Friends and Neighbours


Friends and Neighbours is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Arthur Askey, Megs Jenkins and Peter Illing. It was written by Talboth Rothwell and Val Valentine based on the play of the same title by Austin Steele.

Plot

At the height of the Cold War, a working-class British family have to entertain two visitors from Russia.

Cast

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Arthur Askey's improvisation atones somewhat for the paucity of wit and ideas in this ingenuous piece of broad knockabout; the targets – pubs and shop hours Act anomalies and cricket – are attacked with zest rather than originality."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Vigorous farce along old-fashioned lines."