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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The men and women of a WWII air-defence battery seem more concerned with getting to grips with each other than with the enemy, so bumbling Captain S Melly is sent to restore order. Show more

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Capt Melly:
Kenneth Connor
Sgt Maj Bloomer:
Windsor Davies
Sgt Len Able:
Patrick Mower
Sgt Tilly Willing:
Judy Geeson
Major Carstairs:
Peter Butterworth
Gunner Shorthouse:
Melvyn Hayes
Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe:
Joan Sims
Bombardier Ready:
Jack Douglas
Private Alice Easy:
Diane Langton
Captain Bull:
David Lodge
Brigadier:
Peter Jones
Major Butcher:
Julian Holloway
Director:
Gerald Thomas
Producer:
Peter Rogers

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