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| Left to right - PC Constable, PC Benson & PC Potter |
It is an absolute delight to watch this crude slapstick comedy movie. With a flu
epidemic prevailing, a British suburban police station is running short of
staff. Under the pressure to maintain the staff level, Sergeant Wilkins (Sid
James) is happy to hear that there are three new recruits joining directly from the training school.
The
three new constables to join are – PC Charles Constable (Kenneth Connor) who is
extremely superstitious,
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Left to right - PC Benson, SC Gorse,
PC Potter & PC Constable reporting |
PC Stanley Benson (Kenneth Williams) who is a
self-proclaimed intellectual & amateur psychologist & PC Tom Potter (Leslie
Phillips) who is a socially well-connected playboy. PC stands for Police
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PC Constable trying to lure
WPC Passworthy |
Constable. Before even reporting at the police station, the trio unknowingly
help some bank robbers to get away in their car (a Jaguar). They get embarrassed
on learning the truth. Enter WPC Gloria Passworthy (Joan Sims), PC Constable
falls for her. Special Constable Gorse (Charles Hawtrey) completes the wreck.
The
trio along with SC Gorse manage to totally bust up the operations of the police
force & let criminals get away.
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| Disguised PC Benson & SC Gorse |
They have to prove their worth otherwise
they will lose their job & Sergeant Wilkins will be transferred.
Finally luck favors them when a wages robbery takes place. Potter & Benson
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| PC Benson & PC Potter following Jaguar |
locate the Jaguar car & the four of them get ready to confront the thieves.
They arrest them & recover the stolen money.
Sergeant
Wilkins gets promoted to his efficiency &excellent results by his
constables. Constable finally gets his girl – Passworthy & also gets rid of
his superstitions.
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| PC Potter while on patrol |
Notable
plots in the movie - the consequence the trio go through when going for a bath,
the attempts made by PC Constable to express his love for WPC Passworthy, the
superstitions of PC Constable,
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| The bathing terror |
the over-confident & self-obsessed talk of
PC Benson, the confused SC Gorse & the flirting techniques used by PC
Potter.
