"Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own."
Kenneth Cranham
as Sgt. Peter King
Leo Bill
as Pvt. Leslie Cutherbertson
Anthony Valentine
as SM Dudley
James Fleet
as Maj. Bates
Richard Sutton
as Pvt. Horrocks
Anthony O'Donnell
as Chief Armourer
Glen Davies
as Corporal at bomb crater
Paul Bayfield
as Mike (soldier #1)
Jason Round
as Soldier #3
Julian Glover
as Col. Hatchard
Tim 'Nobby' Clarke
as Young sergeant
Nick Miles
as Sgt. Mowat
Bryan Mosley
as Drill sergeant
Dickon Tolson
as Steward
Nick Hussey
as Sentry
Nathan stevenson
Tim McMullan
as Military Policeman on train
Barbara Massey
as Trolley lady at station
Rosanna Lavelle
as Emma Fraser
Phyllida Law
as Faith
Derek Jacobi
as Maj. Merton
David Ryall
as Winston Churchill
Christopher Villiers
as Dr. Oliver Holmes
Mossie Smith
as Mrs. Fraser
Ian Lindsay
as Postman
Sara Markland
as Daphne
Beth Cordingly
as Rose
Erich Redman
as German Signals Officer
Sandra Reiton
as French Woman
Christopher Gudgeon
as German signalman (as Chris Gudgeon)
Stephan Grothgar
as German train guard
Richard Everett
as German officer with dog
Alan Thurston
as Military Policeman
David Curtiz
as Interrogator
Charles Oakden
as Naval Intelligence Officer
John Henderson
Director
Michael Pärt
Music Editor
Tim Lewis
First Assistant Director
Writer
Raymond Foxall
John Ignatius
Director of Photography
Richard Harvey
Original Music Composer