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 1, Episode 4 - The Enemy Within The Gates

A free Polish officer tells Mainwaring that an award of £10 will be given to the platoon for every German they find "alive and in good condition". Jones, Walker and Pike soon find a couple of Luftwaffe men, but not before they accidentally shoot a swan!

Notes

This episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on Wednesday 21st August 1968 but postponed.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 28th August 1968
Time
8:20pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Monday 6th May 1968 at BBC Television Centre

Repeats

  1. Thursday 9th May 2024 at 7:25pm on Gold
  2. Friday 10th May 2024 at 2:50pm on Gold
  3. Friday 10th May 2024 at 6:40pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 22nd May 2010 7:45pm BBC2
Saturday 14th January 2012 7:30pm BBC2
Saturday 30th May 2015 8:30pm BBC2
Saturday 28th January 2017 8:30pm BBC2
Thursday 2nd August 2018 9:20pm Gold
Friday 3rd August 2018 8:00pm Gold
Friday 17th August 2018 3:15pm Gold
Friday 17th August 2018 8:00pm Gold
Saturday 27th October 2018 6:30pm BBC2
Thursday 1st November 2018 7:00pm BBC2 Scot
Sunday 18th November 2018 6:20pm Gold
Sunday 18th November 2018 8:40pm Gold
Monday 7th January 2019 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 8th January 2019 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 19th November 2019 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 20th November 2019 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 20th November 2019 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 8th January 2020 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 9th January 2020 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 9th January 2020 7:40pm Gold
Friday 24th July 2020 8:40pm Gold
Saturday 25th July 2020 12:10am Gold
Saturday 25th July 2020 1:05pm Gold
Sunday 2nd August 2020 8:20pm Gold
Monday 3rd August 2020 3:20pm Gold
Monday 3rd August 2020 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 7th January 2021 8:20pm Gold
Friday 8th January 2021 7:40pm Gold
Saturday 13th February 2021 8:40pm BBC2
Tuesday 27th April 2021 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 28th April 2021 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 28th April 2021 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 31st March 2022 12:25pm Gold
Thursday 31st March 2022 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 17th May 2022 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 18th May 2022 2:25pm Gold
Wednesday 18th May 2022 7:40pm Gold
Friday 1st July 2022 2:05pm Gold
Friday 1st July 2022 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 29th September 2022 7:20pm Gold
Friday 30th September 2022 12:40pm Gold
Friday 30th September 2022 4:00pm Gold
Friday 30th September 2022 6:40pm Gold
Thursday 26th January 2023 7:20pm Gold
Friday 27th January 2023 1:20pm Gold
Friday 27th January 2023 6:40pm Gold
Friday 28th April 2023 2:20pm Gold
Friday 28th April 2023 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 27th May 2023 7:35pm BBC2
Friday 2nd June 2023 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 16th August 2023 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th August 2023 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th August 2023 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 14th February 2024 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 15th February 2024 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 15th February 2024 6:35pm 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
Caroline Dowdeswell Janet King
E. V. H. Emmett Newsreel Announcer (Voice)
Guest cast
Carl Jaffé Captain Winogrodzki
Denys Peek German Pilot
Nigel Rideout German Pilot
David Davenport Military Police Sergeant
Writing team
Jimmy Perry Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Alan Hunter-Craig Production Designer
Paul Joel Production Designer
Bud Flanagan Theme Tune Vocals

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