Mess Mates is a British comedy television series 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 shortly before he became the established writer of the Carry On film series.
Cast 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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Bibliography Wagg, Stephen. Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference. Routledge, 2004.
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