''Saturday Night Out'' is a 1964 British

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Robert Hartford-Davis Robert Hartford-Davis (born William Henry Davis, 23 July 1923 – 12 June 1977) was a British born producer, director and writer, who worked on film and television in both in the United Kingdom and United States. He is also sometimes credited as ...

and starring

Heather Sears Heather Christine Sears (28 September 1935 – 3 January 1994) was a British stage and screen actress. Early life Sears was the daughter of distinguished London doctor William Gordon Sears by his marriage to Eileen Gould."SEARS, Heather, actre ...

John Bonney John Bonney (21 May 1946 – 20 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda. A wingman recruited from the small Tasmanian club Cooee Football Club, Cooee, Bonney played in the St Kilda gra ...

Bernard Lee John Bernard Lee (10 January 190816 January 1981) was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven Eon-produced James Bond films. Lee's film career spanned the years 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from ...

Erika Remberg Erika Remberg (15 February 1932 – 10 November 2017) was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in 31 films between 1950 and 1970. She was born in Medan, Indonesia. Selected filmography * '' Laila'' (1958) * ''The Violin Maker of Mittenwal ...

, Francesca Annis,

Margaret Nolan Margaret Ann Nolan (29 October 1943 – 5 October 2020) was an English actress, visual artist and glamour model. She appeared in '' Goldfinger'', '' A Hard Day's Night'' and six '' Carry On'' films, and also regularly appeared on screen from t ...

and David Lodge. The screenplay concerns a trio of merchant seamen on a night out in London. The film was an

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production shot at

Shepperton Studios Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not to be confused ...

and on location around

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. The film's set were designed by the art director Peter Proud.

Premise

A trio of merchant seamen and several passengers disembark from their ship when it arrives at the Pool of London and go out for a Saturday night's entertainment in the city.

Cast

as Penny * John Bonney as Lee *

as George Hudson *

as Wanda *

Colin Campbell Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...

as Jamey * Francesca Annis as Jean *

Inigo Jackson Inigo Jackson (19 July 1933 – 25 August 2001) was an English actor who appeared in theatre, films and television. He was christened Anthony Michael Jackson. After leaving RADA in 1961, he changed his first name to Inigo believing that hi ...

as Harry *

Vera Day Vera Day (born 4 August 1935) is an English film and television actress. She was born in London just before the war and grew up in Forest Gate, East London. Early career Leaving school at 15, she had various jobs before finding employment in ...

as Arlene *

Caroline Mortimer Caroline Mortimer (born Caroline Dimont; 12 March 1942 – 20 September 2020) was a British actress. Caroline Mortimer was the daughter of the novelist Penelope Mortimer from her first marriage to the journalist Charles Dimont and the step-daught ...

as Marline *

as Julie * David Lodge as Arthur *

Nigel Green Nigel McGown Green (15 October 192415 May 1972) was an English character actor. Because of his strapping build, commanding height () and regimental demeanour he would often be found playing military types and men of action in such classic 1960s ...

as Paddy * Toni Gilpin as Margaret * Barbara Roscoe as Miss Bingo * Martine Beswick as Barmaid *

Patricia Hayes Patricia Lawlor Hayes (22 December 1909 – 19 September 1998) was an English character actress. Early life Patricia Hayes OBE was born in Streatham,Dennis Barker, "Hayes, Patricia Lawlor (1909–1998)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biogra ...

as Edie's mother *

Derek Bond Derek William Douglas Bond MC (26 January 1920 – 15 October 2006) was a British actor. He was President of the trade union Equity from 1984 to 1986. Life and career Bond was born on 26 January 1920 in Glasgow, Scotland. He attended Haberd ...

as Paul *

Freddie Mills Frederick Percival Mills (26 June 1919 – 25 July 1965) was an English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950. Mills was tall and did not have a sophisticated boxing style; he relied on two-fisted aggression, relen ...

as Joe *

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as themselves * David Burke as Manager * Shirley Cameron as Edie * Patsy Fagan as barmaid * Gerry Gibson as doorman *

Barry Langford Barry Langford (7 February 1926 – 25 July 2012) was a television and music director, producer, and businessman. He directed many television programmes for the BBC in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked as manager for musical artists includi ...

as barman * Janet Milner as Waitress * Wendy Newton as Kathy * Jack Taylor as Landlord

Reception

''Saturday Night Out'' is known for its portrayal of early Swinging London.John Hamilton, ''Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser'', Fab Press, 2005, p 30-33

References

1964 films 1964 comedy-drama films Films directed by Robert Hartford-Davis British comedy-drama films Films set in London Films shot in London Films shot at Shepperton Studios 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{comedy-drama-film-stub