The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerald ThomasDirector
- Norman HudisScreenplay
- John AntrobusWriter
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
- Norman RossingtonPrivate Herbert Brown
- Gerald CampionPrivate Andy Calloway
Stills
Themes
military spoofsergeantcarry onblack and white