Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the full story of the organ's origin. So Edwin begins a search which takes him to the philanderer's wife - and also to his many, many girlfriends...
Acting
Hywel Bennett commits fully to the absurd premise with tragicomic dignity.
Costume
Peak early '70s British fashion disasters on full, unapologetic display.
Writing
Somehow got greenlit: a film about penis transplant tourism.
Director
Ralph Thomas
Hywel Bennett
Edwin Anthony
Denholm Elliott
Emmanuel Whitbread
Elke Sommer
Helga
Britt Ekland
Dorothy Chiltern-Barlow
Cyd Hayman
Moira Warrington
Patrick Mower
James Vaile
Pauline Delaney
Sister Flanagan
Adrienne Posta
Maggie Hyde
Julia Foster
Marilyn
Sheila Steafel
Mrs Gold
Arthur English
Pub Comic
Angus MacKay
TV Producer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film spawned a 1974 sequel, 'Percy's Progress,' featuring Elke Sommer returning in a different role because continuity was clearly optional.
This was Britt Ekland's immediate post-'Get Carter' pivot into British sex comedies—a fascinating career whiplash that says everything about 1971 film industry options for women.
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