The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.
Hazel Coppen
- Granny Fork
- (as Hazel Coppin)
Totti Truman Taylor
- Mrs. Doe Connor
- (as Totti Truman-Taylor)
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- TriviaNorman Wisdom, who was 51 at the time of filming, was, unsurprisingly, widely felt to be too old to play the Prime Minister's grandson.
- GoofsFilmed on location in Teignmouth, Devon however the town's name is spelt "Tinmouth" on several signs throughout the film - which is how it is pronounced but not how it's spelt.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.50 (2010)
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Charming comedy
Norman Wisdom comedies aren't to everyone's taste. Sometimes his slapstick can be childish and he can overdo the pathos of his 'little man' routine. Nevertheless this - the last major film Wisdom made in his traditional manner - is one of his best.
The comedy is well-paced and Wisdom's character is rather more mature than usual, capable of using some initiative rather than simply being a clumsy fool. The photography of the attractive seaside locations is excellent. Perhaps another reason I find this film particularly likeable is that it reminds me of the seaside town I grew up in at about the same time, the petty-politics and small-town journalism especially.
This is a pleasing comedy from a simpler, gentler age.
The comedy is well-paced and Wisdom's character is rather more mature than usual, capable of using some initiative rather than simply being a clumsy fool. The photography of the attractive seaside locations is excellent. Perhaps another reason I find this film particularly likeable is that it reminds me of the seaside town I grew up in at about the same time, the petty-politics and small-town journalism especially.
This is a pleasing comedy from a simpler, gentler age.
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- vaughan.birbeck
- Mar 19, 2001
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- Also known as
- Enayiler Kralı Gazeteci
- Filming locations
- Teignmouth, Devon, England, UK(on location)
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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