Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC
Dad's Army
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1974 - 1976
- 67 episodes (3 series)
Whilst the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard are most famous for their exploits on television, they did also carry out their duty on the wireless. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.
- Series 3, Episode 7 repeated Thursday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
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Series 2, Episode 8 - A Brush With The Law
After Mainwaring is caught shining a light during the blackout, Hodges manages to get his chance of putting the Captain behind bars. It looks like Hodges will get his way when it Mainwaring learns that Captain Square is the chief magistrate.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 1st April 1975
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 26th January 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th January 2012 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th January 2012 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 7th November 2013 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 7th November 2013 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 7th November 2013 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 27th July 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 27th July 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 27th July 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 5th June 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 5th June 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 5th June 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th September 2019 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th September 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th September 2019 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 17th September 2021 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 17th September 2021 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 17th September 2021 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 14th December 2023 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 14th December 2023 | 1:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 14th December 2023 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 15th December 2023 | 3:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
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 |
| Larry Martyn | Private Walker |
| Bill Pertwee | ARP Warden Hodges |
| John Snagge | Announcer |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Geoffrey Lumsden | Captain / Colonel Square |
| Michael Segal | 2nd Warden |
| Michael Knowles | Mr Wintergreen |
| Norman Ettlinger | The Clerk of the Court |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |