Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.

• Angel Productions
• Associated British Picture Corporation
• Kenneth More
• Lloyd Nolan
• Joan O'Brien
• Derek Fowlds
• John Le Mesurier
• Brian Wilde
• Warren Mitchell
• Wanda Ventham