Let's Get Laid
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Let's Get Laid is a 1978 British
comedy film
directed by James Kenelm Clarke
and starring Robin Askwith
, Fiona Richmond
and Anthony Steel. After being demobbed at the end of the Second World War, Gordon Laid returns to London - only to find himself suspected of a murder in Wapping
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by James Kenelm Clarke
James Kenelm Clarke
-Career:James Kenelm Clarke was born in 1941 at Great Rissington, Glos. He was educated at Leighton Park School and studied music with Rene Leibowitz in Paris...
and starring Robin Askwith
Robin Askwith
Robin Askwith , is an English film actor, most famous for his role as Timmy Lea in the Confessions... sex comedies.-Confessions...:...
, Fiona Richmond
Fiona Richmond
Fiona Richmond is a former glamour model and actress. She is the daughter of the Reverend John Harrison. Born Julia Rosamund Harrison, she became a British sex symbol in the 1970s for her appearances in numerous risqué plays, comedy revues, magazines and films.-Acting career:She made her film...
and Anthony Steel. After being demobbed at the end of the Second World War, Gordon Laid returns to London - only to find himself suspected of a murder in Wapping
Wapping
Wapping is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which forms part of the Docklands to the east of the City of London. It is situated between the north bank of the River Thames and the ancient thoroughfare simply called The Highway...
.
Cast
- Fiona RichmondFiona RichmondFiona Richmond is a former glamour model and actress. She is the daughter of the Reverend John Harrison. Born Julia Rosamund Harrison, she became a British sex symbol in the 1970s for her appearances in numerous risqué plays, comedy revues, magazines and films.-Acting career:She made her film...
... Maxine Lupercal - Robin AskwithRobin AskwithRobin Askwith , is an English film actor, most famous for his role as Timmy Lea in the Confessions... sex comedies.-Confessions...:...
... Gordon Laid / Jimsy Deveroo - Anthony Steel ... Moncrieff Dovecraft
- Graham StarkGraham StarkGraham Stark is an English comedian, actor, writer and director.Stark was born in Wallasey on the Wirral in Cheshire, England. He first came to prominence on BBC Radio, making his debut in Happy Go Lucky and going on to Ray's A Laugh, Educating Archie and substitute on The Goon Show...
... Inspector Nugent - Linda HaydenLinda HaydenLinda Hayden is an English film and television actress, best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies.-Career:...
... Gloria - Roland CurramRoland CurramRoland Curram is a successful English actor.Curram was educated at Brighton College and has led a long film, television and theatre career. His appearances include Julie Christie's gay travelling companion in her Oscar-winning movie Darling and the expatriate Freddie in the BBC's short-lived soap...
... Rupert Dorchester - Tony HaygarthTony HaygarthTony Haygarth is an English television, film and theatre actor.-Career:At the age of eighteen, Haygarth worked unsuccessfully as a lifeguard in Torquay, and also tried escapology, equally unsuccessfully...
... Sgt. Costello - Murray SalemMurray SalemMurray Salem was an American television actor and screenwriter.He appeared in a number of television shows as an actor, including the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth...
... Heavy - Ted Burnett ... Heavy
- Richard ManuelRichard ManuelRichard George Manuel was a Canadian composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his contributions to and membership in The Band....
... Fenton Umfreville - Charles Pemberton ... PC Baxter
- Shaun CurryShaun CurryShaun Curry is a British actor, best known for his appearances on television.His credits include: Z-Cars, The Saint, Warship, The Sweeney, The New Avengers, Secret Army, Poldark, To the Manor Born, The Professionals, Blake's 7, Hot Money, Minder, The Gentle Touch, The Bill, Just Good Friends and...
... Greenleaf - Fanny Carby ... Lady in Phone Booth
- Patrick HoltPatrick HoltPatrick Holt was a British film and television actor.-Biography:Patrick Holt's real name was Patrick G. Parsons. Some of his childhood was spent in India with his Uncle. Patrick was sent to Christ's Hospital, a famous charity school in England, UK...
... The Commissioner - Peter CartwrightPeter Cartwright (actor)Peter Cartwright is an actor who has made hundreds of appearances in television, film and on radio and has worked extensively in the theatre, both in the provinces and London's West End....
... Film Director - David Sterne ... Sgt. Millicent
- James MarcusJames MarcusJames Marcus is an English actor.He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange . Before becoming an apprentice printer, he spent the majority of his teenage life performing gigs...
... Rusper - Anna Chen ... Oriental Girl
- Lisa Taylor ... Eleanor
- Jayne Lester ... Young Tart
- Donna Scarf ... A.T.S. Girl
- Claire Russell ... Marti
- Tony Hughes ... Goddard Ronaldshay
- Zuleika Robson ... Thelma
- Shelagh Dey ... Helen
- Ron Eagleton ... Wilbur
- Frank Ellis ... Mortician
- Elise Relnah ... Old Lady
- Daryl Fahey ... Coutourier
- Clive Moss ... Corporal
- Val Mitchell ... Stage Chorus
- Jane Winchester ... Stage Chorus
- Adrian Le Peltier ... Stage Chorus
- Mike CharlesMike CharlesMichael William Charles is a former professional American football player who played nine seasons in the National Football League....
... Stage Chorus - John CliveJohn CliveJohn Clive , is an English author and actor. He is best known for his international best selling historical and social fiction, such as "KG200" and "Borossa"....
... Piers Horrabin