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Film version of the popular radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship. On a forgotten naval base on an island off the coast of Britain, the men are having a high old time of it making loads of money from smuggling and other illicit activities. When a higher authority decides to close the unit, chaos reigns as everyone schemes to avoid being posted elsewhere.
Original Release
12/27/1959
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cecil Parker | Cmdr. Stanton |
Ronald Shiner | CPO Banyard |
Leslie Phillips | Lt. Pouter |
Elvi Hale | Leading WREN Heather |
Nicholas Phipps | Capt. Povey |
Harold Kasket | Gaston Higgins / Lt. Bates R.N. |
Gordon Jackson | Leading Seaman Johnson |
Reginald Beckwith | CNI |
Cardew Robinson | Lt. Binns |
Walter Hudd | Naval Captain |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cecil Parker | Cmdr. Stanton |
Ronald Shiner | CPO Banyard |
Leslie Phillips | Lt. Pouter |
Elvi Hale | Leading WREN Heather |
Nicholas Phipps | Capt. Povey |
Harold Kasket | Gaston Higgins / Lt. Bates R.N. |
Gordon Jackson | Leading Seaman Johnson |
Reginald Beckwith | CNI |
Cardew Robinson | Lt. Binns |
Walter Hudd | Naval Captain |
Wanda Ventham | Mabel |
Hattie Jacques | Fortune Teller |
Van Boolen | Fred |
Richard Caldicot | M.P. |
Gerald Case | Senior Army Officer |
Richard Coleman | Lt. Bates R.N. |
Tom Gill | Naval Commander |
Neil Hallett | Royal Marines Captain |
Gordon Harris | Group Captain |
Clive Morton | Rear Admiral / Mabel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Herbert Wilcox | Producer |