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Cast
|   | Bob Monkhouse | As: Private Charlie Sage | 
|   | William Hartnell | As: Sergeant Grimshawe | 
|   | Shirley Eaton | As: Mary Sage | 
|   | Eric Barker | As: Captain Potts | 
|   | Dora Bryan | As: Norah | 
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp! | 
| Certification: | U | 
Details
Genres: Comedy, War
Language: English
Release Date: 31 August 1958
Country: GB
Runtime: 84m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Peter Rogers Productions
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Cast
|   | 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 | 
|   | Norman Rossington | Private Herbert Brown | 
|   | Gerald Campion | Private Andy Calloway | 
|   | Hattie Jacques | Captain Clark | 
|   | Cyril Chamberlain | Stores Sergeant | 
|   | Arnold Diamond | Fifth Specialist | 
|   | Gordon Tanner | First Specialist | 
|   | Martin Boddey | Sixth Specialist | 
|   | Frank Forsyth | Second Specialist | 
|   | Ian Whittaker | Medical Corporal | 
|   | Basil Dignam | Third Specialist | 
|   | Anthony Sagar | Stores Sergeant | 
|   | John Gatrell | Fourth Specialist | 
|   | Alec Bregonzi | First Storesman | 
|   | Graham Stewart | Second Storesman | 
|   | Alexander Harris | Third Storesman | 
|   | Pat Feeney | Fourth Storesman | 
|   | Terry Scott | Sergeant Paddy O'Brien | 
|   | Edward Judd | Fifth Storesman | 
|   | John Mathews | Sergeant Matthews | 
|   | Ronald Clarke | Sixth Storesman | 
|   | Ed Devereaux | Sergeant Russell | 
|   | David Williams | Seventh Storeman | 
|   | Leigh Madison | Sheila | 
|   | Bernard Kay | Injured Recruit | 
|   | Jack Smethurst | First Recruit | 
|   | Haydn Ward | Eighth Recruit | 
|   | Brian Jackson | Second Recruit | 
|   | Graydon Gould | Ninth Recruit | 
|   | Don McCorkindale | Third Recruit | 
|   | Jeremy Dempster | Tenth Recruit | 
|   | Leon Eagles | Fourth Recruit | 
|   | Terry Dickinson | Eleventh Recruit | 
|   | Malcolm Webster | Fifth Recruit | 
|   | Henry Livings | Twelfth Recruit | 
|   | Patrick Durkin | Sixth Recruit | 
|   | Derek Martinus | Recruit | 
|   | James Villiers | Seventh Recruit | 
|   | Michael Hunt | Fourteenth Recruit | 
|   | John Bailey | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 
|   | 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) | 
|   | Helen Goss | Mary's Mother (uncredited) | 
|   | Victor Hagan | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 
|   | Laurence Harrington | Recruit (uncredited) | 
|   | Norman Hartley | Thirteenth Recruit (uncredited) | 
|   | Ken Hutchins | Soldier (uncredited) | 
|   | Gerry Judge | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 
|   | John Ketteringham | 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) | 
|   | Martin Wyldeck | Mr. Sage (uncredited) | 
Directed By
|   | Gerald Thomas | Director | 
Writing Credits
|   | Norman Hudis | Screenplay | 
|   | R.F. Delderfield | Novel | 
|   | John Antrobus | Writer | 
Production Crew
|   | Betty White | Casting Director | 
|   | Peter Rogers | Producer | 
|   | Frank Bevis | Production Manager | 
Edited By
|   | Peter Boita | Editor | 
Costume and Makeup
|   | Joan Ellacott | Costume Design | 
|   | Stella Rivers | Hairdresser | 
|   | Geoffrey Rodway | Makeup Artist | 
Sound
|   | Bruce Montgomery | Music Director | 
|   | Seymour Logie | Sound Editor | 
|   | Bruce Montgomery | Music | 
Visual Effects
Camera
|   | Alan Hume | Camera Operator | 
|   | Peter Hennessy | Director of Photography | 
Lighting
Art Department
|   | Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction | 
|   | Peter Murton | Set Dresser | 
Other Crew
|   | John Antrobus | Additional Writing | 
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