"One of our base commanders, he had a sort of... Well, he went a little funny in the head. You know, just a little funny. And he went and did a silly thing..."

Good article on one of my favourite black comedy of all time (well, it's either this or Kind Hearts and Coronets).

I think my favourite scene is the hilariously hair-clutching "You'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola company" moment, where poor old Group Captain Mandrake is trying to prevent the end of the world, but is obstructed by an officious twit with the textbook definition of the narrow military mindset.