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Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

  • Status: Released
  • 16-08-1974
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Score: 4.871
  • Vote count: 31

Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. However his heart belongs to Liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all the way.

Robin Askwith

Timothy Lea

Anthony Booth

Sidney Noggett

Sheila White

Rosie Noggett

Dandy Nichols

Mrs. Lea

Bill Maynard

Mr. Lea

Linda Hayden

Elizabeth Radlett

John Le Mesurier

Inspector Radlett

Joan Hickson

Mrs. Radlett

Katya Wyeth

Carole

Richard Wattis

Carole's Father

Melissa Stribling

Mrs. Villiers

Anita Graham

Ingrid

Sam Kydd

1st Removal Man

Brian Hall

2nd Removal Man

Christine Donna

Lil Lamour

Sue Longhurst

Jacqui

Olivia Munday

Brenda

Judy Matheson

Elvie

Marianne Stone

Woman at Cinema

Carole Augustine

Sunlamp Girl

Ava Cadell

Naked College Girl (uncredited)

Andee Cromarty

Window Dresser

Elaine Baillie

Ronnie

Christopher Owen

Vicar

Peter Dennis

Waiter

David Rose

Store Manager

Totti Truman Taylor

Elderly Lady

Frank Sieman

Car Driver

Anika Pavel

Dolly Bird

Hugo de Vernier

Reception Manager

Bruce Wightman

Café Owner

Lionel Murton

Brenda's Landlord

Peter Fontaine

Returning Husband

Derek Lord

Policeman

Robert Longden

Apprentice

Jeannie Collings

Baby Doll

Monika Ringwald

Baby Doll

Jennifer Westbrook

Girl in Street

Sofia Florina

As a **comedy film**, more precisely a **sex comedy**, of course this film contains humor and also some softcore sex scenes but it's very boring in my opinion. The plot of the film is plain and not tasteful. If you only look at the relationship between **Timothy Lea** (Robin Askwith), a very clumsy and lustful window cleaner, and **Elizabeth Radlett** (Linda Hayden), a mature and attractive police officer, this film is better as a romantic comedy. It's not funny actually, the humors that I got only came from a few lines which were quite hard to find unless you actually watch the film from the beginning. The comedy is meant to come from Timothy's **clumsiness** while working as a window cleaner, which usually includes him not being able to control his lust for his 'customers', all of whom are attractive women. In the end, at least for me, it is more enjoyable to focus on the frequent female nudity. However, even so, Timothy's very lustful behavior can be said to be purely his **innocence**. Oddly enough, the female characters are set up to easily receive a 'full service' from Timothy or Timmy. They are so confident and active, making Timmy a bit scared yet he likes it. This is quite a problem and it would make this film look like a softcore pornographic film where sex is as easy as that without having to pay attention to the characters, just the casts. So yes, the casts are good but not the characters. Also, this film in a non-obvious way shows the class stratification which can be somewhat seen in Timmy's family and Elizabeth's family. Timmy's brother-in-law, Sidney Nogget (Anthony Booth), for whom Timmy works, also fills the situation, although I don't think this character is really necessary. Other people might have another thing to say about that but that's what I have noticed. A quite poor film, at least watchable. The soundtrack for this film is catchy though, "This is Your Life Timmy Lea", very suitable for the whole film. I don't know whether this film is funny to British audiences, especially in the 1970s, to me it isn't. Not a good film if you are new to the sex comedy genre. Quote from the film: "Slowly Timmy, slowly, it's not a race."