The Spare Tyres

The Spare Tyres
Directed by	Michael J. Lane
Screenplay by	Donald Churchill
Produced by	Kenneth Cowan
Starring	Terence Alexander Frank Finlay
Cinematography	Lewis Mcleod
Edited by	Michael J. Lane
Music by	Hugo de Groot
Production company	Sandpiper Films
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	27 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Spare Tyres is a 1967 British short comedy film directed by Michael J. Lane and featuring Terence Alexander, Judy Franklin, Pauline Yates, and Frank Finlay. ^[1] It was written by Donald Churchill and produced by Kenneth Cowan for Sandpiper Films.

Plot

Dennis and his wife move to a new house. Discovering a pair of old tyres in the garden, he spends the rest of the day trying, unsuccessfully, to get rid of them.

Cast

• Terence Alexander as Dennis
• Frank Finlay as council foreman
• Judy Franklin
• Kenneth Cowan
• Julia Jones
• Marika Morley
• Max Butterfield
• Tenniel Evans
• Donald Churchill
• Pauline Yates

Reception

In 1968 Kine Weekly wrote: "The comedy is light and slight, mostly amusing and appropriately kept down to 27 minutes. Very useful British filler." ^[2]

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote in 1978: "Desperately unfunny programme filler, unaccountably revived after ten years on the shelf. The 'humour' is largely a matter of telegraphed sight gags (sample: a runaway milk float is labelled 'U.D.D.A. Dairies'); cast mug, grimace and generally look uncomfortable." ^[3]

References

1. "The Spare Tyres". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
2. "The Spare Tyres" . Kine Weekly . Vol. 3182, no. 616. 5 October 1968. p. 17. ProQuest   2587858614.
3. "The Spare Tyres". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 45 (528): 104. 1 January 1978. ProQuest   1305832564.

External links

• The Spare Tyres at IMDb