Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender)
Dad's Army

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.

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Series 5, Episode 10 - Brain Versus Brawn

The Colonel is unamused by his superiors' plans to forge a commando-style unit of younger Home Guard. In order to prove his point, he invites Mainwaring's platoon to take part in a special exercise...

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 8th December 1972
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Friday 17th November 1972 at BBC Television Centre

Repeats

  1. Wednesday 3rd April 2024 at 8:20pm on Gold
  2. Thursday 4th April 2024 at 2:20pm on Gold
  3. Thursday 4th April 2024 at 7:40pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 23rd April 2011 6:30pm BBC2
Saturday 17th November 2012 8:30pm BBC2
Sunday 18th November 2012 6:00pm BBC2 Wales
Wednesday 21st November 2012 7:30pm BBC2 Scot
Saturday 4th October 2014 8:45pm BBC2
Thursday 9th October 2014 7:00pm BBC2 Scot
Saturday 16th April 2016 8:30pm BBC2
Saturday 27th January 2018 8:15pm BBC2
Thursday 3rd May 2018 8:00pm Gold
Friday 4th May 2018 6:20pm Gold
Sunday 18th November 2018 8:00pm Gold
Monday 19th November 2018 7:40pm Gold
Monday 4th March 2019 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 5th March 2019 6:40pm Gold
Wednesday 8th May 2019 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 9th May 2019 7:25pm Gold
Saturday 9th November 2019 7:30pm BBC2
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 9:15pm Gold
Wednesday 4th March 2020 1:00am Gold
Wednesday 4th March 2020 2:40pm Gold
Monday 17th August 2020 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 18th August 2020 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 18th August 2020 7:40pm Gold
Friday 16th October 2020 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 16th March 2021 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 17th March 2021 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 5th August 2021 8:00pm Gold
Friday 6th August 2021 2:00pm Gold
Friday 18th February 2022 12:00pm Gold
Friday 18th February 2022 7:20pm Gold
Friday 18th March 2022 11:20am Gold
Friday 18th March 2022 8:00pm Gold
Friday 27th May 2022 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 24th August 2022 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 25th August 2022 12:40pm Gold
Thursday 25th August 2022 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 25th August 2022 6:40pm Gold
Monday 21st November 2022 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 12:55pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 8:00pm Gold
Monday 20th March 2023 7:15pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2023 1:25pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2023 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2023 6:40pm Gold
Sunday 16th July 2023 9:00pm Gold
Monday 17th July 2023 6:35pm Gold
Monday 9th October 2023 2:20pm Gold
Monday 9th October 2023 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 10th October 2023 1:40pm Gold
Monday 8th January 2024 7:15pm Gold
Tuesday 9th January 2024 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 9th January 2024 6:40pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
Robert Raglan Colonel
Anthony Roye Mr. Fairbrother
Maggie Don Waitress
Geoffrey Hughes Bridge Corporal
David Rose Dump Corporal
Writing team
Jimmy Perry Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Bill Harris Editor
Paul Joel Production Designer
Bud Flanagan Theme Tune Vocals

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