Very Important Person 1961

Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

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James Robertson Justice Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS

Leslie Phillips Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

Stanley Baxter Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel

Eric Sykes Sports Officer Willoughby

Richard Wattis Entertainments Officer Woodcock

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Godfrey Winn Self

Colin Gordon Briggs

John Le Mesurier Escape Officer Piggott

Norman Bird Senior British Officer Travers

Jeremy Lloyd Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC

John Forrest Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling

Jean Cadell Mrs. MacDougall

Peter Myers Flying Officer P.R. Shaw

Ronnie Stevens Hankley

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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