Keep It Up Downstairs
Keep It Up Downstairs is a 1976 British period sex comedy film, directed by Robert Young and starring Diana Dors, Jack Wild and William Rushton. Alternative titles for the film include Can You Keep It Up Downstairs? and My Favorite Butler.[1]
| Keep It Up Downstairs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Young |
| Written by | Hazel Adair |
| Produced by | Hazel Adair Mark Forstater |
| Starring | Diana Dors Jack Wild William Rushton |
| Cinematography | Alan Pudney |
| Edited by | Mike Campbell |
| Music by | Michael Nyman |
Production company | Pyramid Films |
| Distributed by | Thorn EMI |
Release date | 29 July 1976 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
The film follows the adventures of the sex-crazed inhabitants of the bankrupt Cockshute Castle in 1904, and the attempts of Lord and Lady Cockshute to find a rich wife for their uninterested inventor son Peregrine.[2]
Cast
- Diana Dors as Daisy Dureneck
- Jack Wild as Peregrine Cockshute
- William Rushton as Snotty Shuttleworth
- Aimi MacDonald as Christabelle St. Clair
- Françoise Pascal as Mimi
- Neil Hallett as Percy Hampton
- Mark Singleton as Lord Cockshute
- Julian Orchard as Bishop
- Simon Brent as Rogers
- Sue Longhurst as Lady Cockshute
- John Blythe as Francis Dureneck
- Carmen Silvera as Lady Bottomley
- Seretta Wilson as Betsy-Ann Dureneck
- Anthony Kenyon as Mellons
- Olivia Munday as Lady Kitty Cockshute
- April Olrich as Duchess
- Sally Harrison as Maud
- Mary Millington as Polly
Production
Filming
A version exists with hardcore inserts; these were shot with body doubles for the main stars.[3] It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.
Casting
It was one of a number of British sex comedies featuring Diana Dors.[4]
Music
It also contains the first score by Michael Nyman in a commercially released film.
References
- ^ "Keep It Up Downstairs", , British Film Institute, archived from the original on 14 January 2009, retrieved 23 February 2013
- ^ Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. Titan Books Ltd
- ^ Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. Titan Books Ltd
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
External links
- Keep It Up Downstairs at IMDb
- Keep It Up Downstairs at BFI
- Keep It Up Downstairs at Letterbox DVD
- Keep It Up Downstairs at TCMDB