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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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Walmington's warm welcome for American troops backfires.

Walmington's warm welcome for American troops backfires. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe and Mollie Sugden. From May 1976.

Walmington-on-Sea's warm welcome for some American troops backfires.

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 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 
Hodges Warden …. Bill Pertwee 
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn 
Colonel Schultz …. Jack Watson 
Mrs Fox …. Mollie Sugden 
Shirley …. Wendy Richard

Producer: John Dyas 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 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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