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.
- Christmas Special repeated at 5:30pm on BBC2
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 12 - Round And Round Went The Great Big Wheel
The platoon are called upon to help work on a camp which is testing a new weapon, a huge wheel. While at first their work is not so glamorous, they soon find themselves trying to stop the weapon when it goes haywire - by Pike's home-made portable radio.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 22nd December 1972
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 1st December 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 |
| Geoffrey Chater | Colonel Pierce |
| Edward Underdown | Major General Sir Charles Holland |
| Michael Knowles | Captain Stewart |
| Jeffrey Segal | Minister |
| John Clegg | Wireless Operator |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Bill Harris | Editor |
| Paul Joel | Production Designer |
| Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |