The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.
Hazel Coppen
- Granny Fork
- (as Hazel Coppin)
Totti Truman Taylor
- Mrs. Doe Connor
- (as Totti Truman-Taylor)
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- TriviaNorman Wisdom, who was 51 at the time of filming, was, unsurprisingly, widely felt to be too old to play the Prime Minister's grandson.
- GoofsFilmed on location in Teignmouth, Devon however the town's name is spelt "Tinmouth" on several signs throughout the film - which is how it is pronounced but not how it's spelt.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.50 (2010)
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Pressed for Type
This is more of a social drama than a comedy, although it does have comedy in it, it is slightly different than the other Norman films in that.
It is more interesting than anything else to me, to see what it was like in a seaside town in the sixties, Teignmouth looked absolutely lovely, filmed in the summer of 1966 when England was on top of the world.
The comedy was fun, but not that funny, there was no instant laugh for me, but it was good acting, the girls were a bit of a side issue, it was more about politics. And there lies the problem, its difficult to make good comedy from politics (It has been done well since - Yes Minister), and even Norman could not pull it off, his accident stunts looked more embarrassing than funny, and the choosing the ugly girl to win the beauty contest was a bit cheesy.
However I give it a 6 because it was interesting.
It is more interesting than anything else to me, to see what it was like in a seaside town in the sixties, Teignmouth looked absolutely lovely, filmed in the summer of 1966 when England was on top of the world.
The comedy was fun, but not that funny, there was no instant laugh for me, but it was good acting, the girls were a bit of a side issue, it was more about politics. And there lies the problem, its difficult to make good comedy from politics (It has been done well since - Yes Minister), and even Norman could not pull it off, his accident stunts looked more embarrassing than funny, and the choosing the ugly girl to win the beauty contest was a bit cheesy.
However I give it a 6 because it was interesting.
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- michaelarmer
- May 25, 2020
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- Enayiler Kralı Gazeteci
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- Teignmouth, Devon, England, UK(on location)
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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