The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

6.2
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Run time: 93 min
  • Premiere: 1973. February 1.

Capitalising on his remarkable success in On the Buses, Reg Varney took on the contrasting role of a third-rate holiday camp entertainer dreaming of stardom in this mid-seventies comedy feature. Also starring fellow sitcom favourite Diana Coupland and Lee Montague, The Best Pair of Legs in the Business was adapted from an individual ITV Playhouse drama and scripted by Emmerdale Farm creator Kevin Laffan. 'Sherry' Sheridan, a middle-aged compère and drag artiste currently stationed at a caravan site, is low on talent but high on ambition. Convinced he just needs one decent break to launch himself into the big time, he's relentlessly optimistic - but sadly unaware that his family life is crumbling around him. Can Sherry manage to secure both his job, and his marriage?

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Reg Varney

Sherry Sheridan

Diana Coupland

Mary Sheridan

Lee Montague

Charlie Green

Michael Hadley

Alan Sheridan

Geoffrey Chater

Rev. Thorn

Clare Kelly

Mrs. Thorn

Jane Seymour

Kim Thorn

Jenny Thompson

Edna Pilbeam

Claire Davenport

Eating Lady

Clare Shenstone

1st Chemist

Jane Cardew

2nd Chemist

Preston Lockwood

3rd Chemist

Art

Kenneth McCallum Tait

Assistant Art Director

Robert Jones

Art Direction

Les Thurgood

Construction Manager

Helen Thomas

Set Decoration

Camera

James Allen

Director of Photography

Bob Kindred

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Elaine Bowerbank

Hairdresser

Michael Morris

Makeup Artist

Directing

Gladys Goldsmith

Continuity

Arnold Ross

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Malcolm J. Christopher

Production Manager

Arnold Ross

Location Manager

Johnny Goodman

Producer

Sound

Harry Robertson

Original Music Composer

John Bramall

Sound Recordist

Writing

Art

Kenneth McCallum Tait

Assistant Art Director

Robert Jones

Art Direction

Les Thurgood

Construction Manager

Helen Thomas

Set Decoration

Camera

James Allen

Director of Photography

Bob Kindred

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Elaine Bowerbank

Hairdresser

Michael Morris

Makeup Artist

Directing

Gladys Goldsmith

Continuity

Arnold Ross

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Malcolm J. Christopher

Production Manager

Arnold Ross

Location Manager

Johnny Goodman

Producer

Sound

Harry Robertson

Original Music Composer

John Bramall

Sound Recordist

Writing