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The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones
Episode 1 of 14
Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The men add an armoured car to their fighting strength.
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Sat 22 May 202119:00
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
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The real Dad's Army
How close to reality was the depiction of the Home Guard in the series Dad's Army?
Music Played
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
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Billy Cotton & His Band
You Say the Sweetest Things
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Arthur Askey
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
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Nat Gonella & his Georgina with Steela Moya
I Came, I Saw, I Conga'd
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Donald Peers & Gay Wilbur
Hey Little Hen
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Clive Dunn & James Beck
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
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Clive Dunn & James Beck
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Vicar | Frank Williams |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Mrs Pike | Janet Davies |
| ARP Warden | Bill Pertwee |
| Mrs Fox | Pamela Cundell |
| Miss Meadow | Jean St Clair |
| Angry Man | Nigel Hawthorne |
| Mrs Peters | Queenie Watts |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Director | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Thu 11 Sep 196919:30BBC One London- Sat 14 Aug 201018:00BBC Two England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 25 Feb 201218:50BBC Two Wales & England only
- Sat 21 Sep 201319:00BBC Two HD & England only
- Thu 26 Sep 201319:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 25 Jul 201520:40BBC Two England, Wales & HD only
- Sat 11 Mar 201720:30BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 8 Dec 201818:00BBC Two Wales, England, HD & Wales HD only
- Thu 13 Dec 201819:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 22 May 202119:00BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD & Wales only
Explore the history of Dad's Army in the BBC Archive
Letters from the actors, internal BBC memos and photos from the first episode to the last.
