British Comedy Guide
The Breaking Of Bumbo. Image shows from L to R: Susie (Joanna Lumley), C.S.M. Peters (Derek Newark), Jock (John Bird). Copyright: Timon Films / Associated British Corporation
The Breaking Of Bumbo

The Breaking Of Bumbo

  • 1970 film

Comedy contrasting the demands of a military life with the temptations of the early 1960s and the sexual revolution. Stars Richard Warwick, Joanna Lumley, Natasha Pyne, Jeremy Child, Derek Newark and more.

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Cast & crew credits

Cast
Richard Warwick Bumbo Bailey
Joanna Lumley Susie
Natasha Pyne Sheila
Jeremy Child Billy
Derek Newark C.S.M. Peters
Donald McKillop (as Don McKillop) R.S.M.
Anthony May Art Student
Robert Russell Sgt. Clegg
Peter Myers C.O.
Timothy Carlton Bean
Edward Fox Horwood
George Janson Farquhar
Howard Southern L Cpl. Johnson
Robert Swann Machaffie
Simon Williams Crutcher
Peter Whitting Downley
Andrew Bradford Gdsm. Simons
Michael Burrell Gdsm. Matt
Christopher Cabot First Student
Warren Clarke Gdsm. Andrews
Jon Croft Gdsm. James P.
Ron Davies Gdsm. Bart
William Fox Brigadier
Clifton Jones Black Actor
Peter Laird Gdsm. Munch
Michael Taylor Gdsm. Smith
Robert Tayman Gdsm. Phillips
Francis Wallis Gdsm. Thompson
John Bird Jock
Donald Pickering Jorum
Jeffry Wickham (as Jeffrey Wickham) Medical Officer
Anouska Hempel (as Annoushka Hempel) Debutante
George Hillesden Tussauds Guard
Oscar James Second Student
Gerald Tarrant Third Student
Ian Liston Fourth Student
Christopher Chittell The Prisoner
Eileen Murphy The Prisoner's Girlfriend
Nigel Ashton Assault Course Officer
Neil Wilson Park-Keeper
Writing team
Andrew Sinclair Writer
Production team
Andrew Sinclair Director
L. Jeffrey Selznick Producer
Willy Kemplen Editor
Brian Gascoigne Composer
Andrew Sinclair Creator

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