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In 1945, during the final months of the Second World War, a group of soldiers perform for the Royal Artillery concert party, with comic acts and musical numbers for others prior to their departure for the frontlines. The party avoids partaking in combat duty; thus, the soldiers love being part of the outfit. Some even daydream of becoming world-famous actors when they leave the army.
A head injury changes Beaumont's personality, turning him into a fighting machine.
When Gunner Graham stands to inherit some money, everybody wants to give him financial advice.
A show on the river does not go the way it was planned.
Whilst playing the RMS Lollipop, The Concert Party hear that Japan has surrendred on the S.S. Mersury and the Second World War is over. One single Japanese soldier has not heard the news that Japan has surrendered.
Now that the war is over, the natives return to their village. They want the men from the Concert Party to move out so that they can return to their homes. Sergeant Major Williams insists on dealing with them in a less than diplomatic fashion.
It's time for the men from the Concert Party to start the return journey to Britain. Everyone is supposed to have injections before setting off. The vaccine runs out before Lofty gets his jabs, so he has to stay behind when the others begin their journey. A new batch of vaccine turns up after the others have left, so Lofty is given his injections and, accompanied by the Char Wallah, he sets off to try to catch up with the main evacuation party.
The men reach England and prepare for demobilisation.
Windsor Davies
Battery Sergeant-Major 'Shut Up' Williams
Melvyn Hayes
Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont
Don Estelle
Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden
Donald Hewlett
Colonel Charles Reynolds
Michael Knowles
Captain Jonathan Ashwood
John Clegg
Gunner 'Padoruski' Graham
Dino Shafeek
Char Wallah Muhammed
Mike Kinsey
Gunner 'Nosher' Evans
Kenneth MacDonald
Gunner 'Nobby' Clark
Stuart McGugan
Gunner 'Atlas' Mackintosh
Michael Bates
Rangi Ram
Christopher Mitchell
Gunner 'Parky' Parkin
