Based on david percival's acclaimed play girlfriend, girl stroke boy is a one of a kind comedy which tells of two everyday, middle class parents who are confounded when their son brings home his new partner an elegant, confusingly androgynous west indian actor and pop star peter straker in a pioneering performance.directed with an affectionate, light touch by bob kellet up pompeii, space 1999 and featuring a superb cast, including joan greenwood mysterious island, kind hearts and coronets, michael hordern the missionary, barry lyndon, patricia routledge to sir, with love, and clive francis a clockwork orange, girl stroke boy still packs a punch today thanks to straker's flamboyant performance british cinema's first gay leading role to be played by a black actor and the prescient subject matter'. '.strtoupper('l')ong out of circulation, this new, restored edition marks the film's worldwide blu ray premiere.indicator limited edition blu ray special featuresnew restoration from a 4k scan of rare surviving film elements by powerhouse filmsoriginal mono audiothe behp interview with john scott 2018 far reaching discussion of the composer's work, made as part of the british entertainment history projectnew interview with the film's star peter straker 2022new appreciation by film historian and curator alex davidson 2022image gallery promotional and publicity materiala couple of beauties francis searle, 1972 innuendo laden comedy short starring manchester based female impersonator bunny lewislimited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by jane giles, archival interview with peter straker, a look at the reception of the source play girlfriend, an overview of contemporary critical responses, new writing on a couple of beauties, and film creditsworld premiere on blu ray
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