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The Family Way( 1966)

TV-MAComedyDramaRomance
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A girl, a boy, a tender, funny, terrible wedding night.

Overview

Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their honeymoon in Spain, they have to spend their first night together at the home of Arthur's parents. The couple are prevented from having any intimacy, but it only gets worse. They find out that their trip to Spain is canceled, which sets the tone for a rocky few weeks.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Hayley Mills

      Jenny Piper

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      Hywel Bennett

      Arthur Fitton

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      John Mills

      Ezra Fitton

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      Marjorie Rhodes

      Lucy Fitton

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      Avril Angers

      Liz Piper

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      John Comer

      Leslie Piper

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      Wilfred Pickles

      Uncle Fred

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      Murray Head

      Geoffrey Fitton

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      Liz Fraser

      Molly Thompson

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      Barry Foster

      Joe Thompson

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      Andy Bradford

      Eddie

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      Thorley Walters

      Vicar

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      Colin Gordon

      Mr Hutton, Travel Agent

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      Robin Parkinson

      Mr Phillips, Travel Agent's Assistant

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      Lesley Daine

      Dora

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      Ruth Trouncer

      Marriage Guidance Counsellor

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      Harry Locke

      Mr Stubbs, Housing Officer

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      Maureen O'Reilly

      Miss Hunt, Housing Officer's Secretary

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      Michael Cadman

      Len

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      Hazel Bainbridge

      Mrs Bell

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      Diana Coupland

      Mrs Rose

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      Fanny Carby

      Mrs Stone

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      Helen Booth

      Mrs Lee

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      Margaret Lacey

      Mrs Harris

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      Rosalind Elliot

      Marriage Guidance Counsellor's Secretary (uncredited)

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      Windsor Davies

      Man in Crowd Outside Travel Agents (uncredited)

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      Kathy Staff

      Neighbour (uncredited)

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      Keith Marsh

      Fish and Chip Van Proprietor (uncredited)

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    A review by Peter McGinn

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    Written by Peter McGinn on Mon Aug 02 2021
    The Family Way seems to have had a splashy release for a couple of reasons. It involved a topic rarely dealt with: an unconsummated new marriage, and the debut of Harley Mills in an adult role. I know when I was in the throes of puberty I would have been gobsmacked if I had been allowed to see the naked back of Hayley Mills, whom I had boyishly fancied in her Disney movies. It is a pretty good movie in its own right, not rude or crude in its depiction of what would be treated as a sex comedy nowadays but which received a half-serious treatment back then. It takes its time to develop the ch...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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