What was science fiction 35 years ago is pretty much run of the mill today,practically anything that can be cut off can be sewn back on again except perhaps your electricity supply."Percy" is pretty much a one - joke movie,if indeed joke it be.There is a serious side issue of course in any transplant situation,the psychological affect of of an alien organ on the recipient.This,ostensibly,supplies the raison d'etre for the movie although,to be honest,it seems to me just an excuse for the usual sub "Carry On" British obsession with genitalia. Big - busted blonde girls scamper around a lot,our hero gets to road test his new equipment (0 - 6 inches in 5 seconds?) and all very blokey it is too. If you are over 14 or a woman you may well find "Percy" about as funny as a Barium Enema,but for sniggering about during a dull period of 3rd form History - it's ideal.

"Percy" has taken such a battering down the years i felt it was time to write something in its defence. The most dubious content occurs early on, but for the most part Percy is surprisingly thoughtful, with the organ recipient coming to realise that he can only enjoy a meaningful sexual relationship with someone he really loves. The late actor Hywel Bennett bitterly regretted his involvement with the film but at least he gives his character a sensitive side; in lesser hands, eg Robin Asquith's, it would indeed have been 90 minutes of terrible kn*b gags.

Also going for it is a brief cameo by George Best, a rather fine soundtrack by the Kinks, and some nice glimpses of late era swinging London. Unusually for its time, Percy also treats a gay character with respect rather than making him a figure of fun.

Sadly upon its release Percy got lumped in with the dire Confessions/Carry On films, but having watched it a couple of times on Channel 4 i can vouch that it's better than those, and Hywel Bennett had nothing to be ashamed of.