A silly, bawdy spoof on the Lord Peter Wimsey detective stories. Poison, a meal of shellfish, a revenge plot which is rooted in long-gone murders in Bangalore and Calcutta; a villain who revels in disguise and trickery.
Directed
Alan Tarrant
Writing Credits
Dave Freeman...(writer)
Cast
Jack Douglas...Lord Peter Flimsy
Kenneth Connor...Punter
Joan Sims...Mrs. MacFlute
Peter Butterworth...Admiral Clanger
David Lodge...Inspector Bungler
Sherrie Hewson...Nurse Millie Teazel
Norman Chappell...Potter
Marianne Stone...Madame Petra
Melvyn Hayes...Charwallah Charlie
John Carlin...Major Merridick
Michael Nightingale...Colonel Postwick
Produced
Peter Rogers...executive producer
Gerald Thomas...producer
Music
John Marshall
Richard Tattersall...(as Richie Tattersall)
Production Design Lewis Logan
Makeup Department Sheila Mann...makeup artist
Art Department George Wallder...graphics
Sound Department Len Penfold...sound
Camera and Electrical Department
Pete Dyson...lighting
Gerry Taylor...vision controller
Mike Whitcutt...camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department James Dark...wardrobe
Editorial Department
Peter Charles...vtr editor
Felicity Maton...vision mixer