The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Lance ComfortDirector
- Stanley BlackOriginal Music Composer
- Peter BlackmoreScreenplay
Cast
- Arthur AskeyArthur Ashton
- Sidney JamesSid Gibson
- Dermot WalshMartin Russell
- Olga LindoMrs. Burgess
- Clive MortonNational TV Director General
- George MargoAssistant
- Lionel MurtonCommercial TV Director
- Bernard CribbinsJack
- Kenneth ConnorAnxious Husband
- Sally BarnesSally
- Leigh MadisonDiana
- Bruce SetonSupt. James
Themes
salesmanblack and white