Two-Way Stretch

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.

Comedy Crime

Peter Sellers

(Dodger Lane)

Wilfrid Hyde-White

(Soapy Stevens)

Maurice Denham

(Governor Horatio Bennett)

Irene Handl

(Mrs. Price)

David Lodge

(Jelly Knight)

Lionel Jeffries

(Chief Prison Officer Sidney Crout)

Liz Fraser

(Ethel)

Bernard Cribbins

(Lennie Price)

Beryl Reid

(Miss Pringle)

Walter Hudd

(Reverend Patterson)

George Woodbridge

(Chief Prison Officer Jenkins)

John Glyn-Jones

(Lawyer)

Cyril Chamberlain

(Day Gate Warder)

Noel Hood

(Miss Prescott)

Wallas Eaton

(Night Gate Warder)

Mario Fabrizi

(Jones)

Thorley Walters

(Colonel Parkright)

Myrette Morven

(Miss Meakin)

Edwin Brown

(Warder Charlie)

Andrew Downie

(Garden Warder)

William Abney

(Visiting Room Warder)

John Wood

(Captain)

Robert James

(Police Superintendent)

Warren Mitchell

(Tailor)

Arthur Mullard

(Fred)

Vivienne Martin

(Fred's Wife)

Joe Gibbons

(Dustman)

Ian Wilson

(Milkman)

Edward Dentith

(Detective)

John Harvey

(Rockhampton Prison Governor)

Johnny Vyvyan

(Shorthouse)

Harry Littlewood

(Postman)

Homi Bode

(Court Chamberlain)

John Adams

(Police Inspector (uncredited))

Jack Armstrong

(Vicar (uncredited))

Del Baker

(Soldier (uncredited))

Abe Barker

(Sam (uncredited))

Joe Beckett

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Eddie Boyce

(Army Corporal (uncredited))

Robin Burns

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Ted Carroll

(Modelling Prisoner (uncredited))

Tony Castleton

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Harold Coyne

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Dan Darnelli

(Vicar (uncredited))

Robert Day

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Jack Dearlove

(Postman (uncredited))

Olga Dickie

(Woman in Pub (uncredited))

Tony Doonan

(Prisoner in Garden (uncredited))

Eynon Evans

(Solicitor (uncredited))

George Hilsdon

(Harold (uncredited))

George Holdcroft

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Lindsay Hooper

(Soldier / Driver (uncredited))

Tommy Jenkins

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Gerry Judge

(Constable (uncredited))

Frederick Kelsey

(Vicar (uncredited))

Alf Mangan

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Jack May

(Prison Visitor (uncredited))

Manny Michael

(Prisoner / Security Van Guard (uncredited))

John More

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Guy Standeven

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Larry Taylor

(Rockingham Quarry Prison Warder (uncredited))

Joe Wadham

(Security Van Driver (uncredited))

Hedger Wallace

(Detective (uncredited))