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Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races with a slightly shady bookmaker. When he has won on the first five races, the bookie owes him over 16,000 pounds and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race ... what can be done ?Read moreLess
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races with a slightly shady bookmaker. When he has won on the first five races, the bookie owes him over 16,000 pounds and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race ... what can be done ?
The story
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races with a slightly shady bookmaker. When he has won on the first five races, the bookie owes him over 16,000 pounds and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race ... what can be done ?
Cast & crew
Norman WisdomNorman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
Margaret RutherfordMrs. Dooley
Jill DixonAnne
Leslie PhillipsThe Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
Delphi LawrenceMiss Betty Daviot
Joan SimsPhoebe
Edward ChapmanMr. Stoneway
Peter CopleyMr. Gilbert Weaver
Vic WiseEddie Diamond
Marjorie RhodesMrs. Hackett
Michael WardMr. Cranley
Marianne StoneTea Bar AttendantExplore the crew
- Director
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Screenplay
- Alfred Shaughnessy
- Screenplay
- Peter Blackmore