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The Square Peg

First aired on Dec 4, 1958

Runtime: 89mins

70%

Genres: War, Comedy

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Norman Wisdom | Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Honor Blackman | Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Edward Chapman | Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Campbell Singer | Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques | Gretchen
Brian Worth | Henri Le Blanc
Featured Crew
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Norman Wisdom | Screenplay
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Henry Blyth | Screenplay
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John Paddy Carstairs | Director
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Eddie Leslie | Screenplay
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Jack Davies | Screenplay
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Susan Dyson | Continuity