Cast
The cast includes:
- Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts
- Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious
- Adrian Hall as Jeremy
- Heather Ripley as Jemima
- Lionel Jeffries as Grandpa Potts
- Gert Fröbe as Baron Bomburst
- Anna Quayle as Baroness Bomburst
- Benny Hill as the Toymaker
- James Robertson Justice as Lord Scrumptious
- Robert Helpmann as the Child Catcher
- Desmond Llewelyn as Mr. Coggins
- Alexander Doré as First Spy
- Bernard Spear as Second Spy
- Peter Arne as the Captain of Bomburst's Army
- Victor Maddern as the Customer Junkman
- Arthur Mullard as Cyril
- Barbara Windsor as Blonde at Fair
The part of Truly Scrumptious had originally been offered to Julie Andrews, to reunite her with Van Dyke after their success in Mary Poppins. Andrews rejected the role specifically because she considered the part too close to the Poppins mould.
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