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Classic sitcom about the exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon.

Classic sitcom about the exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon. Adapted from BBC TV

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Dad's Army: Series 1: Episode 17: Room at the Bottom

Episode 17

Episode 17: Room at the Bottom

Series 1

Room at the Bottom

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dad's Army, Series 1, Room at the Bottom

A shock for Captain Mainwaring sparks a platoon upheaval. From May 1974.

A shock for Captain Mainwaring sparks a platoon upheaval. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier. From May 1974.

Shock news for Captain Mainwaring sparks an upheaval in the Home Guard platoon.

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 Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Fraser …. John Laurie  
Captain Turner …. John Ringham
The Sergeant …. Jack Watson 
Announcer …. John Snagge



Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in May 1974.

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Classic sitcom about the exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon

Classic sitcom about the exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon. Adapted from TV

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