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 1, Episode 5 repeated at 3pm on Gold
Episode menu
Series 8, Episode 2 - When You've Got To Go
Mrs. Pike is shocked to learn that Pike has been successfully called up into the armed forces despite his health. Meanwhile, Mainwaring has set himself the near-impossible task of finding enough people to donate 100 pints of blood.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 12th September 1975
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 6th June 1975 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 |
| Bill Pertwee | Chief A.R.P. Warden Hodges |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Frank Williams | The Vicar |
| Janet Davies | Mrs Pike |
| Colin Bean | Private Sponge |
| Eric Longworth | Mr. Gordon (Town Clerk) |
| Freddie Earlle | Italian Sergeant |
| Tim Barrett | Doctor |
| Frankie Holmes | Fishfryer |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Robert Berk | Production Designer |
| Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |