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Three Men In A Boat. Image shows left to right: George (Laurence Harvey), J (David Tomlinson), Harris (Jimmy Edwards). Credit: STUDIOCANAL
Three Men In A Boat

Three Men In A Boat (1956)

  • 1956 film

Adaptation of Jerome K Jerome's famed comic novel, starring Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards and David Tomlinson. Also features Shirley Eaton, Lisa Gastoni, Jill Ireland, Martita Hunt, Noelle Middleton and more.

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Three Men In A Boat. Image shows left to right: George (Laurence Harvey), Sophie Clutterbuck (Shirley Eaton), Mr. Porterhouse (Campbell Cotts), J (David Tomlinson), Harris (Jimmy Edwards), Primrose Porterhouse (Lisa Gastoni), Bluebell Porterhouse (Jill Ireland). Credit: STUDIOCANAL

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1956
Stars
Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, David Tomlinson, Shirley Eaton, Lisa Gastoni, Jill Ireland, Martita Hunt, Noelle Middleton and more
Writers
Jerome K Jerome, Hubert Gregg, Vernon Harris, Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Director
Ken Annakin
Producer
James Woolf
Company

George, Harris and J decide to have a holiday on the Thames. George cancels engagements with his many girlfriends, Harris informs all restaurants that he will be out of town and J explains to his wife that a holiday apart would be a novel idea.

The three men set out to rendezvous at Hampton Court but, on the way, George meets three attractive girls who are also holidaying on the river. With their interest piqued, the trio follow the girls to Henley Regatta - but things don't quite go to plan...

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Additional details

UK certificate
U
Duration
87 minutes
Distributors

Independent Film Distributors

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 16th February 2020 at 9:50am on TPTV
  • Monday 28th October 2019 at 12:10pm on TPTV
  • Friday 19th July 2019 at 8:15am on TPTV

Recording details

  • Shepperton Studios - Filmed at Shepperton Studios and on the Thames.

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