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2026 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 1974
Man About the House
Directed by
John Robins
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered money and run but his wife Mildred and their lodgers join with other residents to take a stand and keep things as they are.
The story
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered money and run but his wife Mildred and their lodgers join with other residents to take a stand and keep things as they are.
Cast
Richard O'SullivanRobin Tripp
Paula WilcoxChrissy Plummer
Sally ThomsettJo
Brian MurphyGeorge Roper
Yootha JoyceMildred Roper
Peter CellierMorris Pluthero
Doug FisherLarry Simmons
Jack SmethurstHimself
Rudolph WalkerHimself
Arthur LoweSpiros
Bill MaynardChef
Spike MilliganHimself
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Aimi MacDonaldHazel Lovett
Patrick NewellSir Edmund Weir
Bill GrundyHimself
Michael RobbinsDoorman
Norman MitchellArthur Mulgrove
Michael WardMr. Gideon
Andria LawrenceMiss Amelia Bird
Julian OrchardProducer
Aubrey MorrisLecturer
Bill PertweePostman
Johnny BriggsMilkman
Melvyn HayesNigel
Berry CornishP.A.
Bill SawyerJenkins
Mark RogersBoy Scout
Pauline PeartSecretary
Arthur HewlettElderly Man
Annie LeakeTweedy Lady
Corinne Skinner-CarterHousewife
Robert DorningColonel Manners (uncredited)
Alan GibbsPub Patron (uncredited)
Alan HarrisMan in Studio Bar (uncredited)
Damaris HaymanOld Lady (uncredited)
Terry SartainMan in Studio Bar (uncredited)
June WestLady at Meeting (uncredited)
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