The Square Peg

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

CAST

Norman WisdomPrivate Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

Honor BlackmanJunior Commander Lesley Cartland

Edward ChapmanPrivate Wilfred Grimsdale

Campbell SingerSergeant Loder

Hattie JacquesGretchen

Brian WorthHenri Le Blanc

Terence AlexanderCaptain Wharton

John WarwickColonel Layton

Arnold BellGeneral Hunt

Victor BeaumontJogenkraut

André MaranneJean-Claude

Frank WilliamsCaptain Ford

Eddie LeslieMedical Officer

Richard MarnerGerman Officer

John G. HellerGerman Officer at Gatepost