- B all , ▁the ▁first - ever ▁National ▁S kee - B all ▁League ▁ ▁Category : American ▁invent ions ▁Category : B all ▁games ▁Category : Br ands ▁that ▁became ▁generic ▁Category : G ames ▁of ▁physical ▁skill ▁Category : C arn ival ▁games ▁Category : Red em ption ▁games <0x0A> </s> ▁Sm ash ing ▁Time ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁British ▁comedy ▁film ▁st arring ▁R ita ▁T ush ingham ▁and ▁Lyn n ▁Red gra ve . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sat ire ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁media - infl uen ced ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁Sw ing ing ▁London . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁George ▁Mel ly ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Des mond ▁Davis . ▁The ▁supporting ▁cast ▁includes ▁Ian ▁Car m ich ael , ▁Michael ▁York , ▁Jer emy ▁Lloyd , ▁Anna ▁Qu ay le , ▁I rene ▁Hand l , ▁Arthur ▁M ull ard ▁and ▁Geoff rey ▁Hugh es . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Br enda ▁( R ita ▁T ush ingham ) ▁and ▁Y v onne ▁( L yn n ▁Red gra ve ), ▁two ▁girls ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁England , ▁arrive ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁seek ▁fame ▁and ▁fortune . ▁However , ▁their ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁quickly ▁t arn ished ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁their ▁sav ings ▁by ▁a ▁tr amp . ▁Det erm ined ▁not ▁to ▁let ▁her ▁chance ▁s lip , ▁Y v onne ▁vis its ▁Car nab y ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁catch ing ▁the