
Crooks Anonymous
Comedy · Crime
Overview
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.
Top Cast


Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
Leslie Phillips
Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox


Stanley Baxter
Stanley Baxter
Brother R.S. Widdowes
Stanley Baxter
Brother R.S. Widdowes


Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Senior Brother Laurence Montague
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Senior Brother Laurence Montague


Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Babette La Vern
Julie Christie
Babette La Vern


James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Sir Harvey Russellrod
James Robertson Justice
Sir Harvey Russellrod


Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin
Brother Ronnie Bassett
Michael Medwin
Brother Ronnie Bassett


Pauline Jameson
Pauline Jameson
Sister Prunella
Pauline Jameson
Sister Prunella


Robertson Hare
Robertson Hare
Grimsdale
Robertson Hare
Grimsdale


Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
Mr. Wagstaffe
Raymond Huntley
Mr. Wagstaffe


Norman Rossington
Norman Rossington
Bert
Norman Rossington
Bert
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