Not Now, Darling (film)

For the play, see Not Now, Darling.

Not Now, Darling
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Directed by	Ray Cooney David Croft
Written by	John Chapman Ray Cooney
Starring	Leslie Phillips Moira Lister Julie Ege Jack Hulbert
Music by	Cyril Ornadel
Cinematography	Alan Hume John Rook
Edited by	Peter Thornton
Distributed by	LMG Film Productions Dimension Pictures
Release dates	1973
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Not Now, Darling is a 1973 British comedy film adapted from the play of the same title by John Chapman and Ray Cooney. The plot is a farce centered on a fur coat shop in central London. A loosely related sequel Not Now, Comrade was released in 1976.

It was the last film to feature appearances by Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert who had been a leading celebrity couple in the 1930s and 1940s.

Cast & Characters

• Leslie Phillips – Gilbert Bodley
• Julie Ege – Janie McMichael
• Joan Sims – Miss Tipdale
• Ray Cooney – Arnold Crouch
• Bill Fraser – Commissionaire
• Jack Hulbert – Commander Frencham
• Cicely Courtneidge – Mrs. Frencham
• Derren Nesbitt – Harry McMichael
• Barbara Windsor – Sue Lawson
• Moira Lister – Maude Bodley
• Trudi Van Doorn - Miss Whittington
• Jackie Pallo – Mr. Lawson

External links

• Not Now, Darling at IMDb
• Not Now, Darling at AllMovie
• Not Now, Darling at the Internet Broadway Database
• Not Now, Darling at British Comedy Guide