A brick-by-brick account of 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.

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.

Cast In Alphabetical Order

Bernard Cribbins as The Stonemason Bill Fraser as The Shop Steward Fred Emney as The Mayor George Benson as Gatekeeper Norman Mitchell as The Foreman Peter Butterworth as The Carpenter Richard Briers as The Husband Ronnie Barker as The Cement Mixer Ronnie Stevens as The Architect Also Starring Bridget Armstrong Douglas Ives Gerald Campion Jack Melford Janet Brown Thelma Ruby

Crew

Produced by Bob Kellett Directed by Jay Lewis Original Screenplay by Jay Lewis & Johnny Whyte Released 1964 Running Time 43 minutes.