![Penny Points To Paradise. Image shows from L to R: Spike Donnelly (Spike Milligan), Harry Flakers (Harry Secombe). Copyright: Adelphi Films Penny Points To Paradise. Image shows from L to R: Spike Donnelly (Spike Milligan), Harry Flakers (Harry Secombe). Copyright: Adelphi Films](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/p/penny_points_to_paradise.jpg)
Penny Points To Paradise
- 1951 film
Comedy starring Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers. A pools winner celebrates in a guest-house full of crooks. Also features Alfred Marks, Vicky Page, Paddie O'Neil, Bill Kerr, Freddie Frinton and Joe Linnane
![Penny Points To Paradise. Image shows from L to R: Harry Flakers (Harry Secombe), Christine Russell (Paddie O'Neil), Sheila Gilroy (Vicky Page), Spike Donnelly (Spike Milligan). Copyright: Adelphi Films Penny Points To Paradise. Image shows from L to R: Harry Flakers (Harry Secombe), Christine Russell (Paddie O'Neil), Sheila Gilroy (Vicky Page), Spike Donnelly (Spike Milligan). Copyright: Adelphi Films](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450/p/penny_points_to_paradise.jpg)
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1951
- Stars
- Harry Secombe, Alfred Marks, Peter Sellers, Vicky Page, Paddie O'Neil, Spike Milligan, Bill Kerr, Freddie Frinton and more
- Writer
- John Ormonde
- Director
- Tony Young
- Producer
- Alan Cullimore
- Company
Football pools winner Harry and his friend Spike go on holiday to the small Brighton guest-house they've long frequented for their annual break.
Already resident are two young single women, Christine and Sheila. Christine in particular has her eyes set on a very particular prize when she hears of Harry's imminent arrival. Sheila's a little less eager, but certainly wouldn't mind a bite of the cash.
Meanwhile, news of the win has also reached gentleman crook Alfred Haynes and his master-forger 'business' partner, the bad-tempered Graves. The pair depart for Brighton immediately, intending to swindle Harry out of his legitimate winnings...
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Additional details
- UK certificate
- U
- Duration
- 74 minutes
- Produced
- 1951
- Distributors
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Black and white
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Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 17th May 2017 at 6:00am on TPTV
- Monday 16th January 2017 at 6:25am on TPTV
- Tuesday 8th November 2016 at 4:10am on TPTV