Work Is a 4-Letter Word
3
93 minutes
9/15/1968
Overview
Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.
Cast List
David Warner
as Valentine Brose
Cilla Black
as Betty Dorrick
Alan Howard
as Reverend Mort
John Steiner
as Anthony
Zia Mohyeddin
as Dr Aly Narayana
David Waller
as Mr Price
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Mrs Murray
Jan Holden
as Mrs Price
Tony Church
as Mr Arkwright
Joe Gladwin
as Pa Brose
Julie May
as Mrs Dorrick
Derek Royle
as Briggs
Clifford Rose
as Registry Office Clerk
Cyril Cross
as Commissionaire
Paul Dawkins
as Powerplant Guard
Tommy Godfrey
as Mr. Thacker
Winifred Braemar
as Auntie May
Gladys Dawson
as Gran
John Donegal
as Gramps
Gilly Flower
as Auntie Winnie
Sidney Gatcum
as Uncle Charlie
Nellie Hanham
as Auntie Lou
Reg Lever
as Uncle Arthur
Royston Tickner
as Train Guard
David Ellison
as Gardner
Roger Booth
as Pincher (uncredited)