Directed by:
Mario ZampiComposer:
Stanley BlackPlots(1)
The four remaining relatives of famed practical joker Henry Russell are brought together to hear his last will and testament, revealing a £50,000 inheritance each if they can all complete a set task completely out of character. The assignments are designed to reflect their greatest shortcomings and test their abilities to adapt and ultimately change for the better. Law-abiding retired army officer Deniston (Alastair Sim), secretly writes scandalous novels until he is given a week to get himself arrested for an actual crime and jailed for exactly 28 days. Haughty Agnes (Fay Compton) must find employment as a housekeeper in a middle-class home and retain her position for a month despite her disdain. Simon (Guy Middleton), a penniless womanising rogue, would have to marry the first single woman he speaks to, such as the cigarette girl at the club he frequents (Audrey Hepburn). Finally, timid Herbert (George Cole) needs to hold up the bank manager he works for with a mask and a toy pistol. Can they all pull it off in order to grab the cash? (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
![Alastair Sim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948808_9133af.jpg)
Alastair Sim
UK
Best movies:
An Inspector Calls (1954)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Stage Fright (1950)
![Fay Compton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634039_a000f7.jpg)
Fay Compton
UK
Best movies:
Othello (1952)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Odd Man Out (1947)
![George Cole](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126076_3d3d7a.jpg)
George Cole
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
![Hugh Griffith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381911_3ef243.png)
Hugh Griffith
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Man with a Million (1954)
![Ernest Thesiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271467_50e517.jpg)
Ernest Thesiger
UK
Best movies:
The Detective (1954)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Man with a Million (1954)
![Joyce Grenfell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270277_0ec2f5.jpg)
Joyce Grenfell
UK
Best movies:
Man with a Million (1954)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
The Magic Box (1951)
![John Laurie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/999/158999986_78c233.jpg)
John Laurie
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
![Anthony Steel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272386_94b157.jpg)
Anthony Steel
UK
Best movies:
I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill (1974) (TV movie)
Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
Massacre in Rome (1973)
![Audrey Hepburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/753/162753938_828ce8.jpg)
Audrey Hepburn
Belgium
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Roman Holiday (1953)
My Fair Lady (1964)
![Charlotte Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527140_5f08fb.jpg)
Charlotte Mitchell
UK
Best movies:
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Village of the Damned (1960)
![Colin Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/379/161379563_663cfa.jpg)
Colin Gordon
Best movies:
Mandy (1952)
The One That Got Away (1957)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
![Sebastian Cabot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/129/160129294_6e8e4e.jpg)
Sebastian Cabot
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) - narrator
![John Boxer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/023/161023140_eb7220.jpg)
John Boxer
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Gandhi (1982)
The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Leslie Dwyer
UK
Best movies:
Stairway to Heaven (1946)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Act of Love (1953)
Guy Middleton
UK
Best movies:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Veronica Hurst
Malta
Best movies:
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Angels One Five (1952)
Beatrice Campbell
UK
Best movies:
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
Survivors Two (1955)
Martin Boddey
UK
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
The Great Manhunt (1950)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
![Victor Harrington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/355/161355677_91a359.jpg)
Victor Harrington
Malta
Best movies:
![Douglas Muir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375696_540bf7.jpg)
Douglas Muir
UK
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
The Double Man (1967)