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Description: A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.

Cast:
Capt. George Mainwaring: Arthur Lowe
Sgt. Arthur Wilson: John Le Mesurier
LCpl. Jack Jones: Clive Dunn
Pte. James Frazer: John Laurie
Pte. Charles Godfrey: Arnold Ridley
Pte. Frank Pike: Ian Lavender
Pte. Joe Walker: James Beck
Chief Warden Hodges: Bill Pertwee
Verger Maurice Yeatman: Edward Sinclair
Private Sponge: Colin Bean
Reverend Timothy Farthing: Frank Williams
Mrs. Mavis Pike: Janet Davies
the Colonel: Robert Raglan
Mrs. Fox: Pamela Cundell
Mr. Bluett: Harold Bennett
Mrs. Yeatman: Olive Mercer
the Town Clerk: Eric Longworth
Captain Square: Geoffrey Lumsden
Platoon Member: William Gossling
Private Cheeseman: Talfryn Thomas
The Voice of: E.V.H. Emmett
Janet King: Caroline Dowdeswell
Dolly Godfrey: Joan Cooper
Capt. Cutts: Michael Knowles
Captain Bailey: John Ringham
Mr. Albert, the 2nd ARP Warden: Stuart Sherwin
Miss Godfrey: Nan Braunton
Edith Parish: Wendy Richard
Gerald: Don Estelle
the Mayor: Fred McNaughton
the Landlord: Verne Morgan
Policeman: Gordon Peters
Soldier: Larry Martyn
Bob: Ronnie Brody
The Butler: Charles Hill
The Driver: Felix Bowness
the Girl at the window: Therese McMurray
Ivy Samways: Rosemary Faith
General Monteverdi: Edward Evans
Edna: Queenie Watts
Doreen: Gilda Perry
Private Hastings: Hugh Hastings
Captain Ramsey: Fulton Mackay
Captain Rodrigues: Alan Tilvern
Drill Sgt. Gregory: Anthony Sagar
Major General Menzies: Campbell Singer
Major Regan: Martin Wyldeck
Frieda, the Telephone Operator: Avril Angers
Henry, Milkman: Leon Cortez
Mr. Clerk: Erik Chitty
Captain Pringle: Tim Barrett
the Sergeant: Alex McAvoy
the Brigadier: Jeffrey Segal
Henry: Freddie Earlle
the Polish Officer: Gabor Vernon
Captain Swan: Robert Mill
the Gardener: Jack Haig
The Lady with the pram: Joy Allen
Nora: Melita Manger
Betty: Linda James
The Brigadier: Patrick Waddington
War Office Brigadier: Anthony Sharp
Mrs. Prosser: Eleanor Smale
Laura la Plaz: Barbara Windsor
Mr. Maxwell: Michael Bilton
Mrs. Fiona Gray: Carmen Silvera
the U Boat Captain: Philip Madoc
Captain Cadbury: Jonathan Cecil
Captain Winogrodzki: Carl Jaffe
Captain Ogilvie: James Copeland
the Man on Station: Ralph Ball
Dolly: Amy Dalby
Major Smith: Alan Haines
Little Arthur: Graham Harboard
Private Clarke: John Cater
Captain Ashley-Jones: Rex Garner
the Minister: Derek Bond
Mrs. Prentice: Brenda Cowling
Colonel Pierce: Geoffrey Chater
the German pilot: Nigel Rideout
the 1st Soldier: John Leeson
the 1st Sailor: Bill Treacher
the Bank Inspector: Robert Dorning
The Suspect: Patrick Tull
Charles Boyer: Robert Gillespie
Major General Sir Charles Holland: Edward Underdown
Mr. Bugden: Peter Butterworth
The Chambermaid: Penny Irving
Sylvia: Jean Gilpin
George Jones, Museum Caretaker: Eric Woodburn
Lieut. Hope Bruce: Timothy Carlton
Captain Rogers: Norman Mitchell
The Doctor: Roger Avon
Mr. Bennett: Roy Denton
the 2nd Soldier: Jonathan Holt
the Large Man: Robert Moore
Mrs. Cole: Rose Hill
Mr. West: Blake Butler
Patrick Regan: J.G. Devlin
the 1st Member of Parliament: James Ottaway
Greta Garbo: Joan Savage
Mr. Fairbrother: Anthony Roye
the Station Master: William Moore
the Nurse: Susan Majolier
