The residents of Todday – a small (fictional) island in the Outer Hebrides – attempt to stop the RAF building a missile base on their island.
Squadron leader Hugh Manders (Donald Sinden) is sent to the island to negotiate and discovers a pastoral land peopled with quirky characters not at all willing to give up their homes or way of life. He also falls in love with local redhead, Janet Macleod (Jeannie Carson).
When a missile is finally launched, the guidance system fails and the missile returns to the land, rather than out at sea. As it is technically on privately owned land, the islanders claim it and celebrate their victory by dancing around the site.
The RAF tries unsuccessfully to negotiate but eventually abandons the base when rare “pink” gulls are “discovered” on the island.
Location filming took place on the island of Barra.
This sequel to Whisky Galore (1949) was released in some markets as Mad Little Island and features a veritable who’s who of Scottish actors and comedians.
Janet Macleod
Jeannie Carson Squadron Leader Hugh Mander
Donald Sinden Captain Waggett
Roland Culver Mrs Waggett
Catherine Lacey Father James McAlister
Noel Purcell Air Commodore Watchorn
Ian Hunter Duncan Ban
Duncan Macrae Mrs Campbell
Jean Cadell George Campbell
Gordon Jackson Joseph Macleod
Alex Mackenzie Dr Hamburger
Carl Jaffe Andrew Wishart
Nicholas Phipps Constable Macrae
Jameson Clark Drooby
Ronnie Corbett Kenny McLeod
James Copeland Reverend Angus
John Stevenson Lang
Director
Michael Relph
Video
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