Young couple Timothy (Leslie Phillips) and Deirdre (Shirley Eaton) plan a romantic weekend on the coast in a caravan, called "Lulu", owned by the brother of their pal Fred (Bob Monkhouse) and which Fred will tow with his ice cream van, as he will be working selling ice cream over the weekend. When Deirdre's mother (Irene Handl) insists on going along as her daughter's chaperone, Timothy's plans are somewhat compromised. Then a train ferry mix-up lands the holidaymakers deep in France without passports or money. As they try to get back to England, they encounter a variety of problems, and end up being pursued across country by the French police.
They end at the Chateau de Chant Claire where the Comte (Alfred Marks) shows his wine cellars.
They discover they can fly out from Trouville for £25 but need to raise the cash. Fred takes bets in a local bar (run by Sid James) on the local leg of the Tour de France). Fred steals the stake money and they run off pursued by locals.
However a French motorcycle cop mistakes the ice cream van and escorts them to the airport and they escape.
Britmovie called the film a "Breezy farce spiced with Gallic wisecracks...Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips and Alfred Marks play off each other energetically, whilst Irene Handl is wonderful as the interfering busybody."[3]TV Guide gave it two out of four stars, calling it "An enjoyable comedy."[4]
weekend, with, lulu, 1961, british, comedy, film, directed, john, paddy, carstairs, starring, monkhouse, leslie, phillips, alfred, marks, shirley, eaton, irene, handl, directed, byjohn, paddy, carstairsscreenplay, byted, lloydstory, byted, lloydval, valentinep. A Weekend with Lulu is a 1961 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Bob Monkhouse Leslie Phillips Alfred Marks Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl 1 2 A Weekend with LuluDirected byJohn Paddy CarstairsScreenplay byTed LloydStory byTed LloydVal ValentineProduced byMichael Carreras executive producer Ted LloydStarringBob MonkhouseLeslie PhillipsAlfred MarksShirley EatonIrene HandlCinematographyKen HodgesEdited byJames NeedsTom SimpsonMusic byRuss ConwayColor processBlack and whiteProductioncompanyHammer Film ProductionsDistributed byColumbia PicturesRelease dates10 April 1961 1961 04 10 United Kingdom 1 November 1961 1961 11 01 United States Running time89 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Critical reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editYoung couple Timothy Leslie Phillips and Deirdre Shirley Eaton plan a romantic weekend on the coast in a caravan called Lulu owned by the brother of their pal Fred Bob Monkhouse and which Fred will tow with his ice cream van as he will be working selling ice cream over the weekend When Deirdre s mother Irene Handl insists on going along as her daughter s chaperone Timothy s plans are somewhat compromised Then a train ferry mix up lands the holidaymakers deep in France without passports or money As they try to get back to England they encounter a variety of problems and end up being pursued across country by the French police They end at the Chateau de Chant Claire where the Comte Alfred Marks shows his wine cellars They discover they can fly out from Trouville for 25 but need to raise the cash Fred takes bets in a local bar run by Sid James on the local leg of the Tour de France Fred steals the stake money and they run off pursued by locals However a French motorcycle cop mistakes the ice cream van and escorts them to the airport and they escape Cast editBob Monkhouse as Fred Scrutton Leslie Phillips as Timothy Gray Alfred Marks as Comte de Grenoble Shirley Eaton as Deirdre Proudfoot Irene Handl as Florence Bell Sid James as Cafe Patron Kenneth Connor as British Tourist Sydney Tafler as Stationmaster Eugene Deckers as Inspector Larue Graham Stark as French policeman Chiron Tutte Lemkow as Postman Leon Judith Furse as Madame Bon Bon the brothel owner Denis Shaw as Bar Patron Russ Conway as French pianistCritical reception editBritmovie called the film a Breezy farce spiced with Gallic wisecracks Bob Monkhouse Leslie Phillips and Alfred Marks play off each other energetically whilst Irene Handl is wonderful as the interfering busybody 3 TV Guide gave it two out of four stars calling it An enjoyable comedy 4 References edit A Weekend with Lulu 1961 Archived from the original on 23 October 2016 A Weekend With Lulu 1961 Original Print Info TCM com Britmovie Home of British Films Archived from the original on 13 September 2016 Retrieved 23 October 2016 A Weekend With Lulu External links editA Weekend with Lulu at IMDb nbsp This article related to a British comedy film of the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Weekend with Lulu amp oldid 1180283128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
