George (Laurence Harvey), Harris (Jimmy Edwards) and J (David Tomlinson) decide to have a holiday on the Thames. George cancels engagements with his many girlfriends, Harris informs all restaurants that he will be out of town and J explains to his wife that a holiday apart would be a novel idea. The three men set out to rendezvous at Hampton Court but, on the way, George meets three attractive girls who are also holidaying on the river. With their interest piqued, the trio follow the girls to Henley Regatta but things don’t quite go to plan...

Never released commercially and only seen infrequently since its original theatrical release in the mid-50s, Three Men in a Boat is a much sought-after, whimsical comedy in the same vein as those made by Ealing in the same decade. Starring Laurence Harvey (Room at the Top), Jimmy Edwards (The Plank) and David Tomlinson (Mary Poppins), it is directed by the Oscar-nominated Ken Annakin (Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines). This version included on this DVD is a brand new transfer from the original 35mm film elements.

Cast In Alphabetical Order

A.E. Matthews as Crabtree, 1st Old Gentleman Adrienne Corri as Clara Willis Campbell Cotts as Ambrose Porterhouse Charles Lloyd Pack as Mr. Quilp David Tomlinson as J Esma Cannon as Meek Woman Jill Ireland as Bluebell Porterhouse Jimmy Edwards as Harris Joan Haythorne as Mrs. Porterhouse Kenneth Williams as Hampton Court Maze Attendant Laurence Harvey as George Lisa Gastoni as Primrose Porterhouse Martita Hunt as Mrs. Willis Miles Malleson as Baskcomb, 2nd Old Gentleman Noelle Middleton as Ethelbertha Robertson Hare as Photographer Shirley Eaton as Sophie Clutterbuck

Crew

Produced by Jack Clayton Directed by Ken Annakin Screenplay by Hubert Gregg & Vernon Harris Story by Jerome K. Jerome Running Time 87 minutes. Theatrical Release 1956