Gerald Thomas Director Phil Silvers Sergeant Nocker Actor Jim Dale Bertram Oliphant `'Bo'` West Actor Peter Butterworth Simpson Actor Charles Hawtrey Captain Le Pice Actor Kenneth Williams Commandant Maximilian Burger Actor Anita Harris Corktip Actor Joan Sims Zig-Zig Actor Bernard Bresslaw Sheikh Abdul Abulbul Actor Angela Douglas Lady Jane Ponsonby Actor John Bluthal Corporal Clotski Actor Larry Taylor Riff Actor William Hurndell Raff Actor Gertan Klauber Algerian Spiv Actor Peter Gilmore Captain Humphrey Bagshaw Actor Julian Orchard Doctor Actor William Mervyn Sir Cyril Ponsonby Actor Julian Holloway Ticket Collector Actor Peter Rogers Producer Talbot Rothwell Writer