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Dad's Army

Series 1

The Menace from the Deep

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 11 months

The Home Guard platoon spark chaos when they take over guard duties at the end of the pier in Walmington-on-Sea...

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Pike ...... Ian Lavender
ARP Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Second Warden …. David Sinclair
Announcer …. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in May 1974. Show less

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