is a 1973 British comedy film based on the 1970-71 Granada Television sitcom The Lovers.

It follows the courtship of two young people from Manchester, England, Geoffrey Scrimshaw (Richard Beckinsale) and Beryl Battersby (Paula Wilcox).

The young couple have differing opinions on the permissive society: Geoffrey wants to be a part of it, but Beryl wants to wait until marriage.

[2] On his first meeting with her mother, they sit quietly in the living room, drinking tea and eating sardine sandwiches.

On his way to meet his parents, to watch Fiddler on the Roof for his mother's birthday, Geoffrey met Veronica and went off with her instead.

Time jumps to them sitting in the same seats in a crowded stadium, with Beryl looking adoringly at him.

[4] The theme song, Love and Rainy Weather, sung by Tony Christie and written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, was released as a single by MCA in 1973.