Trivia
The Wooden Horse plan itself was actually conceived and entirely thought through by Williams and Michael Codner in equal measures. In Oliver Philpot's later book The Stolen Journey the author made it clear that he initially thought the plan was "crackers", telling its inventors "I give it a couple of days!". Nevertheless, Philpot helped with the sand dispersal, and later with the actual digging - at which point he was invited to take part in the escape.
The actor Peter Butterworth, who appeared in many of the Carry On films, was one of the vaulters in the real-life escape. He applied for a role in the subsequent film but didn't get a part as he didn't look convincingly heroic and athletic enough.
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