I've always had an intense dislike of dentists, and it occurs to me that showing this film on BBC2 back in the nineteen seventies might actually be responsible! There are moments where Norman Wisdom genuinely manages to build a feeling of danger that surpasses what you typically see in horror films! Considering he’s working in a butcher’s shop is another factor, but anyway… “Pitkin” works for “Mr. Grimsdale” (Edward …

Robert Asher’s A Stitch in Time is the product of a writing team including Jack Davies, Norman Wisdom, Henry Blyth and Eddie Leslie; it features Norman Wisdom alongside Edward Chapman, Jeanette Sterke and Jerry Desmonde, with a score by Philip Green and photography by Jack Asher. While perhaps not representative of his best work, A Stitch in Time offers insight into the reasons for Norman Wisdom's widespread appea…