About
Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.
Theatrical
Jul 29, 1962
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 29, 2008
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Cast
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James Robertson Justice
Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
L
Leslie Phillips
Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
S
Stanley Baxter
Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
E
Eric Sykes
Sports Officer Willoughby
R
Richard Wattis
Entertainments Officer Woodcock
G
Godfrey Winn
Self
C
Colin Gordon
Briggs
J
John Le Mesurier
Escape Officer Piggott
N
Norman Bird
Senior British Officer Travers
J
Jeremy Lloyd
Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC
J
John Forrest
Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling
J
Jean Cadell
Mrs. MacDougall
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Peter Myers
Flying Officer P.R. Shaw
R
Ronnie Stevens
Hankley
R
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Clynes
S
Steve Plytas
Luftwaffe Officer
J
John Ringham
Flying Officer G.S. "Plum" Poudding
M
Mark Hardy
Prisoner of War
J
Joseph Fürst
Luftwaffe Interrogator
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Norman Shelley
Fred Whittaker
