The Lovers!

The story

Reprising the television series roles which first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey Scrimshaw and Beryl Battersby, a hesitant, inexperienced, young couple attempting to negotiate the sexual minefield of the ‘permissive’ society. This big-screen transfer of Jack Rosenthal’s hugely likeable sitcom sees old-fashioned girl Beryl continuing to slap down the advances of her frustrated boyfriend, whose clumsy attempts to initiate ‘Percy Filth’ suggest he’s not quite up to speed himself! Like everyone else, Geoffrey and Beryl want to fall in love – or they think they do; like everyone else, since Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve didn’t live in Manchester in 1972…

Cast & crew

Richard BeckinsaleGeoffrey Scrimshaw

Paula WilcoxBeryl Battersby

Susan LittlerSandra

Rosalind AyresVeronica

Anthony Naylor

Anthony NaylorNeville

Nikolas Simmonds

Nikolas SimmondsRoland

Joan Scott

Joan ScottBeryl's Mum

Stella Moray

Stella MorayGeoffrey's Mum

John ComerGeoffrey's Dad

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

Pamela MoiseiwitschEnid

Bruce Watt

Bruce WattJeremy

Paul GreenwoodTrainee Manager