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.

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Series 3, Episode 14 - Sons Of The Sea

Mainwaring gets his hand on a boat and plans to set up river patrols. A practice run ends disastrously when the platoon get lost in fog and end up at sea. They can't really have drifted all of the way to Nazi-occupied France, can they?

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 11th December 1969
Time
7:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Friday 5th December 1969 at BBC Television Centre

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 13th November 2010 7:30pm BBC2
Saturday 4th August 2012 7:30pm BBC2
Saturday 1st February 2014 8:00pm BBC2
Thursday 6th February 2014 7:00pm BBC2 Wales
Saturday 24th October 2015 8:30pm BBC2
Saturday 22nd July 2017 7:30pm BBC2
Friday 6th April 2018 1:20pm Gold
Friday 6th April 2018 8:00pm Gold
Friday 15th June 2018 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th October 2018 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th October 2018 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 30th January 2019 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 31st January 2019 6:40pm Gold
Saturday 30th March 2019 8:30pm BBC2
Wednesday 18th September 2019 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 19th September 2019 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 30th January 2020 8:20pm Gold
Friday 31st January 2020 3:00pm Gold
Friday 31st January 2020 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 7th April 2020 8:15pm Gold
Wednesday 8th April 2020 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 8th April 2020 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 6th August 2020 8:00pm Gold
Friday 7th August 2020 2:40pm Gold
Friday 7th August 2020 7:20pm Gold
Monday 8th February 2021 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 9th February 2021 7:40pm Gold
Sunday 23rd May 2021 8:40pm Gold
Monday 24th May 2021 2:40pm Gold
Monday 24th May 2021 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 21st October 2021 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 21st October 2021 7:20pm Gold
Friday 28th January 2022 11:55am Gold
Friday 28th January 2022 7:40pm Gold
Monday 25th April 2022 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 26th April 2022 12:30pm Gold
Tuesday 26th April 2022 3:40pm Gold
Saturday 16th July 2022 7:00pm BBC2
Thursday 28th July 2022 7:20pm Gold
Friday 29th July 2022 2:10pm Gold
Friday 29th July 2022 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 25th October 2022 7:15pm Gold
Wednesday 26th October 2022 12:35pm Gold
Wednesday 26th October 2022 3:55pm Gold
Wednesday 26th October 2022 6:35pm Gold
Tuesday 21st February 2023 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd February 2023 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd February 2023 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd February 2023 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 30th May 2023 2:25pm Gold
Tuesday 30th May 2023 7:40pm Gold
Friday 23rd June 2023 8:20pm Gold
Monday 13th November 2023 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th November 2023 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 14th November 2023 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th March 2024 8:00pm Gold
Friday 8th March 2024 2:00pm Gold
Friday 8th March 2024 7:20pm 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
Guest cast
Michael Bilton Mr Maxwell
Ralph Ball Man on Station
John Leeson 1st Soldier
Jonathan Holt 2nd Soldier
Desmond Callum Jones Private Desmond
Writing team
Jimmy Perry Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Bob Rymer Editor
Ray London Production Designer
Bud Flanagan Theme Tune Vocals

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