Up the Creek

Up the Creek

Year: 1958

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: English

Director: Val Guest

Comedy

A rollicking naval comedy in which the bumbling Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is posted to the WWII destroyer HMS Berkeley to keep him out of danger. Joined by the mischievous Chief Petty Officer Doherty (Peter Sellers), the duo's antics spiral into mayhem, culminating when the Admiralty arrives for a surprise inspection of the ship.

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