89 minutes
1/1/1972
In Frankie Howerd's third Up... film it's World War I and he plays Lurk, an absolute cowerd, er coward. He's evading the call-up for all he's worth. But one evening he's hypnotised by a drunken hypnotist (Stanley Holloway) into being brave, but he fails to be released from it. So with his yellow streak gone Lurk is down that army office before you can say "titter ye not." Off to war he goes, mingling with sexy spies like Zsa Zsa Gabor and before long, the spellbound recruit is heading hot-foot back to Blighty with the Germans' plan of attack tattooed on his bum, and the Germans are bringing up the rear...! Full of sauce, knowing real-life references and witty remarks to camera, this is a cheeky incorrigible final instalment.
Frankie Howerd
as Lurk
Bill Fraser
as Groping
Zsa Zsa Gabor
as Mata Hari
William Mervyn
as Lord Twithampton
Linda Gray
as Lady Twithampton
Jonathan Cecil
as Nigel Phipps-Fortescue
Madeline Smith
as Fanny
Nicholas Bennett
as Mallett
Mike Grady
as Newsboy
Dora Bryan
as Cora Crumpington
Stanley Holloway
as The Great Vincento
Veronica Clifford
as Velma
Peter Greenwell
as Pianist / Accordianiste / Leader of the orchestra
Barrie Gosney
as Stage Manager
Bob Hoskins
as Recruiting Sergeant
Lance Percival
as Von Gutz
Peter Bull
as Von Kobler
Leena Skoog
as Nurse