Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width is a rarely seen 1973 British comedy film directed by Ronnie Baxter and starring John Bluthal, Joe Lynch and Bernard Stone. It was a spin-off from the ITV television series Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width about two mismatched tailors in the East End of London.
Plot
In the course of the film, Manny and Patrick hire a sexy new assistant Rita, seriously fall out after a gambling incident, experience woman trouble, find themselves burgled, and eventually end up on holiday in Rome after posing as priests. The role of Rita was played by singing ukulele player and Opportunity Knocks winner Wendy King.
Cast
John Bluthal as Manny Cohen
Joe Lynch as Patrick Kelly
Yootha Joyce as Mrs. Finch
Wendy King as Rita
Ann Beach as Bridie
Eddie Byrne as Father Ignatious
Bernard Stone as Nathan
Bill Maynard as Larkin
David Nettheim as Rabbi
Ivor Dean as Bishop Rourke
David Kelly as Murphy
Jerold Wells as Tramp
Vicki Woolf as Maria
Hilary Farr as Gina (as Hilary Labow) Paddy Joyce as Riley Steve Plytas as Swiss Guard Peter Denyer as Lad
Critical reception
Sky Movies wrote, "although one of the better TV spin-offs, this is not so much a feature film as three episodes strung together by a tenuous overall storyline. Indeed, the episodes, chronicling the abrasive love-hate relationship between two East London tailors - one Irish, the other Jewish - are themselves composed of sketches."