Down Among the Z Men

Date: 1952
Director: Maclean Rogers
Production Company: E.J. Fancey Productions

Stars: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Michael Bentine, Carole Carr, Graham Stark
Location(s): Buckinghamshire

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Storyline:

A professor absentmindedly loses a top secret formula in a grocery shop and an assistant tries to return it before secret agents find it.

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An establishing shot of the village where Harry Jones works in Josiah Crabbs general store. Village Road, Denham, Buckinghamshire.

The same street.

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Secret Agent 'Spider' (Graham Stark) plots with his cohort. Village Road in Denham, which also features in 'Captain Clegg', 'Poet's Pub', 'Murder She Said', 'Third Party Risk', 'The Square Peg, 'Jumping for Joy', 'Dark Places' as well as the Children's Film Foundation's 'Kadoyng' and 'Ghost of a Chance'.

A more up to date view of Village Road, Denham.

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Harry Jones (Harry Secombe) cycles to find Professor Osrick Purehart.

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After finding the Professor, Harry stows away in the back of his truck.

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Establishing shot of Warwell Infantry Training Camp.

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Professor Osrick Purehart (Michael Bentine) arrives at the camp and asks for Colonel Bloodnok.

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The Professor drives off to the Colonels residence.

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The Professor arrives at Colonel Bloodnok's house.

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Carole Gayley (Carole Carr) greets Professor Purehart.

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Harry gets out of the Professors truck and is questioned by Sergeant Bullshine (Robert Cawdron).

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Harry is mistaken for a new recruit and is marched away for training.

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The recruits take a break.

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Now in uniform, Harry and Private Eccles (Spike Milligan) 'volunteer' for a job.

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Private Eccles exits the physical training hut.