Ben Daniels credited as playing...
Lieutenant Colonel Howfield
- [full of outrage, Lieutenant Colonel Howfield brings a copy of The Wipers Times to General Mitford. He believes that it is treasonable and that the writers should be court-martialled. Mitford disagrees and thinks that the newpaper funny and is good for morale]
- Lieutenant Colonel Howfield: They are just a gang of back-chat comedians deliberately undermining morale with this impertinent unpatriotic rag. Can you think of anything more likely to produce discontent amongst the men?
- General Mitford: Yes, banning it.
- Lieutenant Colonel Howfield: Is there anything more dangerous to a soldier than idle hands?
- Roberts: No sir! apart from gas and flamethrowers.