Comedy War
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.
Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Written by
John Antrobus
Charles Hawtrey
Private Peter Golightly
Shirley Eaton
Mary Sage
James Villiers
Seventh Recruit
Edward Judd
Fifth Storesman
Kenneth Connor
Private Horace Strong
Martin Wyldeck
Mr. Sage (uncredited)
Bernard Kay
Injured Recruit
William Hartnell
Sergeant Grimshawe
Ed Devereaux
Sergeant Russell
Kenneth Williams
Private James Bailey
Bill Owen
Corporal Bill Copping
Norman Rossington
Private Herbert Brown
Arnold Diamond
Fifth Specialist
Basil Dignam
Third Specialist
Terence Longdon
Private Miles Heywood
Hattie Jacques
Captain Clark
Gerald Campion
Private Andy Calloway
Jack Smethurst
First Recruit
Martin Boddey
Sixth Specialist
Alec Bregonzi
First Storesman
Graydon Gould
Ninth Recruit
Bob Monkhouse
Private Charlie Sage
Leigh Madison
Sheila
Don McCorkindale
Third Recruit
Dora Bryan
Norah
Cyril Chamberlain
Gun Sergeant
Brian Jackson
Second Recruit
Terry Scott
Sergeant Paddy O'Brien
Eric Barker
Captain Potts
Helen Goss
Mary's Mum (uncredited)
Gordon Tanner
First Specialist
Frank Forsyth
Second Specialist
Ian Whittaker
Medical Corporal
Anthony Sagar
Stores Sergeant
John Gatrell
Fourth Specialist
Graham Stewart
Second Storesman
Alexander Harris
Third Storesman
Pat Feeney
Fourth Storesman
John Mathews
Sergeant Matthews
Ronald Clarke
Sixth Storesman
David Williams
Seventh Storeman
Haydn Ward
Eighth Recruit
Jeremy Dempster
Tenth Recruit
Leon Eagles
Fourth Recruit
Terry Dickinson
Eleventh Recruit
Malcolm Webster
Fifth Recruit
Patrick Durkin
Sixth Recruit
Michael Hunt
Fourteenth Recruit
Hyma Beckley
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Rodney Cardiff
New Recruit (uncredited)
Ivor Danvers
Recruit (uncredited)
Nicholas Donnelly
Recruit (uncredited)
Ernest Fennemore
New Recruit (uncredited)
Bernard Foreman
Lance Corporal (uncredited)
Victor Hagan
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Laurence Harrington
Recruit (uncredited)
Norman Hartley
Thirteenth Recruit (uncredited)
Ken Hutchins
Soldier (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Benny Lee
Recruit (uncredited)
Mary Maxfield
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Don McMurray
New Recruit (uncredited)
Tony Mendleson
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jimmy Millar
Sergeant (uncredited)
John Payne
Soldier on Sick Parade (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Corporal (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
New Recruit (uncredited)
Bunny Seaman
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Soldier (uncredited)
Bob Wright
New Recruit (uncredited)

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