Series
Dad's Army
ComedyWar & Politics
Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.
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1The Man and the Hour31 Jul 1968 · 31mAfter listening to a radio broadcast asking for men to form what has been named Local Defence Volunteers (later to be renamed the Home Guard), George Mainwaring, a local bank manager, decides to act and form the platoon of his own accord.
He appoints himself as Captain and recruits his chief bank clerk Arthur Wilson as the platoon sergeant as well as enlisting the bank's office boy Frank Pike. Several of the local tradesmen - including James Frazer, a philatelist shopkeeper; retired shop worker Charles Godfrey; Jack Jones the butcher and black market businessman Joe Walker - also volunteer their service for 'King and Country.' And so, The Walmington-on-Sea LDV is born.
2Museum Piece7 Aug 1968 · 30m · ★ 6.5With the shortage of weapons, Capt. Mainwaring goes to the local museum to see if any of the guns on display can be used by the platoon.
3Command Decision14 Aug 1968 · 30mCapt. Mainwaring, worried about the lack of weapons, gets a visit from Col. Square, an old soldier who offers to donate some guns from his collection, providing he can take command of the platoon. Mainwaring agrees until he sees the state of the guns.
4The Enemy Within the Gates21 Aug 1968 · 30m · ★ 6.0Capt. Mainwaring is giving a lecture on recognising enemy agents when he learns that for every Nazi captured there is a reward. Later on Jones and Walker capture two Luftwaffe airmen, although a Polish officer intends to claim the reward. Back at HQ the airmen escape on Godfrey's watch.
5The Showing Up of Corporal Jones28 Aug 1968 · 31mJust when the platoon finally gets its uniforms, LCpl. Jones is told that unless he can complete the assault course in 15 minutes he will have to leave, so Mainwaring and the rest of the platoon think of a plan to help him.
6Shooting Pains11 Sept 1968 · 30mWhen news that the Prime Minister is to pay a visit to the area a shooting contest is held to see which of the local platoons will form the Guard of Honour. Walker gets a crack shot from the theatre touring show (Barbara Windsor) to take part as a member of the platoon but a surprise is in store for everybody.
Details
- Created by
- Jimmy Perry
- First aired
- 31 Jul 1968
- Last aired
- 13 Nov 1977
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 77
- Votes
- 81 on TMDB
Cast
Arthur LoweCaptain George Mainwaring
John Le MesurierSergeant Arthur Wilson
Clive DunnLance-Corporal Jack Jones
John LauriePrivate James Frazer
Arnold RidleyPrivate Charles Godfrey
Ian LavenderPrivate Frank Pike
Bill PertweeChief ARP Warden William Hodges
Edward SinclairVerger Maurice Yeatman
Frank WilliamsReverend Timothy Farthing
