A Home of Your Own (1964)

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A Home of Your Own on IMDb 6.8/10 101 votes

Released:
1964-12-11

Overview:
A Home of Your Own is a 1964 British comedy film which is a brick-by-brick account of the building a young couple’s dream house. From the day when the site is first selected, to the day – several years and children later – when the couple finally move in, the story is a noisy but wordless comedy of errors as the incompetent labourers struggle to complete the house. It may well have been inspired by the success of Bernard Cribbins' classic song of the same vein from two years earlier, "Right Said Fred". In this satirical look at British builders, many cups of tea are made, windows are broken and the same section of road is dug up over and over again by the water board, the electricity board and the gas board. Ronnie Barker’s put-upon cement mixer, Peter Butterworth’s short-sighted carpenter and Bernard Cribbins’ hapless stonemason all contribute to the ensuing chaos.

Director:
Jay Lewis

Runtime:
0h 45min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Ronnie Barker
    as
    The Cement Mixer
  • Richard Briers
    as
    The Husband
  • Peter Butterworth
    as
    The Carpenter
  • Bernard Cribbins
    as
    The Stonemason
  • Bill Fraser
    as
    The Shop Steward