▁their ▁script ▁a ▁trav esty ▁of ▁his ▁book , ▁their ▁rural ▁characters ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁talk ▁C ock ney , ▁and ▁they ▁introduced ▁some ▁C ock ney ▁villa ins . ▁Gen ia ▁( his ▁wife , ▁who ▁was ▁always ▁disc ou rag ing ▁about ▁his ▁books ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁writing ▁them ) ▁missed ▁no ▁chance ▁of ▁telling ▁him ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fool ▁ever ▁to ▁have ▁cons ented ▁to ▁the ▁project , ▁and ▁he ▁sad ly ▁agreed ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁John ▁Paul ▁as ▁Captain ▁Fl int ▁David ▁L ott ▁as ▁John ▁Walker ▁S io b han ▁Taylor ▁as ▁Susan ▁Walker ▁ ▁Susan ▁George ▁as ▁K itt y ▁( ren amed ▁from ▁T itt y ) ▁Sh ane ▁Young er ▁as ▁Roger ▁Walker ▁ ▁M andy ▁Har per ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Am anda ▁C ox all ▁or ▁M andy ▁D unn ) ▁as ▁Nancy ▁Black ett ▁Pa ula ▁Bo yd ▁as ▁Peg gy ▁Black ett ▁Mary ▁Kent on ▁as ▁Mrs ▁Walker ▁Ruth ▁K ett le well ▁as ▁Mrs ▁Jackson ▁ ▁Bernard ▁Kay ▁as ▁Sam my ▁the ▁Pol ic eman ▁ ▁Sam ▁Ky dd ▁as ▁Young ▁Bill ie , ▁a ▁char co al - burn er ▁Michael ▁Ri pper ▁as ▁Old ▁Bill ie , ▁a ▁char co al - burn er ▁ ▁George ▁R oder ick ▁as ▁Sam ▁Pack er , ▁a ▁burg lar ▁ ▁Anthony ▁S agar ▁as ▁Er nie ▁K idd , ▁a ▁burg lar ▁ ▁The ▁director ▁was ▁Peter ▁Sau nd ers ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁Alfred