Bless This House. Image shows from L to R: Oldham (Bill Maynard), Ronald Baines (Terry Scott), Vera Baines (June Whitfield), Kate Baines (Carol Hawkins), Mike Abbot (Robin Askwith), Jean Abbot (Diana Coupland), Sid Abbot (Sid James), Trevor Lewis (Peter Butterworth), Sally Abbot (Sally Geeson)

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1972
Stars
Sid James, Diana Coupland, Terry Scott, June Whitfield, Peter Butterworth, Sally Geeson, Robin Askwith, Carol Hawkins and more
Writer
Dave Freeman
Director
Gerald Thomas
Producer
Peter Rogers
Company

Sidney Abbott and his best mate and next-door neighbour Trevor enjoy home-brewing. Unfortunately, their plans to turn a little wine into the first recorded rhubarb brandy come unstuck when a Customs and Excise officer by the name of Baines moves into the house on the other side of the Abbotts'.

Meanwhile, Sid and Trevor's wives, Jean and Betty, are pushing ahead with plans - much to Sid's disgust - to open an antiques stall at the local market, and his layabout son Mike isn't making life any easier by buying a clapped-out old banger of a car.

Daughter Sally isn't helping neighbourly harmony either. She's waging an anti-pollution campaign in the town and manages to thoroughly drench Mr Baines in an attempt to extinguish a bonfire.

But it's Mike who looks set to cause the biggest ruction over the property boundary - by falling in love with Baines's daughter, Kate!

Can the two families ever reconcile their differences? Bless this house!

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Additional details

Tagline
The Greatest Family Comedy Team Now on the Big Screen!
UK certificate
U
Duration
89 minutes
Distributors

Fox-Rank

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Music composed and conducted by Eric Rogers.

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Saturday 9th March 2024 at 9:55am on ITV3
  • Sunday 3rd March 2024 at 9:50am on ITV3
  • Saturday 5th February 2022 at 8:45am on ITV3

Recording details

  • Pinewood Studios
  • St. Peter's Church (Burnham) - Church exteriors (Link)
  • Burnham (Buckinghamshire) - Town locations (Link)
  • Windsor - Houses on Bolton Avenue (Link)