The Ropers learn that Mr. Pluthero, an estate agent and developer, wants to buy their building. The room-mates circulate a petition to stop the development, which attracts the interest of MP Sir Edmund, who keeps a mistress in another house in the same street. Cast: Richard O'Sullivan as Robin Trip Paul Wilcox as Chrissy Plummer Sally Thomsett as Jo Yootha Joyce as Mildred Roper Brian Murphy as George Roper Peter Cellier as Morris Pluthero Doug Fisher as Larry Simmonds Arthur Lowe as Mr Spiros Also featuring, Bill Maynard as The Chef Aimi MacDonald as Hazel Lovett Pat Newell as Sir Edmund Weir Andria Lawrence as Miss Amelia Bird Bill Grundy as The Interviewer Michael Ward as Mr Gideon Julian Orchard as The Producer Aubrey Morris as The Lecturer Bill Pertwee as The Postman Johnny Briggs as The Milkman Melvyn Hayes as Nigel Pauline Peart as The Secretary Arthur Hewlett as The Elderly Man Annie Leake as The Tweedy Lady Corinne Skinner as Housewife Michael Robbins as Doorman Norman Mitchell as Arthur Mulgrove Jack Smethurst as himself Rudolph Walker as himself Spike Milligan as himself Production: The film started shooting in March 1974 at Elstree Studios in London, finishing on 12 April. It was the last in a series of big screen adaptations of popular television comedies made by Hammer Films, although a film of George & Mildred (featuring Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy in the title roles) was made in 1980 by another studio. The plot of the film hinted at the story arc of the TV versions of Man About the House and George and Mildred, where the Ropers' building was eventually subject to a compulsory purchase order forcing them to move. Original Cinema General Release Date 22nd December 1974