The cast of the hilarious war-time sitcom It Ain't Half Hot, Mum.
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Officers
Sergeant Major Williams (Windsor Davies)
- Big "SHUT UP!": He's pretty much the master of this trope.
- Catchphrase: "SHUT UP!", "My Lovely Boy(s)", "Oh dear. How sad. Never mind", "Mr La-di-da Gunner Graham"
- Deadpan Snarker: On his good days.
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: Williams never misses a chance to belittle and berate the men under his command, determined to make real soldiers out of the Concert Party.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While Williams subjects the Concert Party to a great deal of abuse, most of it stems from his desire to make them into proper soldiers; and, if they're ever in real trouble, Williams shows that he does care about them (such as in episode 40, The Dhobi Wallahs, where he delivers a heartfelt eulogy speech after he thinks Sugden has been killed).
- Large Ham: Seeing him bellowing in his deep voice is one of the show's highlights.
Lieutenant-Colonel Reynolds (Donald Hewlett)
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Most of the time, Reynolds comes off as much more reasonable towards the Concert Party, compared to Sergeant Major Williams.
Captain Jonathan Ashwood (Michael Knowles)
- Catchphrase: "That's rather a tricky one, sir ...", "Oh dear, I am a fool!"
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Most of the time.
Concert Party
Bombardier Solomons (George Layton)
- Put on a Bus: After George Layton leaves the series, Solomons is stated to have finished his service and gone back to the UK.
- The Leader: He acts as the director of the concert party and holds the rank of Bombardier (the artillery regiments equivalent to corporal).
Gunner/Bombardier Beaumont (Melvyn Hayes)
- Attention Whore: As Gunner Graham puts it, Beaumont would do anything to get his face in front of a camera.
- Crossdresser: Always the leading lady in all the concert party's productions. Ginger Rogers being one of his favourites.
- Team Prima Donna: In every case of the term.
- Took A Level In Bad Ass: "Gloria's Finest Hour", due to having been hit on the head with a coconut. It doesn't last.
Gunner "Lofty" Sugden (Don Estelle)
- Beware the Nice Ones: In the episode: "Monsoon Madness"
- Butt-Monkey: If there's ever an unpleasent job that must be done, Lofty is the Sgt Major's first choice for it.
Gunner Parkin (Christopher Mitchell)
- Dumb Is Good: Not too bright, but a friendly sort.
- Morality Pet: Of sorts to Sergeant Major Williams.
- Naïve Newcomer
Gunner "Nosher" Evans (Mike Kinsey)
- Big Eater: There is a reason he's called "Nosher".Evans: Grub's grub. You know, thousands of people in India are starving. (Continues stuffing himself) There's not enough grub to go around.Graham: I somehow feel that your presence in India isn't helping matters.
Indians
Rangi Ram (Michael Bates)
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: From Series 3 to Series 5, at the beginning and ending of most episodes, and a few times in between.
- Catchphrase: "You know, there is an old Hindu proverb which say...", "Damn natives!", "Don't be such clever dickie!"
- Once an Episode: Would say his catchphrase at the end of each episode, and each time ending it with different punchlines relating to the events of the episode.
Muhammed (Dino Shafeek)
- Catchphrase: "Jolly good!"
Rumzan (Barbar Bhatti)
- The Unintelligible: Always spoke in Urdu with just a few words in English at the end.
Recurring
Ah Syn (Andy Ho)
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: The only one in the show, replacing Rumzan for the final series.
