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{{short description|2002 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Plots with a View (Undertaking Betty)

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| studio = [[Great British Films]]<br>[[Snowfall Films]]<br>[[Spice Factory]]

| distributor = [[Miramax Films]]

| released = {{Film date|2002}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

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'''''Plots with a View''''', released internationally as '''''Undertaking Betty''''', is a 2002 British [[darkromance film|romantic]] [[black comedy film]] written by [[Frederick Ponzlov]], directed by [[Nick Hurran]], starring [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Robert Pugh]], [[Alfred Molina]], [[Naomi Watts]], [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]] and [[Christopher Walken]]. The film began filming in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales in 2002, and was released in the U.S. on 12 November 2005, with a DVD release on 7 March 2006.

==Plot==

Boris Plots is director of Plots Funeral Home in the fictional Welsh village of Wrottin Powys. His rival Frank Featherbed, an American, is determined to revolutionise the undertaking business in Britain through the innovation of "themed funerals".

Boris Plots dreamed of only two things as a young boy: dancing and Betty Rhys-Jones. Betty secretly loved Boris, but could not fight her father's wishes, so she was married off to a gold digger.

Boris gaveGiving up his dreams, andBoris took over the family's undertaking business. When Betty's mother-in-law, Dillys, dies, Boris and Bettythey are thrust together again and as they discuss the funeral arrangements for Betty's mother-in-law, the old spark is rekindled.

Boris discovers that the only obstacle between their love for one another is her marriage to the adulterous Councilor Hugh Rhys-Jones. In a desperate bid for happiness Boris and Betty decide to stage her death and run away together.

At the same time, Hugh's mistress and secretary insists that they try to poison her. Before they can, Boris and Betty go through with their plan, but Frank rushes to the scene. He and Boris fight over the right to handle the funeral arrangements. After an argument and scuffle, the medical examiner said it was her dying wish to be handled by Plots.

In the church, both the mistress and Hugh talk about her, she about the affair, he gloating about inheriting all of her money. Then he insists watching while Boris seals the lid, making it impossible for Betty to sneak away.

With a lot of difficulty, Boris manages to free Betty with only Frank and his right-hand man discovering the secret. She and Boris enlist their help, after Boris and Frank agree to split the funeral business. Together they help Betty scare Hugh and the secretary (setting up the house with ghostly gadgets), who both flee.

Betty also appears as a ghost to neighborneighbour boy BillyWillie, whose mum passed before, telling him his mum says hi, and she loves him very much. We learn Betty leaves everything to young BillyWillie, and an allowance to Hugh if he follows a long list of conditions. The girl goes on Jerry Springer as a haunted mistress; Betty and Boris go on the Princess cruise they were planning; their cats go too.

==Cast==

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==External links==

* {{Amg movie|286679|Plots with a View}}

* {{IMDb title|0298504}}

* {{Rotten Tomatoes|undertaking_betty}}

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