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When Grace Brothers closes for redecoration, Young Mr. Grace send the staff on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the middle of a revolution. Written by
Christopher Rothbauer <kg9it@qsl.net>
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The film is adapted from the hugely successful stage version of the BBC1 series which ran at the Blackpool Winter Gardens in Lancashire, UK, over June-October 1976. It reuses several gags and setups from the parent show, most notably "Dear Sexy Knickers...".
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Goofs
During evening meal, all the Grace Bros staff needed to use the lavatory - only Mrs Slocombe and Captain Peacock actually DID use it.
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Quotes
Mr. Beverley Harman:
What do you want - India Tea powder, or China Tea Powder?
Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold:
What tastes most like the label on the packet?
Mr. Beverley Harman:
The actual packet! Look, there's not point being fussy
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rips a packet open and pours the powder into the cup of hot water on Rumbold's desk]
Mr. Beverley Harman:
Here, have the Indian!
Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold:
Arn't I supposed to leave it for 2 minuttes to brew?
Mr. Beverley Harman:
I shouldn't do that - it'll take the pattern off the cup!
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Soundtracks
Adelita
(uncredited)
Music by
Francisco Tárrega See more »
If you're a fan of the BBC series, this movie is worth watching just as a curiosity it's fun to see these much-beloved characters on holiday and up to their usual shenanigans but honestly, there's not much artistic value in it as a stand-alone work, and if you weren't familiar with the characters, it wouldn't make much sense. The sets are low-budget, the special effects laughable, and, as noted previously, much of the dialog is lifted directly and without revision from various episodes. It seems to me that someone was just attempting to cash in on the popularity of the series without putting much effort or financing into it. Given the talent of the cast and the creative synergy that they shared, it could've been much more than it is.
As a fan of "Fawlty Towers" as well, I have to say that Andrew Sachs is a delight as Don Carlos Bernardo fancy Manuel finally running his own hotel!