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With William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan. Sergeant Grimshaw 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 what a motley bunch they turn out to be.
Sergeant Grimshaw is close to retirement. His last group of National Service recruits are about to join. They include newlywed Charlie Sage, separated from his bride by being called up on his wedding day. Grimshaw has bet his fellow officers that he can get his men through training with the highest honours and win the Star Squad prize.
The new recruits are assigned to Sergeant Grimshaw (William Hartnell). Grimshaw will soon be retiring from the army and takes on a £50 bet with Sergeant O'Brien (Terry Scott) that his last bunch of squaddies will be his first champion platoon.
- £73,000
- Bruce Montgomery
- 31 August 1958
- Peter Rogers, Kenneth Myers
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The new recruits are assigned to Sergeant Grimshaw. Grimshaw is retiring from the army and takes on a £50 bet with Sergeant O'Brien that his last bunch of squaddies will be his first champion platoon.
Cast 21. William Hartnell. Sergeant Grimshawe. Bob Monkhouse. Charlie Sage. Shirley Eaton. Mary Sage. Eric Barker. Captain Potts. Dora Bryan. Norah. Bill Owen. Corporal Bill Copping. Charles Hawtrey. Peter Golightly. Kenneth Connor. Horace Strong. Kenneth Williams. James Bailey. Terence Longdon. Miles Heywood. Norman Rossington. Herbert Brown.
Nicholas Peter Andrew Grimshaw (born 14 August 1984), also known as Grimmy, is an English television and former radio presenter, podcaster and author. He became known for having hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1. He is also known as a television presenter for his Channel 4 roles in T4 and The Album Chart Show.
Feb 22, 2015 · For six years Sergeant Grimshawe has been a training sergeant, but never the leader of a champion platoon. He accepts a bet from another sergeant that in the next intake, his last before retirement, his squad will pass out top.
