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The Captain's Car
Episode 5 of 6
Captain Mainwaring is offered the use of a Rolls-Royce. On the way to be camouflaged, it gets mixed up with the mayor's official car.
Last on
Sat 23 May 202018:45
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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Saville Theatre Orchestra
Pardon My English
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Ambrose and His Orchestra
The Last Time I Saw Paris
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Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle
La Marseillaise
Performer: Thetford Church Choir.![]()
Come to the Cook House Door
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Fred McNaughton |
| Chief Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| Vicar | Frank Williams |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Town Clerk | Eric Longworth |
| Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Private Cheeseman | Talfryn Thomas |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| French General | John Hart Dyke |
| Lady Maltby | Mavis Pugh |
| Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Glossip | Donald Morley |
| Colonel | Robert Raglan |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Fri 13 Dec 197419:45BBC One London- Sat 17 May 200818:30BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 5 Sep 200919:15BBC Two Wales, Scotland & England only
- Sat 27 Aug 201118:30BBC Two England, Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Sat 23 Mar 201316:50BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 23 Mar 201320:00BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Sat 14 Feb 201520:35BBC Two England & HD only
- Fri 20 Feb 201519:00BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 20 Aug 201618:20BBC Two England, Wales & HD only
- Sun 21 Aug 201619:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 2 Jun 201818:50BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 16 May 202019:45BBC Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 23 May 202018:45BBC 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.
