Biography Born in Crumpsall, Manchester, the eldest ...

... Chef Freddie (as Freddie and the Dreamers) * Derek Quinn ... Chef Danny (as Freddie and the Dreamers) * Roy Crewdson ... Chef Gustav (as Freddie and the Dreamers) * Pete Birrell ... Chef Sigmund (as Freddie and the Dreamers) * Bernie Dwyer ... Chef Henri (as Freddie and the Dreamers) *

... Glen Basto *

Liz Fraser Elizabeth Joan Winch (14 August 1930 – 6 September 2018), known professionally as Liz Fraser, was a British film actress, best known for being cast in provocative comedy roles. Early life Fraser was born in Southwark, London. Her year of bi ...

... Miss Slightly *

... Christina Barrington de Witt *

Nicholas Parsons Christopher Nicholas Parsons (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English actor, straight man and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show '' Just a Minute'' and hosted the game show '' ...

... Julian Goddard *

Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough ...

... Ernest Pulman * Hazel Hughes ... Mrs. Barrington de Witt *

Richard O'Sullivan Richard O'Sullivan (born 7 May 1944) is an English comedy actor, who is known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s sitcoms ''Man About the House'' (1973–1976) and ''Robin's Nest (TV series), Robin's Nest'' (1977–1981) and as the title c ...

... Jimmy Dainty * Tony Daines ... Mike * Susan Baker ... Twin 1 * Jennifer Baker ... Twin 2 *

Peter Gilmore John Peter Gilmore (25 August 1931 – 3 February 2013), known as Peter Gilmore, was an English actor, known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in 91 episodes of the BBC television period drama ''The Onedin Line'' (1971–1980), cre ...

... Kenneth *

Charles Lloyd-Pack Charles Lloyd-Pack (10 October 1902 – 22 December 1983) was a British film, television and stage actor. Life and career Lloyd-Pack was born at Wapping, East London, to working-class parents. He was seen in several horror films produced by th ...

... Mr. Close *

Patrick Newell Patrick David Newell (27 March 1932 – 22 July 1988) was a British actor, known for his large size. Early life and education The second son of Eric Llewellyn Newell, of High Lodge, Hadleigh, Suffolk, an Oxford-educated physician who served ...

... Mr. Hoskins * Gaby Vargas ... Anne * Nicola Riley ... Little Girl * Marion Grimaldi ... Television Vision Mixer * Coral Morphew ... Serena *

The Mojos The Mojos were a British beat group from the 1960s, best known for their hit UK single, " Everything's Alright", with two other singles charting low in the UK Singles Chart in 1964. Biography The band formed under the name the Nomads as a ...

...Themselves

Music

* Freddie & The Dreamers ... ''What's Cooking'' * John Leyton & Mike Sarne & Grazina Frame ... ''Every Day's A Holiday'' * John Leyton ... ''All I Want Is You'' * Mike Sarne ... ''Love Me Please'' * John Leyton & Grazina Frame ... ''A Boy Needs A Girl'' * Freddie & The Dreamers ... ''Don't Do That To Me'' * John Leyton & Mike Sarne & Grazina Frame & Susan Baker & Jennifer Baker & Richard O'Sullivan & Tony Daines ... ''Say You Do'' * Mike Sarne ... ''Indubitably Me'' * Grazina Frame ... ''Second Time Shy'' * John Leyton ... ''Crazy Horse Saloon'' * The Mojos ... ''Everything's Alright''

References

External links

* 1965 films British musical comedy films 1960s English-language films Films directed by James Hill (British director) 1965 musical comedy films 1960s British films {{musical-comedy-film-stub