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Writers:
David Croft (BBC television series)Jeremy Lloyd (based on the BBC television series written by)
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They're Free!! Ready to Serve You on the Big Screen ! [UK] morePlot:
The staff of Grace Bros. take a trip to Costa Plonka while the department is being remodeled. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Worth a viewing? It depends. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Inman | ... | Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries | |
| Mollie Sugden | ... | Mrs. Betty Slocombe | |
| Frank Thornton | ... | Captain Stephen Peacock | |
| Trevor Bannister | ... | Mr. Dick Lucas | |
| Wendy Richard | ... | Miss Shirley Brahms | |
| Arthur Brough | ... | Mr. Ernest Grainger | |
| Nicholas Smith | ... | Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold | |
| Harold Bennett | ... | Young Mr. Grace | |
| Arthur English | ... | Mr. Beverley Harman | |
| Karan David | ... | Conchita | |
| Glyn Houston | ... | Cesar Rodriguez | |
| Andrew Sachs | ... | Don Carlos Bernardo | |
| Derek Griffiths | ... | The Emir | |
| Nadim Sawalha | ... | The Emir's Interpreter | |
| Penny Irving | ... | Miss Nicholson |
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95 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFun Stuff
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Although most were experienced film-actors, the cast found it odd to shoot without the feedback from a studio audience that they enjoyed whilst recording at the BBC. moreQuotes:
Mr. Dick Lucas: [Mr. Humphries waltzes into the airport in a pink outfit] Oh blimey, it's the sugar plum fairy! moreFAQ
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If you're a fan of the BBC series, this movie is worth watching just as a curiosity it's fun to see these much-beloved characters on holiday and up to their usual shenanigans but honestly, there's not much artistic value in it as a stand-alone work, and if you weren't familiar with the characters, it wouldn't make much sense. The sets are low-budget, the special effects laughable, and, as noted previously, much of the dialog is lifted directly and without revision from various episodes. It seems to me that someone was just attempting to cash in on the popularity of the series without putting much effort or financing into it. Given the talent of the cast and the creative synergy that they shared, it could've been much more than it is.
As a fan of "Fawlty Towers" as well, I have to say that Andrew Sachs is a delight as Don Carlos Bernardo fancy Manuel finally running his own hotel!