
Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.... (Full plot summary below)
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Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.
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| User ReviewSistah AI thought it was a good for a TV movie, Lee Evans played a great Mr Polly and I would love it on DVD, it starred Roger Lloyd Pack (Trigger from Only Fools and Horses) it's a great film I loved it |
| User ReviewMartyn IHighly enjoyable and pretty true to the original film. Evans is perfect as the strange Polly, especially in the frantic arson scene! |
| User ReviewLouise Tnot a bad drama.lee evans plays a quirky character and does it well. the other actors are good too, its an interesting tale of a man who is pushed around and driven to suicide, quite funny in parts. worth seeing. |
| User ReviewPhilip SA pleasent and fairly enjoyable adaptation to pass the time on a dreary afternoon. Lee Evans is actually better at the emotional stuff than the light bufoonery, which gets old quick. Still, it was pretty faithful and Julie Graham is b-e-a-utiful. |