For the Love of Ada (film)

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For the Love of Ada
"For the Love of Ada" (1972).jpg
UK theatrical poster
Directed byRonnie Baxter
Written by Harry Driver
Vince Powell
Produced byPeter J. Thompson
Starring Irene Handl
Wilfred Pickles
Barbara Mitchell
Jack Smethurst
Cinematography Alan Hume
Edited byAnthony Palk
Music byFrank Barber
Production
company
Distributed byLMG Film Productions Limited UK
Release date
  • August 1972 (August 1972)
Running time
88 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£100,000 [1]

For the Love of Ada is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Ronnie Baxter and starring Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles, Barbara Mitchell and Jack Smethurst. [2] It is a spin-off from the television series For the Love of Ada .

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Plot

Walter and Ada Bingley (Wilfred Pickles and Irene Handl), an elderly couple, are about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. To celebrate, their family, friends and neighbours plan a surprise party.

Their daughter Ruth entrusts her husband Leslie Pollitt with the organisation. They hire a traditional club hall for the event.

On the night though Walter and Ada do their own thing and the party goes on without them. With most of the alcohol consumed a traditional knees-up begins. Leslie eventually finds them and drags them in for a meal, but they have already eaten.

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References

  1. John Hamilton, Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser, Fab Press, 2005 p 231
  2. "For the Love of Ada". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.