''Mess Mates'' is a British

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

television series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming plat ...

which originally aired on ITV between 1960 and 1962.Wagg p.9 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 Talbot Nelson Conn "Tolly" Rothwell, Order of the British Empire, OBE (12 November 1916 – 28 February 1981) was an English screenwriter. Life and career Rothwell was born in Bromley, Kent, England. He had a variety of jobs during his earl ...

shortly before he became the established writer of the Carry On film series.

Cast

Main

* Archie Duncan as Captain Biskett *

Sam Kydd Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a British actor. Most of his film roles were very small but he appeared in more than 290 films, more than any other British actor, including 119 between 1946 and 1952. His best-known ro ...

as 'Croaker' Jones *

Ronald Hines Ronald Charles Andrew Hines (20 June 1929 – 28 March 2017) was a British television actor. He had a lengthy career, but possibly his most prominent roles were as Henry Corner in three of the four series of '' Not in Front of the Children' ...

as 'Dapper' Drake * Dermot Kelly as Blarney Finnigan *

Fulton Mackay William Fulton Beith Mackay (12 August 1922 – 6 June 1987) was a Scottish actor and playwright, best known for his role as prison officer Mr Mackay in the 1970s television sitcom ''Porridge''. Early life Mackay was born in Paisley, Renfrew ...

as Willie McGuinniss *

Victor Maddern Victor Jack Maddern (16 March 1928 – 22 June 1993) was an English actor. He was described by ''The Telegraph'' as having "one of the most distinctive and eloquent faces in post-war British cinema." Life and career Born in Seven Kings, ...

as 'Tug' Nelson * Frank Atkinson as 'Fry-Up' Dodds * Michael Balfour as 'Twinkle' Martin

References

Bibliography

* Wagg, Stephen. ''Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference''. Routledge, 2004.

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0053520 1960 British television series debuts 1962 British television series endings 1960s British comedy television series British English-language television shows ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Granada Television