Mess Mates
British TV comedy series (1960-1962)
Mess Mates is a British comedy television series which originally aired on ITV between 1960 and 1962. It is set on the coastal vessel SS Guernsey where Captain Briskett has to keep a watchful eye on his rowdy and conniving sailors. A number of the scripts were written by Talbot Rothwell shortly before he became the established writer of the Carry On film series.
01Cast
Main
- Archie Duncan as Captain Biskett
- Sam Kydd as 'Croaker' Jones
- Ronald Hines as 'Dapper' Drake
- Dermot Kelly as Blarney Finnigan
- Fulton Mackay as Willie McGuinniss
- Victor Maddern as 'Tug' Nelson
- Frank Atkinson as 'Fry-Up' Dodds
- Michael Balfour as 'Twinkle' Martin
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