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Adventures of a Plumber's Mate | |
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Directed by | Stanley Long |
Written by | Stephen D. Frances Aubrey Cash |
Produced by | Stanley Long Peter Long |
Starring | Christopher Neil Arthur Mullard Stephen Lewis Willie Rushton |
Cinematography | Peter Sinclair |
Edited by | Joe Gannon |
Music by | Christopher Neil |
Distributed by | Salon Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate is a 1978 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil as Sid South. [1] Following Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) and Adventures of a Private Eye (1977), it was the final film of the series which attempted to occupy the same market position as the better-known and more successful Confessions series starring Robin Askwith.
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For Monthly Film Bulletin, 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." [2]
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