Up the Chastity Belt
Frankie Howerd is the Funniest Knight of the Year!
1972 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Bob Kellett |
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| Writer: | Sid Colin, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson |
| Staring: |
| A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour... | |
| Release Date: | Jan 14, 1972 |
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| Director: | Bob Kellett |
| Writer: | Sid Colin, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | richard the lionheart, spoof |
| Production Companies | EMI Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frankie Howerd | Lurkalot / Richard the Lionheart |
| Graham Crowden | Sir Coward de Custard |
| Bill Fraser | Sir Braggart de Bombast |
| Roy Hudd | Nick the Pick |
| Hugh Paddick | Robin Hood |
| Anna Quayle | Lady Ashfodel |
| Fred Emney | Mortimer |
| Dave King | Landlord of The Blue Boar |
| Lance Percival | Our Man in the Holy Land |
| Nora Swinburne | Mistress of the Bed Chamber |
| Godfrey Winn | The Archbishop Of All England |
| Eartha Kitt | Scheherazade |
| David Battley | Yokel |
| Royce Mills | Knotweed |
| Veronica Clifford | Winifred |
| Frank Thornton | Master of Ceremonies |
| Iain Cuthbertson | Teutonic Knight |
| Billy Walker | Chopper |
| Derek Griffiths | Saladin |
| Rita Webb | Maid Marian |
| Judy Huxtable | Gretel |
| Aubrey Woods | Vegetable Stall Holder |
| Anne Aston | Lobelia |
| Long John Baldry | Little John |
| John Gorman | 1st Man-at-Arms |
| John Barrett | 1st Peasant |
| Barrie Gosney | Meat Stall Holder |
| Norman Beaton | Blacksmith |
| Don Hawkins | 2nd Man-at-Arms |
| Nicholas Bennett | 2nd Peasant |
| Sam Kydd | 1st Locksmith |
| Jonathan Elsom | 1st Horseman |
| Mischa De La Motte | Major Domo |
| Toby Lenon | Squill |
| Bernard Sharpe | Will Scarlett |
| Alec Pleon | Man in Stocks |
| Peter Straker | Arab |
| David Prowse | Sir Grumbel |
| Christopher Timothy | Vendor |
| Alan Rebbeck | Friar Tuck |
| Ian Trigger | Lucky Charm Seller |
| Christopher Sandford | Mutch |
| Johnny Vyvyan | Chestnut Man |
| Ian White | Lieutenant |
| Ken Wynne | First Man |
| David Kernan | Troubadour |
| Lally Bowers | The Voice (voice) |
| Jimmy Gardner | Little Man |
| Parnell McGarry | Battleaxe Wife |
| Patricia Quinn | Wife |
| Nora Wipp | Belly Dancer |
| Nino Laski | Belly Dancer |
| Sammie Winmill | Waitress |
| Seretta Wilson | Serving Wench |
| Fred Griffiths | Father |
| Winnie Holman | Woman |
| Martin Woodhams | Child |
| Robert Tayman | 2nd Horseman |
| Bill Burns | Man-at-Arms (uncredited) |
| Ernest Fennemore | Friar (uncredited) |
| Chick Fowles | Lord (uncredited) |
| Sue Gentle | Serving Wench (uncredited) |
| Tom Georgeson | Merry Man (uncredited) |
| Anthony Lang | Servant (uncredited) |
| Drina Pavlovic | Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| Fred Wood | Peasant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bob Kellett | Director |
| Sid Colin | Writer |
| Ray Galton | Writer |
| Alan Simpson | Writer |
| Ian Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Al Gell | Editor |
| Thelma Graves | Casting |
| Penny Lowe | Costume Design |
| Ramon Gow | Hairdresser |
| Susie Hill | Hairdresser |
| Richard Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Pat Green | Production Supervisor |
| Mike Gowans | Assistant Director |
| Ernie Blake | Construction Manager |
| Ian Fuller | Sound Editor |
| Bill Rowe | Sound Recordist |
| Tony White | Camera Operator |
| Brenda Dabbs | Wardrobe Master |
| Doreen Dearnaley | Continuity |
| Carl Davis | Original Music Composer |
| Seamus Flannery | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Terry Glinwood | Producer |
| Beryl Vertue | Executive Producer |
| Ned Sherrin | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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