A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time

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A Stitch in Time

1963

1h 29m

7.4(36 votes)

Comedy

Overview

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.

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10 featured cast members

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Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Mr. Grimsdale

Jeanette Sterke

Jeanette Sterke

Nurse Janet Haskell

Jerry Desmonde

Jerry Desmonde

Sir Hector

Jill Melford

Jill Melford

Lady Brinkley

Glyn Houston

Glyn Houston

Corporal Welsh

Hazel Hughes

Matron

Patsy Rowlands

Amy

Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Captain Russell

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Professor Crankshaw

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Asher
Written by: Norman Wisdom
Jack Davies
Produced by: Hugh Stewart

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