


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.

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
Gerald Thomas
Norman Hudis, John Antrobus
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