

“It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp!”
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.

Bob Monkhouse
Private Charlie Sage
Lead
William Hartnell
Sergeant Grimshawe

Shirley Eaton
Mary Sage

Eric Barker
Captain Potts

Dora Bryan
Norah

Bill Owen
Corporal Bill Copping

Charles Hawtrey
Private Peter Golightly

Kenneth Connor
Private Horace Strong
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gerald Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Carry On Sergeant is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”