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Spare a Copper
First aired on Dec 2, 1940
70%

Genres: Comedy

George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of new girlfriend, Jane.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
George Formby | George Carter
Dorothy Hyson | Jane Gray
Bernard Lee | Jake
George Merritt | Brewster
John Warwick | Shaw
Bryan Herbert | Williams
Featured Crew
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John Paddy Carstairs | Director
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Basil Dearden | Writer
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Roger MacDougall | Writer
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Austin Melford | Writer
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Basil Dearden | Associate Producer
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Michael Balcon | Producer