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Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 4: The Enemy within the Gates

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The platoon triumphs over problems of security, fifth columnists and parachuting airmen.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Lance-Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Second German Pilot:
Nigel Rideout
First German Pilot:
Denys Peek
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Military Police Sergeant:
David Davenport
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Captain Winogrodski:
Carl Jaffe
Producer:
David Croft

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 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 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

Dad's Army

Series 6

Episode 3: The Royal Train

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Wartime sitcom. The king is coming to Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring and the platoons prepare to greet him but things don't quite go according to plan. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Station Master:
William Moore
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 6

We Know Our Onions

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring and the platoon take part in a Home Guard efficiency test using Jones's van, which happens to be full of onions.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
ARP Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Private Walker:
James Beck
Captain Ramsey:
Fulton Mackay
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 7: Put That Light Out

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Classic wartime sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring sets up an observation post in the lighthouse. Show more

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
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 6: Absent Friends

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Wartime sitcom. The platoon forego a parade in Mainwaring's absence to compete in a darts match against the ARP wardens. Show more

Contributors

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

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 13: The Fallen Idol

Duration: 34 minutes

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

Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit in a seaside town. The platoon goes on an exercise, but there are surprises in store for Captain Mainwaring.

Contributors

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

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Feature-length version of the classic sitcom. With an invasion looming, the fate of Walmington-on-Sea rests with Britain's least competent Home Guard unit. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Mavis Pike:
Liz Fraser
Major Gen Fullard:
Bernard Archard
Regimental Sergeant-Major:
Derek Newark
ARP Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Reverend Farthing:
Frank Williams
Director:
Norman Cohen
Producer:
John R Sloan

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Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 2: Museum Piece

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Classic comedy. The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard go to great lengths to equip themselves as a fighting force powerful enough to repel a ruthless enemy.

Contributors

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

Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 4: Sgt Wilson's Little Secret

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for 11 months

Wartime sitcom. Sergeant Wilson's commitment to Home Guard activities wavers while he has a little problem of his own to contend with.

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
Producer:
David Croft

Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 3: Command Decision

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring puts the defence of the realm before personal pride. 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
Colonel Square:
Geoffrey Lumsden
The Soldier:
Gordon Peters
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
David Croft