The Army Game. Copyright: Granada Television
The Army Game
- TV sitcom
- ITV
- 1957 - 1961
- 155 episodes (4 series)
A group of National Service conscripts are determined to dodge duty and create some amusement out of a situation they'd rather not be in. Stars Geoffrey Sumner, William Hartnell, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Norman Rossington and more.
The Army Game. Copyright: Granada Television
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1957 - 1961
- Channels
- ITV
- Episodes
- 155 (4 series), plus 1 short special
- Creator
- Sid Colin
- Stars
- Geoffrey Sumner, William Hartnell, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Norman Rossington, Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Bresslaw, Bill Fraser and more
- Writers
- Sid Colin, Maurice Wiltshire, Larry Stephens, Lew Schwarz, David Cumming and Derek Collyer
- Directors
- Milo Lewis, Max Morgan-Witts, Gordon Flemyng, Eric Fawcett and Graeme MacDonald
- Producers
- Milo Lewis, Max Morgan-Witts, Peter Eton and Eric Fawcett
- Companies
Comedy about a group of National Service army conscripts who are based in Hut 29 at the Surplus Ordnance Depot, Nether Hopping, Staffordshire. The sitcom follows the antics of the privates, who are determined to dodge work and create some amusement out of a situation they'd rather not be in, and the attempts of their superior officers to stop the fun and keep the showers clean.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Black and white
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 19th June 1957 at 8:30pm on ITV
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 20th June 1961 at 8pm on ITV
Recording details
- Chelsea Palace - Broadcast live.