htcboy

My wife wishes me to find out the name of a movie.

General 'plot' is:

there is a landlady who rents out a room in her house, and two individuals, one that works nights and one that works days.
To maximise income the landlady rents the room to both of them (without the other knowing) they pass each other on the stairs each day, neither of them knowing that the other has just left/going to enter the room.

She believes they are called Box and Snogs, but that could well be very far of the mark.

Anyone got any idea of this or perhaps even similar storyline.

My wife's memory is not as it was previously so she would be very glad to hear any of your comments.

Many thanks in advance.
HTC

Hugo

This is the plot of the one act operetta BOX AND COX written by Sullivan in 1866 before he teamed up with Gilbert, but I do not think it has ever been filmed

dylan

Cox and Box (1982) (TV)

Cox and Box (2001) (TV)

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maturin

I have the 1982 version and it's surprisingly good. Some of the other operettas in the boxed set are are pitifully shoddy productions, but Cox & Box is amusing, well-performed and features some good Sullivan songs.
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Santonix

I agree it's one of the better ones of the boxed set. In the main the other productions are weak and lacking in most departments. Such a shame really.

maturin

Yes, it's sad - and what makes it even more depressing is the cringe-making hype from the US producer of the series. I saw amateur productions in the 50s and 60s which had better production values than some of plays in the set, or sets in the plays.
Still, any G&S is better than none, and there are lots of funny and musical moments. I don't regret getting them.
My favourite G&S moment, however, comes from Topsy-Turvy: the delectable Shirley Henderson's Yum-Yum singing 'The Sun whose rays..."
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