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01/01/1972 Documentary 0h 23m
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Overview

A BAFTA award nominated, light-hearted, documentary looking at the part the service engineer can play in making or destroying his company's reputation.

  1. Peter Robinson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jonathan Lynn

  2. Madge Ryan

  3. John Cleese

  4. Bernard McKenna

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-07
Think of this an an LP. On one side we have “Charlie” (John Cleese) as the repairman travelling the length and breadth of the city fixing things that have gone wrong. For a week or two he tries to stay loyal to his product, but after a while realises this is only causing him a world of pain with the now disgruntled customers so he starts to blame the salesman, or the kit itself, or head office for it’s endless cost-cutting and efficiency drives. Indeed, by the end of his visit it’s highly unlikely that the buyer would ever take a free gift from his employers again much less actually pa...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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