''Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' is a 1978 British

sex comedy Sexual comedy (also known as, sex comedy and erotic comedy) is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sexual comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary wor ...

film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil as Sid South. It was written by Stephen D. Frances and Aubrey Cash. Following '' Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976) and '' Adventures of a Private Eye'' (1977), it was the final film of the series.

Cast

* Christopher Neil as Sid South * Arthur Mullard as Blackie *

Stephen Lewis Stephen Henry Lewis (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster, and diplomat. He was the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations in the 1980s and was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democr ...

as Crapper * Anna Quayle as Loretta Proudfoot * Willie Rushton as Dodger * Nina West as Sally * Prudence Drage as Janice * Suzy Mandel as first tennis girl * Christopher Biggins as Robin *

Elaine Paige Dame Elaine Jill Paige (born Elaine Jill Bickerstaff, 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Chipping Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, m ...

as Susie (credited as Daisy) * Leon Greene as Biggs * Peter Cleall as Carson *

Richard Caldicot Richard Caldicot (7 October 1908 – 16 October 1995) was an English actor famed for his role of Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series ''The Navy Lark''. He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician del ...

as Wallings * Jonathan Adams as rent collector * Claire Davenport as Belinda * Jerold Wells as Stropper * Derek Martin as motorcycle dealer Although Stephen Lewis's character is given the name Crapper, he is in fact recreating his TV role in '' On The Buses'' as Inspector Blake.

Critical reception

For ''

Monthly Film Bulletin The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those wi ...

,'' Tim Pulleine wrote: "A glum essay in blue-nosed British farce, featuring a dismayingly loutish protagonist and rapidly abandoning any pretence at an integrated plot. The most regrettable aspect of the film is that a vicious criminal who beats up his wife is presented as an acceptable figure of fun. Elsewhere, the lack of concern for convincing detail is demonstrated by having a supposed Picasso painting hanging on the side of the owner's swimming pool." ''The

Radio Times ''Radio Times'' is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in September 1923 by John Reith, then general manage ...

Guide to Films'' gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "An example of the British blue comedy boom of the 1970s, this tatty tale presents wife-beating as slapstick. Christopher Neil is unappealing as the hero, whose attempts to settle his debts bring him into contact with endless sex-starved women and gangster William Rushton."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0077125 1978 films British sex comedy films 1970s sex comedy films 1978 comedy films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Stanley Long 1970s British films English-language sex comedy films