For the Love of Ada | |
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Directed by | Ronnie Baxter |
Written by |
Harry Driver Vince Powell |
Produced by | Peter J. Thompson |
Starring |
Irene Handl Wilfred Pickles Barbara Mitchell Jack Smethurst |
Cinematography | Alan Hume |
Edited by | Anthony Palk |
Music by | Frank Barber |
Production company | |
Distributed by | LMG Film Productions Limited UK |
Release date | 1972 |
Running time | 88 min |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £100,000 [1] |
For the Love of Ada is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Ronnie Baxter and starring Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles, Barbara Mitchell and Jack Smethurst. [2] It is a spin-off from the television series For the Love of Ada.
Walter and Ada Bingley ( Wilfred Pickles and Irene Handl), an elderly couple, are about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. To celebrate, their family, friends and neighbours plan a surprise party.
Their daughter Ruth entrusts her husband Leslie Pollitt with the organisation. They hire a traditional club hall for the event.
On the night though Walter and Ada do their own thing and the party goes on without them. With most of the alcohol consumed a traditional knees-up begins. Leslie eventually finds them and drags them in for a meal, but they have already eaten.