Turn-Up for Tony (1968)

I'm a big fan of 1960s British Social Realist cinema, and here's a curious offshoot. Turn Up for Tony was made in 1968 by Tyne Tees Television, a dialogue-free comedy like Eric Sykes's The Plank, although this story, about a jobless Tyneside shipbuilder, also owes much to Billy Liar.




Our hapless hero, played by Tony Tanner, is looking for a job. He's also flirting with 'the girl' - delightfully played by Sheila Falconer, who spends much of her time in the most beautiful modernist cigarette kio...