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I Only Arsked!. Popeye Popplewell (Bernard Bresslaw). Credit: Granada Television, Hammer Film Productions, Columbia Pictures, ITV
I Only Arsked!

I Only Arsked!

  • 1958 film

Big screen spin-off adventure based on hit ITV sitcom The Army Game. Stars Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Geoffrey Sumner, Charles Hawtrey and more.

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Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1958
Stars
Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Geoffrey Sumner, Charles Hawtrey, Norman Rossington, David Lodge, Michael Bentine and more
Writers
Sid Colin and Jack Davies
Director
Montgomery Tully
Producers
Anthony Hinds and Michael Carreras
Companies

Horrified when they are posted to the British Middle-East protectorate of Darawa, the malingering occupants of Hut 29 cheer up no end when they discover a secret passage to the King's harem. With the help of the harem girls, they put down a revolution and discover an oil well.

Additional details

UK certificate
U
Duration
82 minutes
Distributors

Columbia Pictures

Production
Studio
Picture
Black and white

Website links

Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Thursday 20th March 2025 at 7:55am on TPTV
  • Wednesday 12th March 2025 at 12:00pm on TPTV
  • Friday 27th December 2024 at 7:10am on TPTV

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