Keep It Up Downstairs

Keep It Up Downstairs is a 1976 British period sex comedy film, directed by Robert Young and starring Diana Dors, Jack Wild and William Rushton. Alternative titles for the film include Can You Keep It Up Downstairs? and My Favorite Butler.[1]

Keep It Up Downstairs
Directed byRobert Young
Written byHazel Adair
Produced byHazel Adair
Mark Forstater
StarringDiana Dors
Jack Wild
William Rushton
CinematographyAlan Pudney
Edited byMike Campbell
Music byMichael Nyman
Production
company
Pyramid Films
Distributed byThorn EMI
Release date
29 July 1976
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film follows the adventures of the sex-crazed inhabitants of the bankrupt Cockshute Castle in 1904, and the attempts of Lord and Lady Cockshute to find a rich wife for their uninterested inventor son Peregrine.[2]

Cast

Production

Filming

It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. A version exists with hardcore inserts; these were shot with body doubles for the main stars.[3]

Casting

It is one of several British sex comedies featuring Diana Dors.[4]

Music

It contains the first score by Michael Nyman in a commercially released film.

References
  1. "Keep It Up Downstairs", Keep It up Downstairs (1976), British Film Institute, archived from the original on 14 January 2009, retrieved 23 February 2013
  2. Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. Titan Books Ltd
  3. Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. Titan Books Ltd
  4. Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.


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