son ▁ ▁Jean ▁Taylor ▁Smith ▁as ▁Gran nie ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Law son ▁as ▁Anne ▁Hamm ond ▁ ▁Del phi ▁Lawrence ▁as ▁Mrs ▁Mad ge ▁D ixon ▁ ▁Peter ▁Hamm ond ▁as ▁Tony ▁ ▁Richard ▁Le ech ▁as ▁John ▁Hamm ond ▁ ▁Robert ▁Ay res ▁as ▁L ero y ▁C rane ▁ ▁Peter ▁Ill ing ▁as ▁G ug gen heimer ▁ ▁I rene ▁Hand l ▁as ▁Ne igh bour ▁ ▁Sam ▁Ky dd ▁Un cred ited ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁TV ▁Guide ▁noted , ▁" some ▁clever ▁moments , ▁but ▁the ▁film ▁suff ers ▁from ▁a ▁stag iness ▁that ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁m ild ly ▁am using ▁comedy ▁at ▁best " ▁; ▁while ▁the ▁Radio ▁Times ▁found ▁it ▁" an ▁ami able ▁comedy ... This ▁is ▁very ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁time , ▁with ▁its ▁West ▁End ▁orig ins ▁mask ed ▁by ▁sk il ful ▁art ▁direction , ▁but ▁the ▁period ▁cast ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁film ▁fan ' s ▁delight : ▁Guy ▁Rol fe , ▁Patrick ▁Bar r , ▁Susan ▁Stephen , ▁I rene ▁Hand l , ▁and ▁even ▁a ▁young ▁Sh ir ley ▁Anne ▁Field . ▁Director ▁Michael ▁Mc Car thy ▁wh ips ▁up ▁a ▁fair ▁old ▁storm ▁in ▁this ▁particular ▁te ac up , ▁and , ▁although ▁nothing ▁really ▁happens , ▁there ' s ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁pleasure ▁to ▁be ▁had ▁from ▁watching ▁Cal vert ▁attempt ▁to ▁rule ▁over ▁her ▁un r uly ▁household ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁films ▁Category : B rit