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The British Film Comedy: It's Not Cricket

on BBC One London

A season of Britain's great laughter-makers.
Starring Maurice Denham, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne
with Susan Shaw

Major Bright (Basil Radford) and Captain Early (Naunton Wayne) - two misnomers if ever there were - are 'bowler hatted' for failing to recognise an escaped Nazi masquerading as a batman. The two friends start a private detective agency in order to make good their ghastly mistake.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Lyn Lockwood
Screenplay:
Bernard McNabb
Producer:
Betty Box
Director:
Alfred Roome
Major Bright:
Basil Radford
Captain Early:
Naunton Wayne
Primrose Brown:
Susan Shaw
Otto Fische:
Maurice Denham
Batman:
Leslie Dwyer
Felix:
Alan Wheatley
Gerald Lawson:
Nigel Buchanan
Virginia Briscoe:
Jane Carr

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