Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.
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Cyril Fletcher
Cyril Clarke
Betty Astell
Betty Clarke
Laurence Naismith
Merlin Mound
Jon Pertwee
Mr. Short
Sam Costa
Les Millins
Miki Hood
Mrs. Short
Tamara Lees
Dinner Guest
Audrey White
Dinner Guest
Philip Saville
Dinner Guest
Ethel Coleridge
Mrs. Fiddle
Johnnie Schofield
Window Cleaner
Richard Gilbert
Head waiter Louis
Harry Fowler
Head Spiv
Arthur Lawrence
Police Inspector
Joe Linnane
Dinner Guest
