Released:
1960-08-09

Overview:
In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life" by staging a series of robberies on furriers, then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns. Terry Thomas as a retired army officer leads the gang, which includes Athene Seyler and Hattie Jacques, on a series of capers that nearly go awry when their maid, Billie Whitelaw, an ex-con and also a resident of the block, falls for a police officer.

Director:
Robert Asher

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Terry-Thomas
  as
  Major Albert Rayne
• 
  Athene Seyler
  as
  Dame Beatrice Appleby
• 
  Hattie Jacques
  as
  Nanette Parry
• 
  Billie Whitelaw
  as
  Lily
• 
  Elspeth Duxbury
  as
  Elizabeth "Pinkie" Pinkerton