
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 7, Episode 5 repeated at 2pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 1,271
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Series 5, Episode 5 - The Desperate Drive Of Corporal Jones
When the platoon go on an exercise, Jones and Godfrey make a mistake with the map reference and send half of the men to the wrong spot. The spot that Mainwaring goes to just happens to be the target for some 25-pounders.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 3rd November 1972
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 16th June 1972 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 |
Bill Pertwee | Chief A.R.P. Warden Hodges |
Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
Frank Williams | The Vicar |
Robert Raglan | Colonel |
Larry Martyn | Signals Private |
James Taylor | Artillery Officer |
Jimmy Perry | Writer |
David Croft | Writer |
David Croft | Director |
David Croft | Producer |
Bill Harris | Editor |
Paul Joel | Production Designer |
Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |