Adventures of a Private Eye (1977) @ EOFFTV


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	Adventures of a Private Eye (1977) Country of Origin: UK Year of Production: 1977 Running Times: 95 minsFormat: colour Ratio: Sound: CREW PRODUCTION Production Company: Salon Producers: Peter Long, Stanley Long SCRIPT Script: Michael Armstrong, Stanley Long DIRECTION Director: Stanley Long PHOTOGRAPHY Director of Photography: Peter Sinclair EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION Editor: Jo Gannon MUSIC Music: B. De Wolfe Song Performed By:Christopher Neil (Private Eye) DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION Art Director: Carlotta Barrow CAST Christopher Neil (Bob West) Suzy Kendall (Laura Sutton) Harry H. Corbett (Sydney) Liz Fraser (Violet) Diana Dors (Mrs Horne) William Rushton (Wilfred) Irene Handl (Miss Friggin) Anna Quayle (Medea) Fred Emney (Sir Basil) Jon Pertwee (Judd Blake) Ian Lavender (Derek) Veronica Doran (Maud Gubbidge) Adrienne Posta (Lisa Moroni) Julian Orchard (police cyclist) Linda Regan (Clarissa) Hilary Pritchard (Sally) Jonathan Adams (Inspector Hogg) Angela Scoular (Jane Hogg) Jonathan Caldicott (Craddock) Robin Stewart (Scott) Nicholas Young (Legs Luigi) Graham Ashley (Mr Prentiss) Nicola Austine (Mrs Prentiss) Peter Greene (policeman) Derek Martin (desk sergeant) Milton Reid, Jon Robinson (bodyguards) Linda Cunningham (Zelda) Theresa Wood (Millie) Maria (Miss Walker) Shaw Taylor (himself) Hot Toddy (chorus girls) Leon Greene (Rosco) Peter Moran (Willy) Alan Wilson (Mr Purdy) Ruth Kettlewell (Mrs Grimpton) Mike Worsley (bouncer) Peter Bex (plumber) Ronald Markham (vicar) David Browning (stage manager) Cy Town (milkman) PLOT SUMMARY Left in charge of a private detective agency when his boss goes on holiday, Bob West becomes involved in a number of cases, including one that takes him to an old dark house where he meets a seriously creepy family, members of which are dabbling in witchcraft. AVAILABILITY UK Theatrical Distributor: Alpha CENSORSHIP HISTORY UK Rating: X; 18 TIMELINE 1977 July Day Unknown: UK - theatrical release POSTER TAGS The clever dick who uncovers EVERYBODY! ALTERNATIVE TITLES Adventures of a Private Dick - shooting title Mein lieber Boß, Du bist 'ne Flasche - German title Przygody prywatnego detektywa - Polish title Yksityisetsivän naisseikkailut - Finnish title LINKS SEE ALSO The Wizard of Oz (1939) REFERENCES BOOKS Keeping the British End Up pp.154-155 illustrated credits, review (by Simon Sheridan) KEYWORDS private detectives; old dark houses; sex; theatres; witchcraft; alcoholism; hypochondria; psychics