[1] A British ship docks in Spain and Tommy, a sailor from London, gets stranded after he saves the life of a bullfighter.

[6] Steele says filming took 12 weeks and that Carstairs was a "chubby, jovial ball of energy... his direction was always precise and without fuss.

"[7] The songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Steele who had collaborated on The Duke Wore Jeans.

Steele said their aim on the film were to present "a score of tunes and lyrics that joined the plot without ever stopping it in its tracks.

"[8] The songs included: In The Radio Times, Tom Vallance gave the film three out of five stars, and wrote, "perky pop star Tommy Steele, a former seaman himself, plays the part of a sailor in this lively and likeable musical comedy";[9] while Variety called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy.