Dad's Army
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1968 - 1977
- 80 episodes (9 series)
Beloved sitcom about the struggles of a Home Guard platoon during World War II who are fighting incompetence, age and pomposity more than Nazis. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.
- Series 4, Episode 12 repeated at 7:45pm on BBC2
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Enemy Within The Gates
A free Polish officer tells Mainwaring that an award of £10 will be given to the platoon for every German they find "alive and in good condition". Jones, Walker and Pike soon find a couple of Luftwaffe men, but not before they accidentally shoot a swan!
Notes
This episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on Wednesday 21st August 1968 but postponed.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 28th August 1968
- Time
- 8:20pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Monday 6th May 1968 at BBC Television Centre
Cast & crew
| Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
| John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
| Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
| John Laurie | Private Frazer |
| Arnold Ridley | Private Godfrey |
| Ian Lavender | Private Pike |
| James Beck | Private Walker |
| Bill Pertwee | Chief A.R.P. Warden Hodges |
| Caroline Dowdeswell | Janet King |
| E. V. H. Emmett | Newsreel Announcer (Voice) |
| Carl Jaffé | Captain Winogrodzki |
| Denys Peek | German Pilot |
| Nigel Rideout | German Pilot |
| David Davenport | Military Police Sergeant |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Alan Hunter-Craig | Production Designer |
| Paul Joel | Production Designer |
| Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |