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Very Important Person

"Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this..."

Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is 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.

Top Cast

  • James Robertson Justice

    James Robertson Justice

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

  • Leslie Phillips

    Leslie Phillips

    Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

  • Stanley Baxter

    Stanley Baxter

    Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel

  • Eric Sykes

    Eric Sykes

    Sports Officer Willoughby

  • Richard Wattis

    Richard Wattis

    Entertainments Officer Woodcock

  • Godfrey Winn

    Godfrey Winn

    Self

  • Colin Gordon

    Colin Gordon

    Briggs

  • John Le Mesurier

    John Le Mesurier

    Escape Officer Piggott

  • Norman Bird

    Norman Bird

    Senior British Officer Travers

Overview

Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is 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.

Rating

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