Very Important Person

James Robertson Justice

Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS

Leslie Phillips

Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

Stanley Baxter

Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel

Eric Sykes

Sports Officer Willoughby

Richard Wattis

Entertainments Officer Woodcock

Godfrey Winn

Self

Colin Gordon

Briggs

John Le Mesurier

Escape Officer Piggott

Norman Bird

Senior British Officer Travers

Jeremy Lloyd

Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC

John Forrest

Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling

Jean Cadell

Mrs. MacDougall

Peter Myers

Flying Officer P.R. Shaw

Ronnie Stevens

Hankley

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Clynes

Steve Plytas

Luftwaffe Officer

John Ringham

Flying Officer G.S. "Plum" Poudding

Mark Hardy

Prisoner of War

John Huson

Senior RAF Officer

Joseph Fürst

Luftwaffe Interrogator

Norman Shelley

Fred Whittaker

Brian Oulton

Scientist in Corridor

Frederick Piper

Scientist in Corridor

Joan Haythorne

Miss Rogers

Heidi Erich

German Frau

Lesley Allen

German Frau

Derek Aylward

Stagehand (uncredited)

Vincent Ball

Higgins (uncredited)

Ron Carr

German Guard (uncredited)

Tony Castleton

Stagehand (uncredited)

Billy Cornelius

German Guard (uncredited)

Dan Darnelli

Messenger (uncredited)

Hugo de Vernier

Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)

Jack Dearlove

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Ed Devereaux

Webber (uncredited)

Archie Duncan

Scottish Captain (uncredited)

Hugh Elton

RAF Officer (uncredited)

Roy Everson

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Ernest Fennemore

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Chick Fowles

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Fred Haggerty

German Guard (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

TV Crew (uncredited)

Peter Hannon

German Guard (uncredited)

Victor Harrington

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

John Herrington

Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)

Norman Lambert

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Barry Lowe

Forger (uncredited)

Ned Lynch

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Fred Machon

German Guard (uncredited)

Richard Marner

German Guard (uncredited)

Nancy Nevinson

German Frau (uncredited)

Ian Parsons

Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)

Cecil Paul

Official (uncredited)

Keith Peacock

German Guard (uncredited)

Joe Phelps

German Guard (uncredited)

Charles Price

Stagehand (uncredited)

Prunella Smith

Audience Member (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

Audience Member (uncredited)

Martin Voss

German Guard (uncredited)

Robert Vossler

Audience Member (uncredited)

David Webb

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Winnie Wiblin

Guest (uncredited)

John Wilder

Audience Member (uncredited)

Ken Annakin

Director

David Ambrose

Writer

Manfred Thurau

Producer