You Must Be Joking
“It's a mad-mad whirl of a hunt for guys and gals and goodies!”
Synopsis
A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.
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Principal cast & crew: 39
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Edited by Bernard GribbleShot by Geoffrey UnsworthScored by Laurie Johnson
Also known as
- ¡Es pura broma!es
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Cast & Crew
39 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael Callan
as Lieutenant Tim Morton
Lionel Jeffries
as Sergeant-Major McGregor
Denholm Elliott
as Captain Tabasco
Wilfrid Hyde White
as General Lockwood
Bernard Cribbins
as Sergeant Clegg
James Robertson Justice
as Librarian
Leslie Phillips
as Young Husband
Gabriella Licudi
as Annabelle Nash
Terry Thomas
as Major Foskett
Patricia Viterbo
as Sylvie Tarnet
Irene Handl
as Elderly Woman
Richard Wattis
as Parkins
Supporting cast
21Miles Malleson
as Salesman
Lee Montague
as Staff Sergeant Mansfield
Graham Stark
as McGregor's Friend
Arthur Lowe
as Husband
Peter Bull
as Ferocious Man in Library
Gwendolyn Watts
as Young Wife
Tracy Reed
as Poppy Pennington
James Villiers
as Bill Simpson
Norman Vaughan
as Norman Stone
Marianne Stone
as Fan Club Worker (uncredited)
Peter Gilmore
as Private on Gardening Duty
Jon Pertwee
as Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
Nikki Van Der Zyl
as Vision Mixer
Barry Howard
as Car Showroom Salesman
Lance Percival
as Man at Greyhound Track (uncredited)
Peter Barkworth
as TV director (uncredited)
Clive Dunn
as Kelly (Studio doorman) (uncredited)
David Jacobs
as Self (TV Studio) (uncredited)
Damaris Hayman
as Fan Club worker (uncredited)
Ronald Howard
as Cecil (uncredited)
Richard Caldicot
as M.O.D. official (uncredited)
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