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It's a Great Day

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It's a Great Day

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Summary

Comedy starring Ruth Dunning and Edward Evans. A builder finds his life becoming increasingly complicated when he innocently receives some stolen property. He also has deadlines to meet, as an impending royal visit to the housing estate that he is building draws closer.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

The Grove Family was one of BBC television's great popular successes, a series that today would be termed soap opera, but was then a compulsive, if low-key, look at the busy life of a very average suburban family. The excellent Ruth Dunning and Edward Evans were Gladys and Bob Grove, and the acting honours, and the popularity stakes, were hijacked by formidable Nancy Roberts as Gran. This cheaply made feature version of the show, produced quickly and efficiently by Butcher's Films with the original cast, now looks like a perfect period artefact. The plot is wonderfully naive, casting doubt on upright Mr Grove's integrity, and the cast is studded with marvellous 1950s faces such as Sid James, Victor Maddern, Michael Balfour and Vera Day. It's a treat for nostalgists and those who cherish that period of postwar austerity, when such a cosy family unit was perceived as the ideal.

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5.0/10

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Cast

rolenameGladys GroveRuth DunningBob GroveEdward EvansHarry MasonSidney JamesBlondieVera DayPat GroveSheila SweetJack GrovePeter Bryant (1)GranNancy RobertsDaphne GroveMargaret DownsLennie GroveChristopher Beeny

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Crew

rolenameDirectorJohn Warrington

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Theatrical distributor

Butchers Film Service Ltd

Languages

English

Available on

DVD

Formats

Black and white

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