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.

Episode menu

Series 5, Episode 12 - Round And Round Went The Great Big Wheel

The platoon are called upon to help work on a camp which is testing a new weapon, a huge wheel. While at first their work is not so glamorous, they soon find themselves trying to stop the weapon when it goes haywire - by Pike's home-made portable radio.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 22nd December 1972
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Friday 1st December 1972 at BBC Television Centre

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 7th May 2011 7:30pm BBC2
Sunday 8th May 2011 6:20pm BBC2 Wales
Friday 13th May 2011 8:00pm BBC2 Scot
Saturday 1st December 2012 7:30pm BBC2
Tuesday 4th December 2012 7:00pm BBC2 Wales
Tuesday 4th December 2012 7:30pm BBC2 Scot
Saturday 18th October 2014 8:30pm BBC2
Tuesday 28th October 2014 7:00pm BBC2 Scot
Saturday 30th April 2016 6:30pm BBC2
Saturday 10th February 2018 8:00pm BBC2
Monday 7th May 2018 8:10pm Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2018 6:40pm Gold
Friday 28th December 2018 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 29th December 2018 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 6th March 2019 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 7th March 2019 6:40pm Gold
Friday 10th May 2019 4:40pm Gold
Friday 10th May 2019 8:00pm Gold
Saturday 23rd November 2019 6:10pm BBC Scotland
Sunday 24th November 2019 8:40pm Gold
Monday 25th November 2019 7:20pm Gold
Saturday 30th November 2019 6:30pm BBC2
Wednesday 26th February 2020 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 27th February 2020 3:35pm Gold
Thursday 27th February 2020 7:40pm Gold
Monday 4th May 2020 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 5th May 2020 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 5th May 2020 7:35pm Gold
Monday 19th October 2020 8:35pm Gold
Tuesday 20th October 2020 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 20th October 2020 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 18th March 2021 8:20pm Gold
Friday 19th March 2021 7:40pm Gold
Friday 6th August 2021 8:00pm Gold
Monday 21st February 2022 7:15pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 6:35pm Gold
Monday 21st March 2022 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 11:25am Gold
Monday 30th May 2022 2:30pm Gold
Monday 30th May 2022 7:45pm Gold
Friday 26th August 2022 1:20pm Gold
Friday 26th August 2022 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 24th November 2022 12:50pm Gold
Thursday 24th November 2022 4:10pm Gold
Thursday 24th November 2022 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd March 2023 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 23rd March 2023 1:45pm Gold
Thursday 23rd March 2023 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 23rd March 2023 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 18th July 2023 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 19th July 2023 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 19th July 2023 6:35pm Gold
Wednesday 11th October 2023 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 11th October 2023 9:35pm Gold
Thursday 12th October 2023 1:35pm Gold
Wednesday 10th January 2024 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 11th January 2024 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th January 2024 6:35pm Gold
Friday 5th April 2024 8:20pm 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
Guest cast
Geoffrey Chater Colonel Pierce
Edward Underdown Major General Sir Charles Holland
Michael Knowles Captain Stewart
Jeffrey Segal Minister
John Clegg Wireless Operator
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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