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I was actually an extra in this film, as a schoolboy earning some holiday money. Even to me the scenes I was involved in seemed very contrived, and less funny than I would have hoped, following retakes. For instance Ronald Shiner had problems saying "Dickory Dock", rhyming slang for clock, and that scene was shot 21 times before Carstairs was satisfied. It was the first time I had seen Ronnie Corbett, and it is amazing how his stellar career has taken off since those early days. I filled in the school holidays with a lot of film extra work, and in my memory, this seemed the most laboured production, and reviewing the film after more than fifty years, this comes through on scree.