A Hole Lot of Trouble is a 1971 British short comedy film.[1] Lasting only twenty-seven minutes, it charts the efforts of a group of workmen trying to dig a hole.[2] It was written and directed by Francis Searle and starred Arthur Lowe, Victor Maddern and Bill Maynard.[3][4] It became available on DVD in the UK in 2015.[5]
| A Hole Lot of Trouble | |
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| Directed by | Francis Searle |
| Written by | Ian Flintoff |
| Story by | Francis Searle |
| Produced by | Francis Searle Robert Gallico John Hogarth |
| Starring | Arthur Lowe Tim Barrett Victor Maddern Bill Maynard |
| Cinematography | Terry Maher |
| Edited by | Peter Mayhew |
| Music by | Peter Jeffries |
Production company | Chairene Productions |
| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast edit
- Arthur Lowe as Mr. Whitehouse
- Victor Maddern as Percy
- Tim Barrett as Longbottom
- Bill Maynard as Bill
- Ken Parry as Charles
- Leslie Dwyer as Evangelist
- Benny Lee as Bert
- Brian Weske as Digby
- Neal Arden as Military Type Man
- Jack Chissick
- Michael Sharvell-Martin as Newly-wed Husband
- Geraldine Gardner as Newly-wed Wife (as Trudi van Doorn)
- Georgina Simpson as Carol
- Hani Borelle as Fenella
- Hazel Coppen as Alice
References edit
- ^ "A Hole Lot of Trouble - Film from RadioTimes". RadioTimes.
- ^ "A HOLE LOT OF TROUBLE - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
- ^ "A Hole Lot of Trouble". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "A Hole Lot of Trouble (1969)". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Melody Club / A Hole Lot Of Trouble / Gold Is Where You Find It - £10.99 : Renown Films". www.renownfilms.co.uk.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- A Hole Lot of Trouble at IMDb
- A Hole Lot of Trouble then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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