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 9, Episode 1 - Wake-Up Walmington
Morale is at rock bottom as no-one is taking the Home Guard seriously. Hodges is being similarly ridiculed, so he and Mainwaring decide to join forces and shake Walmington-on-Sea out of its complacency.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 2nd October 1977
- Time
- 8:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 8th July 1977 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 |
| Colin Bean | Private Sponge |
| Harold Bennett | Mr. Blewitt |
| Geoffrey Lumsden | Colonel / Corporal-Colonel / Captain Square |
| Robert Raglan | Colonel |
| Charles Hill | Sergeant Parkins (Square's Butler) |
| Sam Kydd | Yokel |
| Jeffrey Holland | Soldier |
| Barry Linehan | Van Driver |
| Alister Williamson | Bert |
| Michael Stainton | Frenchy |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| John Dunstan | Editor |
| Tim Gleeson | Production Designer |
| Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |