Singleton's Pluck
Singleton's Pluck ★★★ Laughterhouse 1984
Touching British comedy about a determined farmer who must walk his 500 geese 100 miles to market because of a strike. He becomes a celebrity when the TV stations start covering his odyssey. 89m/C VHS . GB Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Bill Owen, Richard Hope; D: Richard Eyre.
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