Up the Creek

Up the Creek

83 mins | Comedy | May 13, 1958

Bumbling navy officer Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is transferred to HMS Berkeley, an old World War II destroyer, to keep him out of harm's way. But together with Chief Petty Officer Doherty (Peter Sellers), Fairweather gets into more trouble than might be thought possible, with events coming to a riotous conclusion when the Admiralty turn up for an inspection of the ship.

Up the Creek

83 mins | Comedy | May 13, 1958

Up the Creek
Bumbling navy officer Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is transferred to HMS Berkeley, an old World War II destroyer, to keep him out of harm's way. But together with Chief Petty Officer Doherty (Peter Sellers), Fairweather gets into more trouble than might be thought possible, with events coming to a riotous conclusion when the Admiralty turn up for an inspection of the ship.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Henry Halstead Productions
Original title Up the Creek
Directors Val Guest
Writers John Warren, Len Heath, Val Guest

Cast

David Tomlinson

as Lt. Fairweather

Peter Sellers

as CPO Doherty

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Admiral Foley

Vera Day

as Lily

Lionel Jeffries

as Steady Barker

Malcolm Ranson

as Small Boy

Peter Wayne

as Lieutenant