It stars Ian Carmichael as Henry Palfrey, a perennial loser in life, who decides to turn his failing existence around by attending Potter's classes. Subtitled 'Or How to Win Without Actually Cheating', this droll comedy is inspired by Stephen Potter's 'Lifemanship' books. If you think no one could ever upstage Peter Sellers, then Lionel Jeffries is happy to prove you wrong. Wilfrid Hyde White's sly side has never been better employed than as the slippery con man 'Soapy' Stevens, and Lionel Jeffries is a hoot as the new prison warder, Mr Crout, inevitably nicknamed 'Sauer' by the prisoners. Sellers is more subdued than in many of his more famous roles, giving us an uncharacteristic exercise in underplaying, but this does let some of the supporting actors shine.

It's brilliantly written and beautifully played by an unusually strong cast.

Two Way Stretch is so funny that it cheers me up just thinking about it. It seems like a foolproof scheme, but it gets derailed when a tough new prison warder, played by Lionel Jeffries, takes over. They will break out of prison, carry out a daring jewel robbery, and then break back in again before anyone notices their absence, giving them a cast iron alibi. Sellers plays the leader of a trio of imprisoned crooks (with David Lodge and Bernard Cribbins) who cook up a scheme to commit the perfect crime.

One of his best films is Two Way Stretch from 1960. Most Peter Sellers fans will probably tell you that his best films were made earlier in his career, before he got trapped playing Inspector Clouseau over and over again.

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