It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp!
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.
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Unpretentious, comic, classical in form and effortless.
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- William HartnellSergeant Grimshawe
- Bob MonkhousePrivate Charlie Sage
- Shirley EatonMary Sage
- Eric BarkerCaptain Potts
- Dora BryanNorah
- Bill OwenCorporal Bill Copping
- Charles HawtreyPrivate Peter Golightly
- Kenneth ConnorPrivate Horace Strong
- Kenneth WilliamsPrivate James Bailey
- Terence LongdonPrivate Miles Haywood
Crew
- Gerald ThomasDirector
- Norman HudisScreenplay
- John AntrobusWriter
- R.F. DelderfieldNovel
- Peter HennessyDirector of Photography
- Peter BoitaEditor
- Peter RogersProducer
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Pairings
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