The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hand', run by Sid James's character, Bert Handy.

Nearby, Bert Handy and his secretary Miss Cooling attempt to fill vacancies at Helping Hand, a new enterprise.

When word gets round, people rush to the agency, notably Sam Twist, Francis Courtenay, Delia King, Gabriel Dimple, Lily Duveen, Mike Weston and Montgomery Infield-Hopping.

Days later, business picks up and Delia has an assignment to try on women's wardrobe for Mr. Delling, someone who is planning a surprise for his wife.

Miss Cooling decides on a new filing system, for a more streamlined operation, and job cards are put in cubby holes for each of the workers.

[citation needed] Variety wrote, "Ingenuity of scriptwriter Norman Hudis is sometimes a bit strained, but he has come up with some sound comedy situations.

Hudis' dialog is also lively, relying on a great deal of double meanings, saucy vulgarity and the various personalities of the lengthy cast.

Even down to the smallest one, the roles are played by actors well experienced in jumping through the comedy hoops that director Gerald Thomas tosses deftly in the air.

"[1] Margaret Harford of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "is too scrambled to be consistently funny but regular addicts of the series will enjoy the obvious humor inherent in any outfit labeled the Helping Hand Employment Agency.

"[2] The Monthly Film Bulletin opined that "mostly the gags have long since grown old gracelessly in the hallowed tradition of British music-hall and farce.

But the series has worked up such popular appeal it can probably coast along on that momentum very nicely for some time, before the public finally calls its bluff.