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The Army Game. Copyright: Granada Television
The Army Game

The Army Game

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1957 - 1961
  • 155 episodes (4 series)

A group of National Service conscripts are determined to dodge duty and create some amusement out of a situation they'd rather not be in. Stars Geoffrey Sumner, William Hartnell, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Norman Rossington and more.

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The Army Game features

The Army Game. Image shows left to right: Cpl 'Flogger' Hoskins (Harry Fowler), Pte Leonard Bone (Ted Lune), Pte 'Chubby' Catchpole (Dick Emery), L/Cpl Ernest 'Moosh' Merryweather (Mario Fabrizi)

The Army Game on parade

A quick-march through the history of ITV sitcom The Army Game, one of television's most commercially successful comedies.

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