Very Important Person

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

5.2
19611h 38m

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.

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Photo of James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

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

Photo of Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

Photo of Stanley Baxter

Stanley Baxter

Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel

Photo of Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Sports Officer Willoughby

Photo of Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Entertainments Officer Woodcock

Photo of John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Escape Officer Piggott

Photo of Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Senior British Officer Travers

Photo of Jeremy Lloyd

Jeremy Lloyd

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

Photo of John Forrest

John Forrest

Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling

Photo of Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

Mrs. MacDougall

Photo of Peter Myers

Peter Myers

Flying Officer P.R. Shaw

Photo of Steve Plytas

Steve Plytas

Luftwaffe Officer

Photo of Joseph Fürst

Joseph Fürst

Luftwaffe Interrogator

Photo of Norman Shelley

Norman Shelley

Fred Whittaker

Photo of Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Scientist in Corridor

Photo of Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Scientist in Corridor

Photo of Derek Aylward

Derek Aylward

Stagehand (uncredited)

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