Confessions from a Holiday Camp

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Confessions from a Holiday Camp
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
Directed by	Norman Cohen
Produced by	Greg Smith Michael Klinger
Written by	Christopher Wood
Starring	Robin Askwith Antony Booth Bill Maynard Doris Hare Sheila White
Music by	Ed Welch
Cinematography	Ken Hodges
Editing by	Geoffrey Foot
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release date(s)	1977
Running time	88 min
Country	UK
Language	English
Preceded by	Confessions of a Driving Instructor
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Confessions from a Holiday Camp is a 1977 British comedy film. It is the final film in the series which began with Confessions of a Window Cleaner.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Soundtrack 3 Further Unmade Films 4 Cast 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp. The staff are lazy and inefficent, preferring to laze by the pool rather organise activities for the holiday campers. A new owner, Mr Whitemonk an ex-prision officer, takes over the camp and is determined to install discipline into the staff. He is on the verge of dismissing Timmy and Sidney, however Sidney's suggestion of organising a beauty contest changes his mind.

[edit] Soundtrack

The main track to the film was called "Give me England" and was performed by scrumpy and western band, The Wurzels. They released an album of the same name in 1977

[edit] Further Unmade Films

Although Holiday Camp would turn out to be the last film in the series, a fifth and a sixth film, Confessions of a Plumber’s Mate and Confessions of a Private Solider, had been planned in 1977. Robin Askwith even expressed a desire to direct Private Solider, but neither film materialized[1]. Plans to shoot a made-for-video Confessions film in the 1980s also came to nothing. Recently Askwith met film director Quentin Tarantino, who suggested they make a film featuring the Timmy Lea character in an outer space/time traveling scenario.

[edit] Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:

• Robin Askwith .... Timmy Lea
• Anthony Booth .... Sidney Noggett
• Bill Maynard .... Mr. Lea
• Doris Hare .... Mrs. Lea
• Sheila White .... Rosie Noggett
• Linda Hayden .... Brigitte
• Lance Percival .... Lionel
• John Junkin .... Mr. Whitemonk
• Liz Fraser .... Mrs. Antonia Whitemonk
• Colin Crompton .... Roughage
• Nicholas Bond-Owen .... Kevin (as Nicholas Owen)
• Mike Savage .... Kevin's Dad
• Janet Edis .... Kevin's Mum
• Nicola Blackman .... Blackbird
• Caroline Ellis .... Gladys
• Sue Upton .... Renee

[edit] References

Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books)

[edit] External links

• Confessions from a Holiday Camp at the Internet Movie Database
• Confessions from a Holiday Camp BFI Film & TV Database