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
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 1 - A Man Of Action
A journalist comes to make a report on the Home Guard. This is soon overshadowed when a landmine cuts off Walmington-on-Sea's gas, water and railway lines. Captain Mainwaring decides the best thing to do is to put the town under martial law - he puts himself in charge naturally.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 16th March 1976
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 3rd May 2010 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 26th April 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th April 2012 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th April 2012 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 6th February 2014 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 6th February 2014 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 6th February 2014 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 8th February 2014 | 2:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 26th October 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 26th October 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 26th October 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 4th September 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 4th September 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 4th September 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 9th September 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th December 2019 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th December 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th December 2019 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 17th December 2021 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 17th December 2021 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 17th December 2021 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 14th March 2024 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 14th March 2024 | 1:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 14th March 2024 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 15th March 2024 | 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 |
| Julian Orchard | Gerald Upton, the Town Clerk |
| Jonathan Cecil | Mr Norris |
| Fraser Kerr | Captain Swan |
| Fraser Kerr | Inspector Baker |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |