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The Big Day is a 1960 black and white British drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Donald Pleasence, Andrée Melly and Colin Gordon.[2][3] The big day approaches when a business boss must choose between three prospective candidates for a job.

The Big Day
Directed by	Peter Graham Scott
Written by	Bill MacIlwraith
Produced by	Arthur Alcott Julian Wintle
Starring	Donald Pleasence Andrée Melly Colin Gordon
Cinematography	Michael Reed
Edited by	Peter Taylor
Music by	Clifton Parker
Production company	Independent Artists
Distributed by	Bryanston Films (UK)
Release date	July 1960 (1960-07) (UK)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£22,300[1]

Plot

Victor Partridge lives in a small bedsit with his young girlfriend, Nina, who is also his secretary. He discusses his desire for promotion.

In the pub Harry Jackson discusses his wife's relationship to his boss, and also seeks promotion.

At interview, Partridge, Jackson and Selkirk all vie for the sole position. The boss Mr Baker has to choose.

Partridge, despite looking very mild-mannered, has a wife as well as a girlfriend! He is the company accountant, but the affair is leaked to the boss to ruin his chances of promotion. Jackson (who is Transport Manager) has been filing fake driver records and this is exposed to also ruin his hopes.

Selkirk, the Sales Manager, seems the likely choice for the directorship in these circumstances. However, Baker calls him in to explain why he is not gettin the post... he is too ruthless.

Surprisingly Partridge is given the job... Baker explains he is reliably dull, but insists that his secretary must go.

Partridge in the new job finds it is a poisoned chalice, as he must work much harder for little more than his name on the company notepaper.

Cast

• Donald Pleasence as Victor Partridge
• Andrée Melly as Nina Wentworth
• Colin Gordon as George Baker
• Harry H. Corbett as Harry Jackson
• William Franklyn as Mr. T. Selkirk
• Susan Shaw as Phyllis Selkirk
• Molly Urquhart as Mrs. Deeping - Baker's secretary
• Betty Marsden as Mabel Jackson
• Freda Bamford as Betty Partridge
• Marianne Stone as Madge Delaney, Selkirk's secretary
• Roddy McMillan as Bob
• Timothy Bateson as Clerk
• Anthony Bate as Driver
• Sabina Franklyn as baby (uncredited) - (daughter of William Franklyn)
• Derek Briggs as Mechanic

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

• The Big Day at IMDb

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