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Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom), a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts to jump off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' but is saved by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.
Original Release
12/13/1960
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Norman Wisdom | Norman Puckle / Norman |
Ian Hunter | Adm. Sir Bryanston Blyth / Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth |
David Lodge | CPO Knowles / Chief Petty Officer Knowles |
Robert Urquhart | Cmdr. Clayton |
Edward Chapman | Mr. Philpots |
Eddie Byrne | PO Filkins |
Peter Jones | Diving Instructor |
John Le Mesurier | Prosecuting Counsel |
Terence Alexander | Defending Counsel |
Sydney Tafler | Speedboat Owner |
Directors
Writers
Norman Wisdom, Jack Davies, Henry Blyth
Cast
Name | Character |
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Norman Wisdom | Norman Puckle / Norman |
Ian Hunter | Adm. Sir Bryanston Blyth / Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth |
David Lodge | CPO Knowles / Chief Petty Officer Knowles |
Robert Urquhart | Cmdr. Clayton |
Edward Chapman | Mr. Philpots |
Eddie Byrne | PO Filkins |
Peter Jones | Diving Instructor |
John Le Mesurier | Prosecuting Counsel |
Terence Alexander | Defending Counsel |
Sydney Tafler | Speedboat Owner |
Brian Oulton | Bert Ainsworth |
Harold Goodwin | Streaky Hopkinson |
Johnny Briggs | Johnny Nolan |
Frank Williams | Mr Carruthers / Mr. Carruthers |
Joe Robinson | Tall Sailor |
Liz Fraser | NAAFI Girl |
Penny Morrell | Marlene Barlow |
Claire Gordon | Peggy - Girl in Bar |
Julie Shearing | WRN Smith |
Bosun | Bosun the Dog |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
Hugh Stewart | Producer |