The Breaking of Bumbo

The Breaking of Bumbo

Comedy | Sept. 28, 1970

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.

The Breaking of Bumbo

Comedy | Sept. 28, 1970

The Breaking of Bumbo
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.
Producers
Original title The Breaking of Bumbo
Directors Andrew Sinclair
Writers Andrew Sinclair

Cast

Richard Warwick

as Bumbo Bailey

Joanna Lumley

as Susie

Jeremy Child

as Billy

John Bird

as Jock

Natasha Pyne

as Sheila

Donald Pickering

as Jorum

Derek Newark

as CSM Peters

Don McKillop

as RSM

Peter Myers

as CO

Clifton Jones

as Black Actor

Simon Williams

as Crutcher

Timothy Carlton

as Bean

Edward Fox

as Horwood

Robert Swann

as Machaffie

George Janson

as Farquhar

Peter Whitting

as Downley

Robert Russell

as Sergeant Clegg

Howard Southern

as Lance Corporal Johnson

Warren Clarke

as Guardsman Andrews

Andrew Bradford

as Guardsman Simons

Michael Burrell

as Guardsman Matt

Jon Croft

as Guardsman James

Peter Laird

as Guardsman Munch

Michael Taylor

as Guardsman Smith

Ron Davies

as Guardsman Bart

Robert Tayman

as Guardsman Phillips

Francis Wallis

as Guardsman Thomson

William Fox

as Brigadier

Anouska Hempel

as Debutante

Christopher Chittell

as The Prisoner

Eileen Murphy

as The Prisoner's Girl

George Hilsdon

as Tussauds Guard

Anthony May

as Art Student

Christopher Cabot

as 1st Student

Oscar James

as 2nd Student

Gerald Tarrant

as 3rd Student

Ian Liston

as 4th Student

Nigel Ashton

as Assault Course Officer

Neil Wilson

as Park-Keeper