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The Godiva Affair
Episode 4 of 6
Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring's platoon decide to perform a morris dance to raise funds for the Walmington-on-Sea Spitfire fund.
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Sat 2 May 202019:00
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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
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
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Carroll Gibbons & Savoy Orpheans
Cocktails for Two
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Lew Stone & His Band & Al Bowlly
Now It Can Be Told
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Mantovani & his orchestra
Jealousy
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Jack Payne & his band
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
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Silver Cohn
Yes We Have No Bananas
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Marceau Brass Band
Entry of the Gladiators
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Cecil Sharp & Herbert Macil-Waine
Morris Dance Tunes
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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 |
| Private Day | Peter Honri |
| Chief Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| Waitress | Rosemary Faith |
| Private Hancock | George Hancock |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Mrs Pike | Janet Davies |
| Private Sponge | Colin Bean |
| Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| Town Clerk | Eric Longworth |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Mrs Fox | Pamela Cundell |
| Vicar | Frank Williams |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Cheesman | Talfryn Thomas |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
Broadcasts
Fri 6 Dec 197419:45BBC One London- Sat 10 May 200817:30BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
- Sat 10 May 200819:00BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 29 Aug 200918:30BBC Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 20 Aug 201119:30BBC Two Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 22 Oct 201120:15BBC Two England, Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Sun 23 Oct 201118:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 16 Mar 201317:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 16 Mar 201318:00BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Sun 17 Mar 201318:30BBC Two Wales
- Sat 7 Feb 201520:35BBC Two Wales, Northern Ireland, HD & England only
- Sat 13 Aug 201618:15BBC Two Scotland, England, Wales & HD only
- Sat 19 May 201818:30BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland & England only
- Mon 21 May 201819:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 2 May 202019:00BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 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.
