The Bargee (1964)

Directors

Duncan Wood

Cast

Harry H. Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes, Ronnie Barker, Julia Foster

The story

Hemel Pike and his cousin Ronnie are two boatmen operating a canal-boat and its butty for British Waterways on the Grand Union Canal. Although the canals are struggling due to declining traffic, Hemel refuses to give up his traditional lifestyle. He also enjoys his reputation as a Don Juan, with girlfriends all across the canal network, something of which Ronnie is envious.

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