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 3, Episode 7 repeated at 3:30pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 680
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Series 5, Episode 10 - Brain Versus Brawn
The Colonel is unamused by his superiors' plans to forge a commando-style unit of younger Home Guard. In order to prove his point, he invites Mainwaring's platoon to take part in a special exercise...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 8th December 1972
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 17th November 1972 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 |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Robert Raglan | Colonel |
| Anthony Roye | Mr. Fairbrother |
| Maggie Don | Waitress |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Bridge Corporal |
| David Rose | Dump Corporal |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Bill Harris | Editor |
| Paul Joel | Production Designer |
| Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |