Alfie trades his London swagger for the open road, but old habits travel with him.
ALFIE DARLING
...cockier than ever!
Alfie Elkins returns, up to his old womanizing ways, until he meets his match in a sophisticated Magazine Editor Abby Summers. His pursuit is complicated by his encounter with Norma and the fact that a jealous husband won't let him forget about his time with his wife Fay.
Alfie Darling is a 1975 British comedy-drama film directed by Ken Hughes about Alfie Elkins, who resumes his womanizing ways as a London-to-France truck driver until he meets his match in Magazine Editor Abby Summers.
Synopsis
When arriving at their destination, he spots a woman (Jill Townsend) in a sports car. They start racing until the police break it up. Alfie soon finds comfort by flirting with the married waitress Louise (Rula Lenska), who takes him to her apartment. During the night, her husband returns from his fishing trip, but Bakey, outside in the truck, sounds the horn as a warning.
Alfie later catches up with the woman from the race and learns her name is Abby and that she is a sophisticated magazine editor. When she turns him down, he proceeds to stalk her until, after another car chase, she finally agrees to a date. When Alfie gets his wish, he suffers erectile dysfunction and leaves her apartment in anger.
This failure causes him to use his little black book to contact women with whom he has a casual relationship. However, some of these encounters lead him into trouble. He faces the consequences of an encounter with Norma (Sheila White) and the wrath of the husband of older Fay (Joan Collins), when said husband discovers Alfie's wallet under their bed.
With Fay's encouragement, Alfie apologizes to Abby about leaving her apartment in a huff and asks her for a proper dinner.
On a holiday in France, he tells her what he never says to his lovers – that he loves her and wants her to marry him. She initially refuses. Alfie angrily insists that he has asked her to marry him, demanding to know what the hell is wrong with her that she refused. As he leaves their hotel room, he tells her that if she is making an idiot of him, he will kill her.
Back in the UK, Alfie suffers a minor accident and is bed-ridden. Abby pays him a visit to apologise for refusing his marriage proposal, and expresses her acceptance. She then has to take a quick work-related flight.
When Abby leaves for the airport, Alfie's older neighbor, Claire (Annie Ross), hears from another neighbor that Alfie can't move, she lets herself into his apartment and serves him tea. When Alfie comments on Claire's perfume, she reveals her true feelings for him by suddenly entering his bed and taking her top off. She ignores his protests but then her attempts to mount him fix his back, and he escapes before she succeeds in making actual intimate contact.
Alfie catches Abby before her flight takes off, and they decide to marry the following day. In the morning Alfie waits for her in the airport, not having heard that her plane has crashed without any survivors. Upon learning the news, Alfie drives to the crash site and cries over the wreckage.
Why Cult
Alfie Elkins returns for another round of romantic misadventures, this time on the highways between London and France.
Joan Collins brings her signature style as Fay, the wife whose jealous husband complicates Alfie’s escapades.
Cross-border hijinks abound, from customs mishaps to flirtatious roadside encounters, putting Alfie’s charms to the test.
Alfie finally faces a challenge in Abby Summers, a sophisticated magazine editor who won’t fall for his usual tricks.
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What is Alfie Darling about? +
Alfie Darling follows Alfie Elkins as he resumes his womanizing ways as a London-to-France truck driver, only to meet his match in magazine editor Abby Summers while navigating a series of romantic entanglements.
When was Alfie Darling released? +
Alfie Darling was released in 1975.
Who directed Alfie Darling? +
Ken Hughes directed Alfie Darling.
How long is Alfie Darling? +
Alfie Darling has a runtime of 102 minutes.
What genre is Alfie Darling? +
Alfie Darling is a comedy-drama.