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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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When a French general visits, there is a mighty platoon motoring mix-up.

When a French general visits, there is a mighty platoon motoring mix-up. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From August 1976.

When a French general pays a visit to Walmington-on-Sea, there's a mighty motoring mix-up for the Home Guard platoon.

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon.

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

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Lady Maltby …. Betty Marsden
Colonel Masters …. Garrard Green
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.

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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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