[2] Facing eviction from their London flat, newlyweds Jack and Peggy are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat by owner Alfred Harper and his put-upon wife.

[5] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Moments of inventiveness, such as Sidney James plotting a course with sugar tongs in place of dividers, are submerged in the copious slapstick, doubtful jokes and stale situations of conveyor-belt British farce.

A familiar cast give all they can to stock character parts, with James making much of his sardonic lines, and the piece has pace and gaiety; but there is a limit to the number of times actors falling into rivers can draw a laugh.

"[8] Britmovie wrote, "the supporting cast is a veritable treasure trove of familiar faces, including Sid James, Naunton Wayne, Liz Fraser, Irene Handl, Miles Malleson and Noel Purcell and Dennis Price.

The nominal lead is lan Carmichael, displaying his usual dottiness, but he had lost his ability to carry a picture by this point, and lovely though Janette Scott may be, she's no great shakes as an actress.