All Neat in Black Stockings (1969)
A small comedy drama about the life and sex adventures of an amorous window cleaner, in the hip and swingin' London of the '60s.
Top billed cast
Victor HenryGinger
Susan GeorgeJill
Jack ShepherdDwyer
Clare KellyMother
Anna CropperCicely 'Sis'
Harry TowbIssur
Vanessa ForsythCarole
Terence de MarneyOld Gunge
Jasmina HiltonBabette
John WoodnuttVicar
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