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Keep It Up Downstairs
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Wikipedia article
'Keep It Up Downstairs' is a 1976 British period sex comedy film, directed by Robert Young and starring Diana Dors, Jack Wild and William Rushton. Alternative titles for the film include 'Can You Keep It Up Downstairs?' and 'My Favorite Butler'.
Plot
The film follows the adventures of the sex-crazed inhabitants of the bankrupt Cockshute Castle in 1904, and the attempts of Lord and Lady Cockshute to find a rich wife for their uninterested inventor son Peregrine.Sheridan, Simon (2011). 'Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'. Titan Books Ltd
Cast
* Diana Dors as Daisy Dureneck
* Jack Wild as Peregrine Cockshute
* William Rushton as Snotty Shuttleworth
* Aimi MacDonald as Christabelle St. Clair
* Franoise Pascal as Mimi
* Neil Hallett as Percy Hampton
* Mark Singleton as Lord Cockshute
* Julian Orchard as Bishop
* Simon Brent as Rogers
* Sue Longhurst as Lady Cockshute
* John Blythe as Francis Dureneck
* Carmen Silvera as Lady Bottomley
* Seretta Wilson as Betsy-Ann Dureneck
* Anthony Kenyon as Mellons
* Olivia Munday as Lady Kitty Cockshute
* April Olrich as Duchess
* Sally Harrison as Maud
* Mary Millington as Polly
Production
Filming
A version exists with hardcore inserts; these were shot with body doubles for the main stars.Sheridan, Simon (2011). 'Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'. Titan Books Ltd It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.Casting
It was one of a number of British sex comedies featuring Diana Dors.Music
It also contains the first score by Michael Nyman in a commercially released film.References
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