Man About The House - Film - British Comedy Guide

1974 film

When their landlord has to sell-up for redevelopment, Robin and his two female flatmates organise a petition to their local MP. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy and more.

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Man About The House (1973, ITV1)

Genre

Film

Released

1974

Stars

Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Peter Cellier, Doug Fisher, Arthur Lowe and more

Writers

Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke

Director

John Robins

Producer

Roy Skeggs

Company

Hammer Film Productions

Catering college student Robin Tripp shares a flat with two girls in a house on the small Edwardian Myddleton Terrace, NW8. When the owners of each of the neighbouring buildings are pressured to sell up by a property developer to make way for new offices, the trio - and their landlords, George & Mildred Roper - spearhead a campaign against the swift changing of the area.

As Chrissy says, "You can do anything in London except live! London needs houses, not great concrete blocks; I mean, if our generation doesn't do anything about it, there aren't going to be any houses for the next generation!"

Organising a petition to present to their local MP, the group are keen to save the area, and their own homes. But when George is convinced to sell behind Mildred's back, Robin, Jo and Chrissy look to become sitting tenants and a major thorn in the developers' side!