Dad's Army
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1968 - 1977
- 80 episodes (9 series)
Beloved sitcom about the struggles of a Home Guard platoon during World War II who are fighting incompetence, age and pomposity more than Nazis. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.
- Series 1, Episode 2 repeated at 6:40pm on Gold
- Streaming rank this week: 714
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 6 - Absent Friends
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 30th October 1970
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 7th August 1970 at BBC Television Centre
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Saturday 19th May 2012 | 6:30pm | BBC2 |
Saturday 29th March 2014 | 7:30pm | BBC2 |
Monday 31st March 2014 | 7:00pm | BBC2 Wales |
Saturday 5th December 2015 | 6:30pm | BBC2 |
Saturday 2nd January 2016 | 8:40pm | BBC2 Wales |
Saturday 2nd September 2017 | 8:30pm | BBC2 |
Friday 13th April 2018 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Friday 13th April 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 18th July 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 19th July 2018 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 17th October 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 18th October 2018 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 7th February 2019 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Friday 8th February 2019 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 22nd June 2019 | 7:00pm | BBC2 |
Saturday 27th July 2019 | 8:30pm | BBC2 |
Thursday 26th September 2019 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Friday 27th September 2019 | 7:25pm | Gold |
Thursday 6th February 2020 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Friday 7th February 2020 | 3:30pm | Gold |
Friday 7th February 2020 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th April 2020 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 15th April 2020 | 3:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 15th April 2020 | 7:35pm | Gold |
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd September 2020 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd September 2020 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 16th February 2021 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 17th February 2021 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 1st June 2021 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd June 2021 | 2:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd June 2021 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 29th October 2021 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Friday 29th October 2021 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Monday 31st January 2022 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 1st February 2022 | 11:30am | Gold |
Tuesday 1st February 2022 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 4th May 2022 | 12:30pm | Gold |
Thursday 4th August 2022 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Friday 5th August 2022 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Friday 5th August 2022 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 1st November 2022 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd November 2022 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd November 2022 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd November 2022 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 28th February 2023 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st March 2023 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st March 2023 | 4:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st March 2023 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 29th June 2023 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Friday 30th June 2023 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Friday 30th June 2023 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Monday 4th September 2023 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 5th September 2023 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 5th September 2023 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 21st November 2023 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 22nd November 2023 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 22nd November 2023 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 14th March 2024 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 15th March 2024 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Friday 15th March 2024 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Cast & crew
Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
John Laurie | Private Frazer |
Arnold Ridley | Private Godfrey |
Ian Lavender | Private Pike |
James Beck | Private Walker |
Bill Pertwee | Chief A.R.P. Warden Hodges |
Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
Janet Davies | Mrs Pike |
Verne Morgan | Landlord |
J.G. Devlin | Regan |
Arthur English | Policeman |
Patrick Connor | Shamus |
Michael Lomax | 2nd ARP Warden |
Jimmy Perry | Writer |
David Croft | Writer |
David Croft | Director |
David Croft | Producer |
Paul Joel | Production Designer |
Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |
Press
Radio Times review
BBC sensitivity was such that for years we were deprived of this triumphant episode. It was off our screens for 42 years until 2012, its IRA subplot deemed too controversial. But the Irish question is very much an aside to an instalment so packed with gags, misunderstandings and drama that it fairly takes the breath away.
Contrasting phone manner offers a lot of initial fun: Wilson's hilariously fey "Hullo?"; a submissive Mainwaring deafened by his wife's receiver slamming. Soon the platoon teeters on the brink of mutiny (over a pub darts match, but there is real acrimony), Jones comes to regret his under-the-counter offer to the captain and Hodges muscles in on Mavis Pike. Is Wilson too much the gentleman to intervene?
You'll laugh, you'll be tense, you'll worry about 74-year-old Arnold Ridley getting roughed up by a burly henchman.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 30th November 2015