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 3, Episode 7 - Big Guns

The platoon are given some extra fire power when they get a large naval gun. Now it is just a matter of learning how to fire it, and removing anything that can be used as cover by the Germans.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 23rd October 1969
Time
7:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Sunday 6th July 1969 at BBC Television Centre

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 25th September 2010 6:30pm BBC2
Saturday 7th April 2012 6:20pm BBC2
Saturday 9th November 2013 8:30pm BBC2
Friday 15th November 2013 7:30pm BBC2 Wales
Friday 29th November 2013 7:30pm BBC2 Scot
Saturday 5th September 2015 8:40pm BBC2
Saturday 6th May 2017 8:30pm BBC2
Thursday 11th May 2017 6:00pm BBC2 Scot
Monday 26th March 2018 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 27th March 2018 6:40pm Gold
Monday 11th June 2018 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 12th June 2018 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 4th October 2018 8:00pm Gold
Friday 5th October 2018 7:20pm Gold
Monday 21st January 2019 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd January 2019 6:40pm Gold
Saturday 16th February 2019 8:30pm BBC2
Thursday 5th September 2019 8:20pm Gold
Friday 6th September 2019 7:35pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd January 2020 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 23rd January 2020 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 23rd January 2020 7:40pm Gold
Monday 30th March 2020 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 31st March 2020 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 31st March 2020 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 28th July 2020 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 29th July 2020 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 29th July 2020 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 28th January 2021 8:20pm Gold
Friday 29th January 2021 1:00pm Gold
Friday 29th January 2021 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 12th May 2021 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 13th May 2021 2:25pm Gold
Thursday 13th May 2021 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th October 2021 11:30am Gold
Tuesday 12th October 2021 7:20pm Gold
Saturday 23rd October 2021 6:30pm BBC2
Friday 21st January 2022 11:20am Gold
Friday 21st January 2022 7:20pm Gold
Friday 15th April 2022 3:05pm Gold
Friday 15th April 2022 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2022 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 20th July 2022 2:10pm Gold
Wednesday 20th July 2022 6:40pm Gold
Monday 17th October 2022 7:15pm Gold
Tuesday 18th October 2022 12:30pm Gold
Tuesday 18th October 2022 3:50pm Gold
Tuesday 18th October 2022 6:30pm Gold
Monday 13th February 2023 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2023 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2023 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2023 6:40pm Gold
Friday 19th May 2023 8:20pm Gold
Sunday 18th June 2023 7:45pm Gold
Monday 19th June 2023 1:40pm Gold
Wednesday 28th February 2024 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 29th February 2024 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 29th February 2024 6:40pm 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
Edward Sinclair The Verger
Guest cast
Edward Evans Mr Rees
Don Estelle Man from Pickfords
Roy Denton Mr Bennett
Writing team
Jimmy Perry Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Bob Rymer Editor
Paul Joel Production Designer
Bud Flanagan Theme Tune Vocals

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