Overview
A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on the same ship. As Gordon closely resembles a member of the troupe of actors, mistaken identity causes him to become embroiled in various murders and an international espionage plot involving a cigarette lighter that strangely affects electricity. The action reaches its comical climax on stage with Gordon and his double as the spies and the police converge on the theatre is a desperate attempt to retrieve the missing cigarette lighter.
Cast
- Fiona Richmond as Maxine Lupercal
- Robin Askwith as Gordon Laid / Jimsy Deveroo
- Anthony Steel as Moncrieff Dovecraft
- Graham Stark as Inspector Nugent
- Linda Hayden as Gloria
- Roland Curram as Rupert Dorchester
- Tony Haygarth as Sgt. Costello
- Murray Salem as Heavy
- Ted Burnett as Heavy
- Richard Manuel as Fenton Umfreville