Mess Mates | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Written by |
Talbot Rothwell Lew Schwarz |
Directed by |
Graeme MacDonald Eric Fawcett Kenneth Carter |
Starring |
Archie Duncan Sam Kydd Ronald Hines |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Producer | Eric Fawcett |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Granada Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 28 June 1960 13 March 1962 | –
Mess Mates is a British comedy television series which originally aired on ITV between 1960 and 1962. [1] It is set on the coastal vessel SS Guernsey where Captain Briskett has to keep a watchful eye on his rowdy and conniving sailors. A number of the scripts were written by Talbot Rothwell shortly before he became the established writer of the Carry On film series.