Plot
A married couple with six children experience marital difficulties. Wife Kate refuses to sleep with husband Mick until he uses birth control, while their live-in au-pair falls pregnant.Cast
* Hywel Bennett as Mick Goonahan * Nanette Newman as Kate Goonahan * Milo O'Shea as Father Andrew * Angharad Rees as Jackie * Nicky Henson as Baker * Georgina Hale as Joyce * Madeline Smith as Miss Partridge * Peter Barkworth as Bra Factory Director * John Cleese as Contraceptives Lecturer * Marianne Stone as Customer In Chemists * Nina Baden-Semper as Skyline Waitress * Cheryl Hall as Pregnant Woman * Jacki Piper as Pregnant Woman * David Howey as Barber * Tommy Godfrey as Barber * James Leith as Policeman * Tony Haygarth as PolicemanProduction
The film was based on a 1969 play by Kevin Laffan, ''It's a 2'6" Above the Ground World''. Laffan was one of 14 children from a devout Roman Catholic family and his critical view on the Church's stance on birth control was a recurring theme of his work. The play starred Prunella Scales in a production at the Bristol Old Vic, and was a hit, moving to the Wyndham's Theatre.THEATRE: A popular giant Bryden, Ronald. The Observer (1901- 2003) [London (UK)] 07 Dec 1969: 40D.Filming
It was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director Anthony D. G. Pratt, Anthony Pratt.References
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* 1973 films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Ralph Thomas Films scored by Stanley Myers 1970s sex comedy films British films based on plays British sex comedy films Films shot at Shepperton Studios 1973 comedy films 1970s British films {{erotic-comedy-film-stub