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.
- Series 3, Episode 5 repeated at 1:35pm on U&Gold
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Series 2, Episode 1 - Operation Kilt
The platoon take part in an exercise in which they must protect the church hall from being captured by full-time soldiers lead by a Scottish captain.
Notes
This episode was wiped by the BBC but has since been recovered.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 1st March 1969
- Time
- 7pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Sunday 13th October 1968 at BBC Television Centre
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 |
| James Beck | Private Walker |
| Janet Davies | Mrs Pike |
| James Copeland | Captain Ogilvie |
| Colin Daniels | Small Boy |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Paul Joel | Production Designer |
| Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |