Singleton's Pluck

• Director: Richard Eyre
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• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Road Movie, Adventure Comedy
• Themes: Obsessive Quests
• Release Year: 1984
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 89 minutes

Plot

Singleton (Ian Holm) is a determined British farmer with a gaggle of holiday geese ready for market. It should be a simple task for Singleton to get his honking cargo to town, but it isn't. For starters, his drivers have gone on strike, so Singleton must take the geese himself. The hundred-mile trek to market is fraught with peril and hilarity, and by the time Singleton is halfway there, he's become a national hero. A fond hark back to the Ealing Studios comedies of yore, Singleton's Pluck is a captivating paean to the unquenchability of the human spirit, expertly realized by Ian Holm. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Rosemary Martin - Sylvia, The Continuity Girl; C.J. Allen - Len; Dave Atkins - Smithfield Poultry Dealer; Aran Bell - Tristram; Barbara Burgess - Hubert's Grany; Patrick Connor - Policeman; Patrick Drury - David Wolmer; Ian Holm - Ben Singleton; Richard Hope - Hubert; Stephen Moore - Howard; Bill Owen - Amos Lintott; Stephen Phillips - TV Presenter; Eric Richard - Basil; Tim Seely - Landowner; Penelope Wilton - Alice Singleton; Ben Wright; Gillian Barge - Gwen; Norman Fisher - Derek; Pearl Hackney - Pub Landlady; Tommy Wright - Smithfield Poultry Dealer; Kenneth MacDonald - Peter Armitage

Credit

Jamie Leonard - Art Director, Lindy Hemming - Costume Designer, Ian Madden - First Assistant Director, Richard Eyre - Director, Dave Martin - Editor, Simon Relph - Executive Producer, Dominic Muldowney - Composer (Music Score), Pat Hay - Makeup, Clive Tickner - Cinematographer, Simon Relph - Producer, Ann Scott - Producer, Brian Glover - Screenwriter

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