- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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1 out of 5
Grace Brothers opened for business as part of the BBC's Comedy Playhouse in the early 1970s, but never in its ten-year history were the shelves as bare as they are in this feeble feature. Abandoning the clothing department for the Costa Plonka, the staff are soon engaging in the usual smutty banter as sun, sand and booze take their toll. Why did the makers of these spin-offs always insist on breaking with the winning sitcom formula? It's even more puzzling here, as it was the petty shop-floor rivalries and tacky sales gimmicks that provided most of the laughs.
Plot Summary
Comedy starring Mollie Sugden and John Inman. The attractive promise of sun, sea and possibly even a suggestion of sangria lures the quarrelsome staff of Grace Brothers department store to holiday on the Costa Plonka.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Mrs Slocombe
- Mollie Sugden
- Mr Humphries
- John Inman
- Captain Peacock
- Frank Thornton
- Mr Lucas
- Trevor Bannister
- Miss Brahms
- Wendy Richard
- Mr Grainger
- Arthur Brough
- Mr Rumbold
- Nicholas Smith
- Harman
- Arthur English
- Young Mr Grace
- Harold Bennett
- Don Bernardo
- Andrew Sachs
- Conchita
- Karan David
- Cesar Rodriguez
- Glyn Houston
Crew
- Director
- Bob Kellett
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