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Bless This House

  • 1972
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.3K
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Bless This House (1972)
In 1970s English suburbia, middle-aged homeowner Sid Abbot just wants to get on with building his illegal whiskey still, but is frustrated by his work-shy son and otherworldly daughter. When rude, arrogant Ronald Baines and his family move in next door, garden-fence hostilities soon commence.
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Neighborhood tensions arise when rambunctious Baines family moves next door to reclusive Abbots, clashing over home distillery and unruly teens while matriarch tries mediating the feud.Neighborhood tensions arise when rambunctious Baines family moves next door to reclusive Abbots, clashing over home distillery and unruly teens while matriarch tries mediating the feud.Neighborhood tensions arise when rambunctious Baines family moves next door to reclusive Abbots, clashing over home distillery and unruly teens while matriarch tries mediating the feud.

  • Director
    • Gerald Thomas
  • Writer
    • Dave Freeman
  • Stars
    • Sidney James
    • Diana Coupland
    • Terry Scott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gerald Thomas
    • Writer
      • Dave Freeman
    • Stars
      • Sidney James
      • Diana Coupland
      • Terry Scott
    • 17User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Sidney James
    Sidney James
    • Sid Abbot
    Diana Coupland
    • Jean Abbot
    Terry Scott
    Terry Scott
    • Ronald Baines
    June Whitfield
    June Whitfield
    • Vera Baines
    Peter Butterworth
    Peter Butterworth
    • Trevor Lewis
    Sally Geeson
    • Sally Abbot
    George A. Cooper
    George A. Cooper
    • Mr. Wilson
    Robin Askwith
    Robin Askwith
    • Mike Abbot
    Patsy Rowlands
    Patsy Rowlands
    • Betty Lewis
    Carol Hawkins
    Carol Hawkins
    • Kate Baines
    Bill Maynard
    Bill Maynard
    • Oldham
    Janet Brown
    • Annie Hobbs
    Wendy Richard
    Wendy Richard
    • Carol
    Marianne Stone
    Marianne Stone
    • Muriel
    Tommy Godfrey
    • Alf Murray
    Johnny Briggs
    Johnny Briggs
    • Open Truck Driver
    Norman Mitchell
    Norman Mitchell
    • Police Sergeant
    Brian Osborne
    • Removal Van Driver
    • Director
      • Gerald Thomas
    • Writer
      • Dave Freeman
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    • Trivia
      Robin Askwith replaced Robin Stewart as Mike Abbott, having narrowly missed being cast in the original television series. Stewart was replaced by producer Peter Rogers, due to his reported poor punctuality on the tv series, which greatly irritated Sid James.
    • Goofs
      Mike tells Kate that he lives at 84 Whitby Ave, yet in a scene where Sid leaves the house to go to work the number plate on the front of the house to the right of the frontdoor shows a number '7'.
    • Quotes

      Mike: It's slavery being a cook. Slavery.

      Sid: It'll do you good. When I was your age, we worked...

      Mike, Jean Abbot: We worked from 6 in the morning till 10 at night!

      Sid: Very comical!

    • Connections
      Featured in Jonathan Ross' Must-Watch Films: Star-Studded Films (2023)

    User reviews17

    Featured review
    9/10

    Surprisingly low rating and lack of reviews

    Apr 2021

    This is everything i expect from a classic british comedy, i never saw the series that this is based on, but the films works as a stand alone and apparently the events in this film were ignored when they went back to continue with the series.

    Just great fun from start to finish, all the cast are your favourite faces and do a great job.

    Really good fun family film, lets improve that IMDB score.

    9 out of 10.
    • gorytus-20672
    • Apr 14, 2021
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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1972 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bendiga esta casa
    • Filming locations
      • Bolton Avenue, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • The Rank Organisation
      • Peter Rogers Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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