British Comedy Guide
Mess Mates. Image shows left to right: 'Dapper' Drake (Ronald Hines), 'Croaker' Jones (Sam Kydd), 'Tug' Nelson (Victor Maddern), 'Blarney' Finnigan (Dermot Kelly), Captain Biskett (Archie Duncan)
Mess Mates

Mess Mates

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1960 - 1962
  • 40 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom focusing on the captain of a run-down boat and the crew who constantly run rings around him. Stars Sam Kydd, Archie Duncan, Victor Maddern, Fulton Mackay, Dermot Kelly and more.

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Key cast & crew credits

Cast
Sam Kydd 'Croaker' Jones
Archie Duncan Captain Biskett
Victor Maddern 'Tug' Nelson (Series 1)
Fulton Mackay Willie McGinniss (Series 1)
Dermot Kelly 'Blarney' Finnigan (Series 1)
Ronald Hines 'Dapper' Drake (Series 2)
Michael Balfour 'Twinkle' Martin (Series 2)
Frank Atkinson 'Fry-Up' Dodds (Series 2)
Writing team
Talbot Rothwell Writer
Lew Schwarz Writer (Series 2)
Production team
Kenneth Carter Director (Series 1)
Graeme MacDonald (as Graeme McDonald) Director (Series 2)
Kenneth Carter Producer (Series 1)
Eric Fawcett Producer (Series 2)

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