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Man About the House - 1973

• Director(s)
  Peter Frazer-Jones 
  
  Writer(s)
  Brian Cooke  writer
  Johnnie Mortimer  writer
  
  Producer(s)
  Peter Frazer-Jones producer
  Philip Jones executive producer
  
  Cast
  Richard O'Sullivan - Robin Tripp
  Paula Wilcox - Chrissy Plummer
  Sally Thomsett - Jo
  Yootha Joyce - Mildred Roper
  Brian Murphy - George Roper
  Doug Fisher - Larry Simmonds
  Leslie Sands - Mr. Tripp (Robins Father) (1974-1976)

• Review by Theo Robertson
  

Man About the House (1974)
Rather Low Brow Humour,

MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE was a slightly risqu popular sit com with a Jack the lad type sharing a flat with two girls one an intelligent red head and the other a blond bimbo . I was never too keen on the show and thought the two spin offs ROBIN'S NEST and GEORGE & MILDRED were better comedies . The problem I think I had was that it was unsophisticated and this feature film version reflects this . Check out this sample of dialogue:

" The girls have just put a new lock on the door "

" Really "

" Yeah . That's to stop me getting out of their bedroom "

Hmmm I guess feminists won't be queuing to watch this . But to give it some credit it was never a show that claimed to be sophisticated and this film version stays true to its bawdy roots without going overboard . The very vague plot revolves a property developer wanting to buy out the tenants and we are treated to a fairly amusing sequence where the villain has laxatives put into his meal . We're also treated to cameo appearances from very well known comedy faces at the time including Spike Milligan , but the show stopping moment involves the two protagonists from LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR a legendary TV show that is totally despised by the PC brigade for its alleged racism:

" What do you want to drink old friend ? "

" I'll have a white lady "

" Pardon ? "

A sometimes amusing and completely low brow comedy