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Dad's Army

Dad's Army

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1974 - 1976
  • 67 episodes (3 series)

Whilst the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard are most famous for their exploits on television, they did also carry out their duty on the wireless. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1974 - 1976
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
67 (3 series)
Stars
Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, James Beck, Graham Stark and more
Writers
Jimmy Perry, David Croft, Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad
Producer
John Dyas
Company

Adapted from the highly sccessful television series, the radio version of Dad's Army also looked in on the activities of the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard. The troops are lead by the pompous Captain Mainwaring, with help from this upper-class subordinate Sergeant Wilson and old war-horse Lance Corporal Jones.

There was also the usual members of the platoon: mummy's boy Private Pike; pessimistic and miserly Scotsman Private Frazer; old and frail Private Godfrey; and black market 'spiv' Private Walker.

Additional details

Part of

Dad's Army

Production
Studio

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 28th January 1974 at 6:15pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • Playhouse Theatre
  • Paris Studios

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