Not Now, Darling (film)

Not Now, Darling
Original theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byPeter Thornton
Music byCyril Ornadel
Distributed by
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Not Now, Darling is a 1973 British comedy film directed by Ray Cooney and David Croft and starring Trudi Van Doorn, Leslie Phillips and Julie Ege.[1] It was adapted from the 1967 play of the same title by John Chapman and Ray Cooney.[2] The film is a farce centred on a shop in London that sells fur coats. A loosely related sequel Not Now, Comrade was released in 1976.[3]

It was the last film to feature appearances by Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert who had been a leading celebrity couple in the 1930s and 1940s.[4]

  1. ^ "Not Tonight, Darling". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Not Now Darling (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Not Now, Comrade (1976)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Courtneidge, Cicely (1893-1980) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.