Get Some In!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Get Some In! is a comedy series about Jakey Smith, a reformed teddy boy who is called up to national service in the mid-1950s along with three others from contrasting backgrounds: slow-witted Scot Bruce Leckie, former grammar school pupil Ken Richardson and vicar's son Matthew Lilley. The four find themselves posted to 'C' Flight at RAF Skelton, where they come face to face with their permanent adversary, drill instructor Corporal Percy Marsh.

Series details

• Title: Get Some In!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1975-10-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-05-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23576
• TVDB ID: 75538

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Lindsay — Jakey Smith
• Karl Howman — Jakey Smith
• Tony Selby — Corporal Percy Marsh
• Brian Pettifer — Bruce Leckie
• David Janson — Ken Richardson
• Gerard Ryder — Matthew Lilley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-10-16; final listed air date 1975-12-25; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1976-06-28; final listed air date 1976-08-09; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1977-01-06; final listed air date 1977-02-10; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1977-06-16; final listed air date 1977-07-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 1978-04-06; final listed air date 1978-05-18; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Get Some In! on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.