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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Bob Monkhouse
Private Charlie Sage
William Hartnell
Sergeant Grimshawe
Shirley Eaton
Mary Sage
Eric Barker
Captain Potts
Dora Bryan
Norah
Bill Owen
Corporal Bill Copping
Charles Hawtrey
Private Peter Golightly
Kenneth Connor
Private Horace Strong
Kenneth Williams
Private James Bailey
Terence Longdon
Private Miles Haywood
Director
Gerald Thomas
Screenplay
Norman Hudis
Tagline
"It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Peter Rogers Productions
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