Go for a Take [Double Take] * (1972, Reg Varney, Norman Rossington, Patrick Newell, Sue Lloyd, Dennis Price, Julie Ege) – Classic Movie Review 9906

Director Harry Booth’s 1972 British comedy Go for a Take [Double Take] stars Reg Varney from TV’s On the Buses, who goes for a change of pace as Wilfred Stone, a waiter chased by hoods and hiding out with Jack Foster (Norman Rossington) in a movie studio.

There our Reg becomes an extra and pinches the star’s necklace, and then Generous Jim (Patrick Newell), who is chasing them, arrives on the scene. Cue lots of frantic chases among cardboard sets and Dennis Price struggling along gamely as an actor playing Dracula.

Mismatched duo Varney and Rossington score a low tally of laughs in this too-close encounter with tattily written British comedy of the vulgar and unfunny kind.

Among a nice support cast of familiar popular British character actors of the day, Aubrey Morris is a snooty film director and Jack Haig and Bob Todd are the security men.

Sue Lloyd, Dennis Price and Julie Ege all receive ‘guest star’ credits.

Reg Varney stars in The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) with Diana Coupland.

Also in the cast are Patrick Newell, David Lodge, Melvyn Hayes, Anouska Hempel, John Levene, Bill Fraser, John Clive, Johnny Briggs, David Prowse, Penny Meredith, Debbie Russ and Peter Stephens. Debbie Russ is reprising her role as ‘Tiger from the TV series Here Come the Double Deckers (1970–71).

It is written by Alan Hackney (original story and screenplay) and Harry Booth (original story).

It is made by Century Films International and The Rank Organisation at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England.

Reg Varney made three spinoff movies from his TV show: On the Buses, Mutiny on the Buses and Holiday on the Buses. He also starred in The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) with Diana Coupland.

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Reg Varney (1916–2008).