 Michael Anderson (I) (qv), who plays Albert Fosdike (billed as  "Mickey Anderson"), was the First Assistant Director, but "won" the  part when the original actor, William Hartnell (qv), turned up  late for his first day of shooting. Noel Coward (qv) berated  Hartnell in front of cast and crew for his unprofessionalism and  then fired him. Anderson, whod filled in for Hartnell while theyd  rehearsed, got his moment of glory (once a false moustache had been  found).