It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Image shows from L to R: BSM Geoffrey 'Shut Up' Williams (Windsor Davies), Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont (Melvyn Hayes). Copyright: BBC
It Ain't Half Hot Mum

It Ain't Half Hot Mum

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1974 - 1981
  • 56 episodes (8 series)

India, 1944 - a Royal Artillery Concert Party try to avoid going in to action by performing for the troops with their brand of camp entertainment. Stars Windsor Davies, Don Estelle, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Bates, George Layton and more.

Episode menu

Series 7, Episode 3 - Dog In The Manger

Capt. Ashwood has got an admirer, a lady welfare officer who has fallen head-over-heels for him and who contrives to spend a night with in the jungle with him!

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 31st October 1980
Time
7pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Windsor Davies BSM Geoffrey 'Shut Up' Williams
Don Estelle Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden
Melvyn Hayes Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont
Donald Hewlett Colonel Charles Reynolds
Michael Knowles Captain Jonathan Ashwood
Christopher Mitchell Gunner 'Parky' Parkin
John Clegg Gunner 'Paderewski' Graham
Stuart McGugan Gunner 'Atlas' MacKintosh
Mike Kinsey Gunner 'Nosher' Evans
Kenneth MacDonald Gunner 'Nobby' Clark
Dino Shafeek Char Wallah Muhammed
Andy Ho Ah Syn, the Cook
Guest cast
June Whitfield Captain Tolmarsh
Writing team
David Croft Writer
Jimmy Perry Writer
Production team
John Kilby Director
David Croft Producer
Bryan Ellis Production Designer
Gerry Scott Production Designer

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