Spanish Fly is a 1975 British-Spanish comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Leslie Phillips, Terry-Thomas, Graham Armitage, Sue Lloyd and Nadiuska.

[2] Mike Scott, an impotent British fashion designer, heads out to Spain for a photo shoot and encounters an old school rival, Sir Percy de Courcy, who has inadvertently added an aphrodisiac to the local wine.

[1] In July 1975 EMI Films announced its involvement in the movie as part of a six-picture slate, which also included Evil Under the Sun (1982), Aces High (1976) and cinema adaptations of TV shows – The Likely Lads (1976) and Sweeney!

[3] Another account said this was an eleven picture slate with other movies including Seven Nights in Japan (1970), Cross of Iron (1977) and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976).

Phillips accepted before reading the script - while he said the title was "not exactly inspiring" he was friends with Terry-Thomas, who was going to co-star, and the idea of filming in Spain was attractive.

When the actor arrived in Spain, Kellet says Phillips found "much to his dismay, that there wasn’t a script and he was a little bit indignant about the whole thing.

Screening rights to the film were sold to 25 countries, something James attributed to the fact that unlike many British sex comedies it featured foreign locations.

[1] Writing in Monthly Film Bulletin David McGillivray said: "Produced on a slightly higher budget than most of its ilk, Spanish Fly is at least attractive to look at.