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Brain versus Brawn
Episode 10 of 13
Classic wartime sitcom. The members of the platoon disguise themselves as firemen during an exercise, but then they are called upon to tackle a real blaze.
Last on
Sat 30 Nov 201918:45
BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
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The real Dad's Army
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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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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 |
| Lance Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| ARP Warden | Bill Pertwee |
| Colonel | Robert Raglan |
| Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| Mr Fairbrother | Anthony Roye |
| Waitress | Maggie Don |
| Bridge Corporal | Geoffrey Hughes |
| Dump Corporal | David Rose |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
Broadcasts
Fri 8 Dec 197220:30BBC One London- Sat 14 Feb 200918:00BBC Two England, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland (Analogue) only
- Sat 14 Feb 200919:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sun 22 Feb 200916:30BBC Two Wales (Analogue)
- Sat 7 Mar 200919:00BBC Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
- Sat 23 Apr 201118:30BBC Two Scotland, Wales & England only
- Wed 18 May 201120:30BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)
- Sat 17 Nov 201220:30BBC Two England & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 18 Nov 201218:00BBC Two Wales
- Fri 23 Nov 201219:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 4 Oct 201420:45BBC Two England & HD only
- Thu 9 Oct 201419:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 16 Apr 201620:30BBC Two Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & HD only
- Sat 27 Jan 201820:15BBC Two Scotland, HD, Wales & England only
- Sat 9 Nov 201919:30BBC Two England & HD only
- Sat 30 Nov 201918:45BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD 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.
