The Breaking of Bumbo
1h 29min

Comedy

The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in the prestigious Wellington Barracks in London in the Swinging Sixties. He regards his social life as important as his military.

Production Companies

Associated British Productions (ABP)

EMI Films

Cast

Richard Warwick

Bumbo Bailey

Joanna Lumley

Susie

Jeremy Child

Billy

John Bird

Jock

Natasha Pyne

Sheila

Donald Pickering

Jorum

Derek Newark

CSM Peters

Don McKillop

RSM

Peter Myers

Clifton Jones

Black Actor

Simon Williams

Crutcher

Timothy Carlton

Bean

Edward Fox

Horwood

Robert Swann

Machaffie

George Janson

Farquhar

Peter Whitting

Downley

Robert Russell

Sergeant Clegg

Howard Southern

Lance Corporal Johnson

Warren Clarke

Guardsman Andrews

Andrew Bradford

Guardsman Simons

Michael Burrell

Guardsman Matt

Jon Croft

Guardsman James

Peter Laird

Guardsman Munch

Michael Taylor

Guardsman Smith

Ron Davies

Guardsman Bart

Robert Tayman

Guardsman Phillips

Francis Wallis

Guardsman Thomson

Jeffry Wickham

William Fox

Brigadier

Anouska Hempel

Debutante

Christopher Chittell

The Prisoner

Eileen Murphy

The Prisoner's Girl

George Hilsdon

Tussauds Guard

Anthony May

Art Student

Christopher Cabot

1st Student

Oscar James

2nd Student

Gerald Tarrant

3rd Student

Ian Liston

4th Student

Nigel Ashton

Assault Course Officer

Neil Wilson

Park-Keeper

Robin Maddison

Guardsman (uncredited)

Victor Harrington

Party Guest (uncredited)

Release date

28th Sep 1970

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English

The Breaking of Bumbo1h 29min