The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady is a 1962 British comedy film, directed by Ken Annakin. The screenplay was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies, based on a story by Keble Howard. It was Julie Christie's second film. Murdoch Troon is a dour Scot living and working for a local government authority somewhere in the south of London. A shy young man, his main excitement comes from cycling. After he's forced off the road by an impatient car driver, he tracks down the owner, only to find that he is Commander Chingford , the domineering and acerbic owner of a sportscar distributorship. Chingford reluctantly pays... for the damage to Troon's cycle, but more significantly, Troon meets Claire , Chingford's beautiful blonde daughter. He is smitten with her and determines to buy a car so that he can take her out. Enter Troon's friend and fellow lodger, Freddie Fox , a used car salesman and serial cad. He sees a chance to ingratiate himself with Chingford, and also sell Troon a car. The car is a 1927 vintage Bentley Four and a half litre engined Red Label Speed Model, painted in British Racing Green and named The Fast Lady.
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