Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.
Van Boolen
- Fred
- (uncredited)
Richard Caldicot
- M.P.
- (uncredited)
Gerald Case
- Senior Army Officer
- (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
- Lt. Bates R.N.
- (uncredited)
Tom Gill
- Naval Commander
- (uncredited)
Neil Hallett
- Royal Marines Captain
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was based on a then-new radio series whose first season boasted Jon Pertwee and Dennis Price among the main cast. According to Pertwee, producer Herbert Wilcox refused to hire Price for the film spin-off because Price was gay. Pertwee protested on Price's behalf, and Wilcox fired Pertwee as well.
- Quotes
CPO Banyard: [entering room in agitated state] Sir, it's about Lieutenant Binns sir - something has got to be done.
Cmdr. Stanton: [Sympathetically] Well, we know chief, we know.
CPO Banyard: Yes, but do you know what he's done now Sir? He's pinched the jeep. The Milkman's livid.
- Crazy creditsNavy Lark is a surely fictitious account of events and goings on in a naval establishment only loosely connected with the senior service.
- ConnectionsFollowed by HMS Paradise (1964)
- SoundtracksThe Navy Lark
Composed by James Moody and Tommy Reilly
Performed by Tommy Reilly on Harmonica with James Moody on Piano
Featured review
Its quite good as I remember but apart from Leslie Phillips there are no other members of the radio cast in the film, Herbert Wilcox bought the rights during the broadcast of the first radio series which was written with Jon Pertwee as the leading actor, as long as fans of the radio version are not expecting this to have any resemblance to that then it comes over as a good British comedy. I don't believe it has ever been released on VHS or DVD , the only times I have seen it is either the middle of the night or I think its been broadcast on a Saturday afternoon. Hopefully this has been some use to people who would like to see it.
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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