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The Ups and Downs of a Handyman, also known as Confessions of a Handyman, Confessions of an Odd-Job Man and The Happy Housewives, is a 1976 British comedy film directed by John Sealey and starring Barry Stokes, Sue Lloyd and Bob Todd. It was written by Derrick Slater and Sealey.




Plot


After his wife inherits a cottage in the countryside, Bob takes up a job as the local handyman, but soon becomes entangled with the women of the village.




Cast


Barry Stokes as Bob
Gay Soper as Maisie
Sue Lloyd as The Blonde
Bob Todd as Squire Bullsworthy
Valerie Leon as Redhead
Chic Murray as P.C. Knowles
Robert Dorning as newsagent
Penny Meredith as Margaretta
Helli Louise as newsagent's daughter
John Blythe as Farmer Elgin
Harold Bennett as Gasper
Julia Bond as Polly
Jeannie Collings as Mrs Wain
Alexandra Dane as Mrs Knowles
Ava Cadell as schoolgirl
Pauline Letts as mother
Nita Lorraine as Jenny Elgin
Olivia Syson as Mrs. Bullsworthy
Jannette Carrol as barmaid




Critical reception


The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An unexpected gag is provided by Gay Soper in The Ups and Downs of a Handyman when she is momentarily seen singing snatches of the aria from Citizen Kane in a bathtub. Otherwise, if there are any ups to be had watching this repressive, sniggeringly unfunny soft-core farce, then they must have been brought along by the spectator. And in that case, the film has all the downs necessary to annihilate them ten times over, incidentally making it an extremely effective form of birth control."
The Radio Times wrote: "another cheap-and-cheerful sex comedy in the vein of Timothy Lea's naughty bestsellers. Barry Stokes brings a certain cheeky charm to the title role, while Gay Soper, Sue Lloyd and Valerie Leon find him plenty to do around the house. What little comedy there is comes from Benny Hill stalwart Bob Todd, as the local magistrate, and Chic Murray, as a harassed bobby. Derrick Slater's script is one long smutty gag, while John Sealey's direction is perfunctory at best."




References






External links


The Ups and Downs of a Handyman at IMDb
The Ups and Downs of a Handyman at AllMovie

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