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The King Was in His Counting House
Episode 7 of 13
Wartime sitcom. When a bomb falls on the vault of Captain Mainwaring's bank, he insists that the platoon count the money and guard it.
Last on
Sat 1 Jun 201920:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Arthur Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Lance Corporal Jack Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private James Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Joe Walker | James Beck |
| Private Charles Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Frank Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Reverend Timothy Farthing | Frank Williams |
| ARP Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| Henry Yeatman | Edward Sinclair |
| Shirley | Wendy Richard |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
Broadcasts
Fri 17 Nov 197220:30BBC One London- Sat 17 Jan 200919:30BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 2 Apr 201118:20BBC Two England, Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
- Tue 26 Apr 201117:25BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland (Analogue) only
- Sat 27 Oct 201220:15BBC Two England, Wales, Wales (Analogue) & Scotland only
- Sat 20 Sep 201419:30BBC Two England, Scotland & HD only
- Sat 26 Mar 201620:30BBC Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & HD only
- Tue 12 Apr 201618:30BBC Two Wales
- Sat 30 Dec 201720:00BBC Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Sat 30 Dec 201722:15BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 1 Jun 201920:30BBC Two England, HD, Wales, Wales HD, Northern Ireland & 1 more 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.
