Very Important Person

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.

Cast

James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow RN
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Jimmy Cooper
Stanley Baxter
Stanley Baxter
'Jock' Everett / Kommondant Stamfel
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
Willoughby, Sports Officer
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
Piggott, Escape Officer
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
Woodcock, Entertainments Officer
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
Briggs
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
Travers
Jeremy Lloyd
Jeremy Lloyd
Flt Lt. 'Bonzo' Baines DFC
John Ringham
P/OGS 'Plum' Pouding
Joseph Fürst
Joseph Fürst
Luftwaffe Interrogator
Brian Oulton
Brian Oulton
1st Scientist in Corridor

You May Also Like

Father Came Too!

Father Came Too!

1964 5.5
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

2012 6.2
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century

Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century

1999 7.3
Desperate Living

Desperate Living

1977 6.5
Things to Come

Things to Come

2016 6.5
The Inner Scar

The Inner Scar

1972 6.7