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Brothers in Law

Comedy

Brothers in Law

By the same team that made Private's Progress

7.1(9) 3/4/1957 1h 34m
Comedy

Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wrong way. When he is thrown in at the deep-end, with a particularly hot-tempered judge and tricky case, Thursby learns how to prove himself not only to the judge and fellow barristers but also to the public gallery.

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Top Cast

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Henry Marshall

Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

Roger Thursby

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Alfred Green

Jill Adams

Jill Adams

Sally Smith

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Kendall Grimes Q.C.

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Tatlock Q.C.

Eric Barker

Eric Barker

Alec Blair

Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

Charles Poole

Directed by

Roy Boulting

Production

Reviews

John Chard

8/10

11/23/2018

Frightfully sorry old boy! Newly qualified and wet behind the ears barrister Roger Thursby joins his flatmate Henry Marshall as trainee at a London law firm. After a bout of confusion, Thursby finds himself defending a case and is hopelessly out of his depth, where the only thing he wins is the scorn of the judge! Things are further compounded by the fact that both Roger and Henry have designs on pretty Sally Smith who lives on the top floor. But a chance encounter with 17 time offender Alfred Green is going to turn Roger's world upside down. As British as Fish & Chips is Brothers In Law. Starring Richard Attenborough (Henry), Ian Carmichael (Roger), Terry-Thomas (Alfred Green) and brought to us by the supreme talents of Roy and John Boulting, it's a cheeky and charming satire on the

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