Very Important Person

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

James Robertson Justice

Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow RN

Age : N/A | Popularity : 34%

Leslie Phillips

Jimmy Cooper

Age : 100 | Popularity : 46%

Stanley Baxter

'Jock' Everett / Kommondant Stamfel

Age : 98 | Popularity : 12%

Eric Sykes

Willoughby, Sports Officer

Age : 89 | Popularity : 36%

John Le Mesurier

Piggott, Escape Officer

Age : 71 | Popularity : 57%

Richard Wattis

Woodcock, Entertainments Officer

Age : 62 | Popularity : 36%

Colin Gordon

Briggs

Age : 61 | Popularity : 32%

Norman Bird

Travers

Age : N/A | Popularity : 66%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Ken Annakin
Writing	Writer	David Ambrose
	Novel	Alexandre Dumas
Production	Producer	Manfred Thurau
	Executive Producer	Ted Richmond
Sound	Original Music Composer	Riz Ortolani
Camera	Director of Photography	Jack Cardiff
Art	Production Design	Elliot Scott
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Tony Pueo
Department	Role	Name

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