73 minutes
11/17/1965
In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working class man goes to put a deposit on a new house only to find he prefers spending to saving and is happy to spend his money on a few hours of happiness rather than a lifetime's conventionality.
Ken Jones
as Arthur
Maureen Ampleford
as Emmy
Charles Lamb
as Dad
Winifred Dennis
as Mum
Robert Dougall
as Newsreader
Janie Booth
as Mavis
Hugh Paddick
as House Agent
Joanna Dunham
as Mrs. Thurloe
Edward de Souza
as Mr. Thurloe
Ian Ellis
as Mark
Derek Royle
as Taxi Driver
Howell Evans
as Angry Driver
Alec Coleman
as Shaving Man
Kenneth Allsop
as Interviewer
Fanny Carby
as Connie
Toni Palmer
as Janet
Elizabeth Morgan
as Mother
John Fortune
as Server
Lucy Griffiths
as Elderly Lady
Nicholas Courtney
as Husband
Clare Owen
as Wife
Jonathan Adams
as First Policeman
Neville Smith
as He
Tracy Rogers
as She
Lionel Wheeler
as Second Policeman
Alan Selwyn
as Man at Zoo Gate
Dickie Owen
as Keeper Bent
Kim Peacock
as Governor
Alan Styles
as Adam
Ashling Rayner
as Eve
Christine Holmes
as Lily