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The Car

The Car

1973TV Episode⏱️ 24m
Comedy
7.9
IMDB Rating
20 votes

When Bill buys a brand-new car. Joan tries to convince Eddie that they need one, and after Bill's constant bragging Eddie finally buys ones, but he can only afford a little scrap heap.

Director
Ronnie Baxter
Writers
Vince Powell, Harry Driver
Stars
Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper
Release Date
March 26, 1973
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jack Smethurst
Jack Smethurst
as Eddie Booth
Rudolph Walker
Rudolph Walker
as Bill Reynolds
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Nina Baden-Semper
as Barbie Reynolds
Kate Williams
Kate Williams
as Joan Booth
Barry Linehan
Barry Linehan
as Mr. Dixon
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Tommy Godfrey
as Arthur
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Keith Marsh
as Jacko
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Dickie Martyn
as Car Salesman
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Ken Parry
as Cyril

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Teddington Studios, Broom Rd, Teddington, UK

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Male egos, lots of laughs.
by Sleepin_Dragon2025-01-15
8/10

"Eddie's nose is put out of joint, when Bill comes home with a fabulous new convertible, not to be outdone, Eddie heads to the local second hand dealer to pick up a new motor. The show definitely has a different feel to the earlier episodes, it's lost that studio bound, plenty of external shots, including that wonderful sequence at the scrapyard. It's definitely starting to pit the two men against eachother, I'm assuming Bill will come out on top for the most part, although Eddie had the last laugh here. One thing that has me perplexed, Eddie and Bill have the same job, t..."

📖 Synopsis

When Bill buys a brand-new car. Joan tries to convince Eddie that they need one, and after Bill's constant bragging Eddie finally buys ones, but he can only afford a little scrap heap.