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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: The Menace from the Deep

The Menace from the Deep

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With the platoon marooned at the end of Walmington pier, Jones gets a shock.

With the platoon marooned at the end of Walmington pier, Jones gets a shock. Adapted from TV. Stars Clive Dunn. From May 1974.

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.

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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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