Val Guest Director, Screenwriter John Hall Sea Scout Actor Lionel Jeffries Steady Barker Actor John Stuart Admiral Actor Ballard Berkeley Whacker Payne Actor Esma Cannon Maudie Lovelace Actor Amy Dalby Eadie Lovelace Actor Basil Dignam Flagship Commander Actor Shirley Eaton Jane Cartwright Actor Judith Furse Chief Wren Actor Tom Gill Monsieur Philippe Actor Michael Goodliffe Lt. Commander Blakeney Actor Thora Hird Mrs. Gallaway Actor Patrick Holt First Lieutenant Actor Walter Hudd Consul Actor Sam Kydd Bates Actor Desmond Llewelyn Chief Yeoman Actor David Lodge Scouse Actor Wolfe Morris Algeroccan Major Actor Lionel Murton Perkins Actor Eric Pohlmann President Actor Michael Ripper Ticket Collector Actor Victor Brooks Policeman Actor Frankie Howerd Bosun Actor Ian Whittaker Lofty Actor Joe Gibbons Taxi Driver Actor George Herbert Algeroccan Officer Actor Larry Noble Postman Actor Len Heath Screenwriter John Warren Screenwriter Henry Halstead Producer Gerald Gibbs Cinematographer Bill Lenny Film Editing