Dogsbody c. 1930, referring to people who were stuck with rough work. The term dogsbody has not always been derogatory, with a number of people deliberately using it as their callsign or handle. The most famous of these is probably Douglas Bader, who was an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. Dogsbody A dogsbody, or less commonly dog robber in the Royal Navy, is a junior officer, or more generally someone who does drudge work. A rough American equivalent would be a "gofer," "grunt" or "lackey". The Royal Navy used dried peas and eggs boiled in a bag (pease
The Colditz Story message. He announces to the assembled and cheering prisoners that Reid and Winslow have successfully crossed into neutral Switzerland. Information sourced to the BFI site. The theatre revue towards the end of the film, which the inmates use to mask the escape by Reid and Winslow, begins with a parody of the Will Fyffe song "I Belong to Glasgow", rendered "I Belong to Colditz". Ian Carmichael and Richard Wattis, playing two Grenadier Guards officers, perform a Flanagan and Allen routine, based on "Underneath the Arches". The film was the fourth most popular film at the British box office in 1955.