Lieutenant Wood: Robin Parkinson
The Major-General: Arnold Diamond
The Yokel: Sam Kydd
Charlie Cheeseman: Jimmy Perry
The Boy Scout: Michael Osborne
The Soldier: Jeffrey Holland
Blodwen: Sally Douglas
Sgt. Waller: Stanley McGeagh
the W.A.A.F. Sergeant: Jennifer Browne
Mr. Drury: Ronnie Brandon
the Policeman: Arthur English
the Mess Orderly: Tom Mennard
Miss Ironside: Julian Burbery
the 2nd Member of Parliament: Charles Morgan
the Waitress: Maggie Don
Mr. Billings: Tony Hughes
the Newsreader: Alvar Liddell
Hamish: Lindsey Dunn
the NAAFI Girl: Pamela Manson
Cissy Godfrey: Kathleen Saintsbury
the Army Sergeant: Kenneth MacDonald
the Military Police Sgt.: David Davenport
Miss Meadows: Jean St. Clair
Dora: Dora Graham
the Operations Room Officer: Andrew Carr
Mr. Boyle: Arthur Brough
E.C Egan: Fred Trueman
Shamus: Patrick Connor
the Bridge Corporal: Geoffrey Hughes
the Wireless Operator: John Clegg
Judy: April Walker
the Artillery Officer: James Taylor
the 2nd Lieutenant: Dennis Blanch
Mr. Wintergreen: Jeffrey Gardiner
Mess Steward: Cy Town
The Mother Superior: Rachel Thomas
Fire Officer Dale: Arnold Peters
Harold Forster: John Bardon
Miss Twelvetrees: Natalie Kent
the Sexy Lady: Miranda Hampton
Mrs. Dowding: May Warden
Doris: Doris Graham
Elizabeth: Parnell McGarry
the Wren: Seretta Wilson
the Dump Corporal: David Rose
the Lady Magistrate: Marjorie Wilde
Olive: Tina Cornioli
the Interpreter: Hana Maria Pravda
Lady Maltby: Mavis Pugh
The Lieutenant: Michael Sharvell-Martin
Inspector Baker: Jay Denyer
Private Day: Peter Honri
Queenie Beal: Hilda Fenemore
Fred: Billy Tasker
the Angry Man: Nigel Hawthorne
the R.A.F. Officer: Kenneth Watson
the Lady In the Queue: Bernadette Milnes
The Choir: Arthur Lewis
the Buffet Attendant: Deirdre Costello
Raymond: Dick Haydon
the 2nd ARP Warden: Michael Lomax
the German Pilot: Christopher Sandford
the Clerk of the Court: Chris Gannon
the Ticket Collector: Sue Bishop
The French General: John Hart Dyke
The Farmhand: Dave Butler
the Barmaid: Janet Mahoney
the Police Sergeant: Michael Bevis
the Fishfryer: Frankie Holmes
the Scottish Sergeant: Stuart McGugan
the Girl on the Tandem: Vicky Lane
the Serviceman: David Gilchrist
the Usher: Toby Perkins
the City Gent: Bob Hornery
Glossip: Donald Morley
the Lady with umbrella: Adele Strong
The Van Driver: Barry Linehan
the ATS Girl: Bernice Adams
Ivy: Suzanne Kerchiss
Private Hancock: George Hancock
Mr. Cheesewright: Richard Jaques
the Porter: Jack Le White
Bert: Alister Williamson
the Boy: Carson Green
the U.S. Sergeant: Blain Fairman
Frenchy: Michael Stainton
Chairwoman: Diana King
Sigmund Murphy: Ernst Ulman
Medical Officer: Robert Lankesheer
Mrs. Witt: Gladys Dawson
Service Man: David Gilchrist
Platoon Member (1968-1969): Richard Jacques
Platoon Member (1968): Peter Whitaker
Backrow of the Platoon: Arthur McGuire
Southgate Platoon Soldier: Pat Gorman
Man in RAF Operations Room: Terence Conoley
German Pilot: Robert Aldous
Violet Gibbons: Jenny Thomas
Warden: Anthony Lang
Cameo: Ronnie Laughlin
Tramp: Derek Mortimer
German Crew Member: Emmett Hennessy
Nurse: Irene Peters
Bugle Player: Tim Ball
Self - Dog:

Written by: Jimmy Perry

Production: Guber/Peters Company, Roven Productions, Carolco Pictures

Release date: 31 Jul 1968