Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width (film)
Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width is a rarely seen 1973 British comedy film directed by Ronnie Baxter and starring John Bluthal, Joe Lynch and Bernard Stone.[1] It was a spin-off from the ITV television series Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width about two mismatched tailors in the East End of London.
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Directed by | Ronnie Baxter |
Produced by | Ronnie Baxter |
Written by | Harry Driver Vince Powell |
Starring | John Bluthal Joe Lynch |
Music by | Ronald Cass |
Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
Edited by | Dev Goodman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | MGM |
Release date | 3 January 1973 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Plot
In the course of the film, Manny and Patrick hire a sexy new assistant Rita, seriously fall out after a gambling incident, experience woman trouble, find themselves burgled, and eventually end up on holiday in Rome after posing as priests.[2]
Cast
- John Bluthal as Manny Cohen
- Joe Lynch as Patrick Kelly
- Yootha Joyce as Mrs. Finch
- Wendy King as Rita
- Ann Beach as Bridie
- Eddie Byrne as Father Ignatious
- Bernard Stone as Nathan
- Bill Maynard as Larkin
- David Nettheim as Rabbi
- Ivor Dean as Bishop Rourke
- David Kelly as Murphy
- Jerold Wells as Tramp
- Vicki Woolf as Maria
- Hilary Farr as Gina (as Hilary Labow)
- Paddy Joyce as Riley
- Steve Plytas as Swiss Guard
- Peter Denyer as Lad
Critical reception
Sky Movies wrote, "although one of the better TV spin-offs, this is not so much a feature film as three episodes strung together by a tenuous overall storyline. Indeed, the episodes, chronicling the abrasive love-hate relationship between two East London tailors - one Irish, the other Jewish - are themselves composed of sketches."[3]
References
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | NEVER MIND THE QUALITY FEEL THE WIDTH (1972)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- "Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width - See Also - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- "Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2014.