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Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. A housewife copes with an embittered and alcoholic husband while she and the rest of her village prepare for a visit by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Contributors

Mrs Ellis:
Flora Robson
Margaret Ellis:
Sheila Sim
John Ellis:
Eric Portman
Lady Mott:
Isabel Jeans
Bob Tyndale:
Walter Fitzgerald
Geoffrey Winthrop:
Philip Friend
Mrs Nora Mumford:
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs Bridget Walsh:
Maire O'Neill
Pub customer:
Kathleen Harrison
Scottish officer in pub:
John Laurie
Director:
Lance Comfort

Dad's Army

Series 3

Episode 11: Branded

Duration: 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Wartime sitcom. There's trouble in the ranks of the Home Guard when the bravery of the gentle and well-mannered Pte Godfrey is called into question.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sgt Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
L/Cpl Jones:
Clive Dunn
Pte Frazer:
John Laurie
Pte Pike:
Ian Lavender
Pte Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Pte Walker:
James Beck
Chief AP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Miss Godfrey:
Nan Braunton
2nd ARP Warden:
Stuart Sherwin
Doctor:
Roger Avon
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
Harold Snoad

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Christmas Show 1977

Duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Available for years

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise star with Paul Eddington, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith, Elton John, Francis Matthews, Angharad Rees, Kenneth Kendall and Arthur Lowe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Eric Morecambe
Presenter:
Ernie Wise
Participant:
Paul Eddington
Participant:
Richard Briers
Participant:
Penelope Keith
Participant:
Elton John
Participant:
Francis Matthews
Participant:
Angharad Rees
Participant:
Kenneth Kendall
Participant:
Arthur Lowe
Participant:
John Le Mesurier
Participant:
John Laurie
Participant:
Michael Aspel
Participant:
Eddie Waring
Participant:
Richard Whitmore
Participant:
Barry Norman
Participant:
Richard Baker
Participant:
Frank Bough
Participant:
James Hunt
Participant:
Angela Rippon
Participant:
Peter Woods

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 3: Boots, Boots, Boots

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring starts a foot-hardening programme which includes lengthy route marches. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Arthur Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jack Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private James Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Walker:
James Beck
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Mr Sedgewick:
Erik Chitty
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 8

Episode 6: The Face on the Poster

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 7 months

Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring starts an advertising campaign to increase recruiting, but Wilson mixes up the photographs for the poster.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Polish Officer:
Gabor Vernon
Chief ARP Warden Hodge:
Bill Pertwee
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Mr Bluett:
Harold Bennett
Police Sergeant:
Michael Bevis
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 2 hours, 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, tracing his career from the Boer War to World War II. Show more

Contributors

Clive Candy:
Roger Livesey
Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorf:
Anton Walbrook
Edith/Barbara/Johnny:
Deborah Kerr
Col Betteridge:
Roland Culver
Maj John E Davis:
Harry Welchman
Embassy Counsellor:
Arthur Wontner
Von Ritter:
Albert Lieven
John Montgomery Murdoch:
John Laurie
Frau von Kaltenneck:
Ursula Jeans

The Avengers

Series 5

Episode 13: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Steed goes off the rails and Mrs Peel discovers her station in life as they confront a plot to kill the prime minister. Show more

Dad's Army

Series 9

Episode 2: The Making of Private Pike

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is given a staff car, which breaks down when Pike and his girlfriend borrow it to go to the pictures.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sgt Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Pte Frazer:
John Laurie
Pte Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Pte Pike:
Ian Lavender
Pte Sponge:
Colin Bean
Chief ARP Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
The Verger:
Edward Sinclair
Pte Walker:
James Beck
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 6

Episode 2: My British Buddy

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Classic wartime sitcom. As the first contingent of American soldiers arrives in Walmington-on-Sea, Captain Mainwaring and his troops prepare to welcome them.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Walker:
James Beck
Ivy Bandways:
Suzanne Kerchiss
Landlord:
Verne Morgan
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
US Sergeant:
Blain Fairman
Chief Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Mr Cheeseman:
Talfryn Thomas
Colonel Shultz:
Alan Tilvern
GHQ Colonel:
Robert Raglan
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 6

Episode 5: The Honourable Man

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is annoyed when a death elevates Sergeant Wilson to the fringes of the aristocracy.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
The Vicar:
Frank Williams
The Verger:
Edward Sinclair
Town Clerk:
Eric Longworth
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Russian:
Gabor Vernon
Interpreter:
Hana-Maria Pravda
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 6

Episode 6: Things That Go Bump in the Night

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon's van breaks down outside what looks like a deserted house where Mainwaring decides they should spend the night.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lieutenant Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Captain Cadbury:
Jonathan Cecil
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 7

Episode 1: Everybody's Trucking

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Wartime sitcom. A big exercise is jeopardised when the platoon find an abandoned steam engine blocking the road.

Contributors

Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Chief Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 2

Episode 1: Operation Kilt

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Classic sitcom featuring the men of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard unit. Mainwaring's squad takes part in an exercise for a Highland platoon.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Captain Ogilvie:
James Copeland
Small Boy:
Colin Daniels
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 2

Episode 2: The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage

Duration: 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Classic sitcom. Mainwaring and his outfit, convinced that a German invasion has already begun, mount a gun placement at Private Godfrey's cottage. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Dolly:
Amy Dalby
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Member of the Platoon:
Richard Jacques
Member of the Platoon:
Frank Godfrey
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 7

Episode 2: A Man of Action

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring declares martial law when a bomb drops on the outskirts of Walmington-on-Sea.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Mr Cheeseman:
Talfryn Thomas
Inspector Baker:
Jay Denyer
Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Mr Gordon:
Eric Longworth
Captain Swan:
Robert Mill
Fire Officer Dale:
Arnold Peters
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Mr Bluett:
Harold Bennett
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 7

Episode 4: The Godiva Affair

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring's platoon decide to perform a morris dance to raise funds for the Walmington-on-Sea Spitfire fund.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Day:
Peter Honri
Chief Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Private Hancock:
George Hancock
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Town Clerk:
Eric Longworth
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Cheesman:
Talfryn Thomas
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 8: The Two and a Half Feathers

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Classic wartime sitcom. An old comrade-in-arms dredges up the past and brings the glorious history of Corporal Jones into question.

Contributors

Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Private Clarke:
John Cater
Raymond:
John Ash
Elizabeth:
Parnell McGarry
Director:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 11: A Wilson (Manager?)

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Classic sitcom. Sergeant Wilson is to be appointed manager of the Eastgate branch of the bank and made a lieutenant in the Eastgate Home Guard to fill a vacancy. Show more

Contributors

Sergeant Arthur Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Private James Frazer:
John Laurie
Captain George Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Lance Corporal Jack Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Charles Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Frank Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Joe Walker:
James Beck
The Vicar:
Frank Williams
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 12: Uninvited Guests

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Classic wartime comedy. When HQ is bombed, the wardens have to share the church hall with the Home Guard, despite Captain Mainwaring's disapproval. Show more

Contributors

Captain George Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Arthur Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jack Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private James Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Charles Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Frank Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Joe Walker:
James Beck
The Vicar:
Frank Williams
Producer:
David Croft

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