Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their anniversary at a posh London hotel - whatever the cost. However, a shady businessman mistakes George for a hit man.Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their anniversary at a posh London hotel - whatever the cost. However, a shady businessman mistakes George for a hit man.Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their anniversary at a posh London hotel - whatever the cost. However, a shady businessman mistakes George for a hit man.
- Tristram Fourmile
- (as Nicholas Bond Owen)
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- TriviaGenerally released from July 27th 1980 on the ABC circuit, George and Mildred was shown on television less than five months later, going out on the ITV network on Christmas Day afternoon immediately after the Queen's Christmas Message. This short a window between theatrical and TV screenings was unheard of at the time, as traditionally, the gap was a massive 4 years, after the original theatrical run, before the broadcasters could premiere it on tv.
- Quotes
Mildred Roper: Obviously, our wedding anniversary means nothing to you anymore.
George Roper: Of course it does, of course it does. And what's more I'll prove it to you.
Mildred Roper: How?
George Roper: By seeing if they've got our tune.
Mildred Roper: [gesturing towards the jukebox] What, on that thing?
George Roper: Yeah. Well, they might have a punk version by the Sox Pistols.
Mildred Roper: The who?
George Roper: Yeah, or even them.
- ConnectionsReferences Love Thy Neighbour (1972)
George & Mildred was a wonderful show, itself a spin-off from the equally adorable Man About the House, the film suffers, not just as the death knell of a once proud British tradition, but also as a victim of climate change. That it bares little resemblance to what made the show popular in the first place is something used to pound down on the film with, but the production team were trying to keep up, sensing the wind of change they took two much loved characters out of the comfort zone and attempted to keep them viable. Oh it didn't work, not at all, but the will is still admirable.
It's not a great film, it's passable at best because fans of Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy can at least enjoy their stoic performances. While there are some very good gags in the script. But ultimately it's a tired picture, the set-pieces lack zip, the plot ill advised and underwriting the Roper neighbours, the Fourmiles, is a big mistake. Joyce would die soon after the film's release, a victim to alcoholism aged 53. Sadly this film is no way to remember her, anyone interested in her work are advised to see her 1970s TV output to view a wonderful actress at work. 5/10
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- Apr 25, 2014
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- Джордж и Милдред
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1