A much-loved British classic, from the stage play and bringing across its great and talented mouthy star, Peggy Mount, as the loud-voiced matriarch Emma, terrorising her ferret-loving husband Henry (a brilliant performance from Cyril Smith), her sister-in-law Edie (the wonderful Esma Cannon), and the about to be wed daughter and sailor son-in-law (portrayed well by Bond golden girl Shirley Eaton and Ronald Lewis). Colour is added by haughty niece Daphne (Joy Webster), a Scots sailor pal (the reliable Gordon Jackson), and of course, the nosy neighbour, played to perfection by Thora Hird. Sailor Beware! is much of its time, with Mount at full volume throughout, but is very funny and if not a great film, a good diversion.
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