another comedy about a plucky little country struggle through the jungle of the modern ( for the forty ) global world with only native wit and pluck to guide them and this be a fine entry in the ealing cannon . terry thomas sparkle a usual in the lead and a a feckless ministry man lead to the brink of disaster when a nation he be supposedly in charge of start attract the interest of the world and ian bannen make a great romantic lead and peter seller put in one of his quieter performance a a corrupt politico and the uber suave john le mesurier play against type a a rugged revolutionary leader . lot of fun be have by all and especially the viewer while perhaps not in the very top echelon of ealing classic and but pretty high up .