Mr. Love

Feb 21, 1986

1h 31m

★ 4.4

A Legend in his Own Bedtime

Overview

An fifty-year-old mild-mannered gardener becomes a lovable legend in his town for his talent to romantically please every woman that fancies him.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Goldcrest

Enigma Productions

Enigma TV

Mr. Love Trailers

Cast

Donald Lovelace - 'Mr Love'

Barry Jackson

Theo

Maurice Denham

Pink Lady

Margaret Tyzack

Barbara

Linda Marlowe

Doris Lovelace

Marcia Warren

Ferris

Tony Melody

Mrs Lunt

Patsy Byrne

Melanie

Julia Deakin

Lucy Nuttall

Helen Cotterill

Maggie Capstick

Kay Stonham

Leo

Donal McCann

Old Gardener

George Malpas

Eva Dandridge has been in charge of her younger sisters ever since their parents died many years ago. She is a very uptight young woman who constantly meddles in the affairs of her sisters and their significant others. Her brothers-in-law, who are tired of Eva interfering in their lives, decide to set her up with someone so she can leave them alone. They end up paying Ray, the local "playboy," $5,000 to date her. The plan goes by smoothly, but trouble comes when Ray actually falls in love with Eva.

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