Left, Right and Centre – 1959 | 97 mins | Comedy | B&W

Plot Synopsis

A lively, romantic comedy about two opposing candidates in a Parliamentary by-election from the Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat production line. Bob Wilcot (Ian Carmichael) is the suave television personality standing as prospective Conservative MP at the Earndale by-election, not out of an ethical imperative but because his uncle, Lord Wilcot (Alastair Sim), needs the publicity for the commercialisation of the ancestral home. But the young Tory is smitten by his attractive opponent, Labour candidate Stella Stoker (Patricia Bredin), after shouting each other down at public meetings. As the election looms, the candidate’s respective agents Glimmer (Eric Barker) and Harding-Pratt (Richard Wattis) join forces to become obstacles on the pair’s path to true love – together they arrange to get a couple of old flames on the scene. Robert wins the by-election after three recounts, but quickly ascends to the peerage, involving another by-election. Robert and Stella finally marry.