A Home of Your Own (1964)

A Home of Your Own is a 1964 British comedy film which is a brick-by-brick account of the building a young couple’s dream house. From the day when the site is first selected, to the day – several years and children later – when the couple finally move in, the story is a noisy but wordless comedy of errors as the incompetent labourers struggle to complete the house. It may well have been inspired by the success of Bernard Cribbins' classic song of the same vein from two years earlier, "Right Said Fred". In this satirical look at British builders, many cups of tea are made, windows are broken and the same section of road is dug up over and over again by the water board, the electricity board and the gas board. Ronnie Barker’s put-upon cement mixer, Peter Butterworth’s short-sighted carpenter and Bernard Cribbins’ hapless stonemason all contribute to the ensuing chaos.

Directing:
  • Jay Lewis

Stars:
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 45
Norman Mitchell
Norman Mitche...
The Foreman
Gerald Campion
Gerald Campio...
Glazier
Ronnie Barker
Ronnie Barker
The Cement Mixer
Richard Briers
Richard Brier...
The Husband
Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterw...
The Carpenter
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribb...
The Stonemason
Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser
The Shop Steward
Ronnie Stevens
Ronnie Steven...
The Architect
Fred Emney
Fred Emney
The Mayor
Janet Brown
Janet Brown
Surveyor's Wife
Bridget Armstrong
Bridget Armst...
The Wife
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