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Something Nasty in the Vault
Episode 5 of 14
Classic wartime sitcom featuring the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea. Mainwaring and Wilson are in the bank when an unexpected guest drops in.
Last on
Sun 26 Sep 202117:00
BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Lieutenant Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Mrs Pike | Janet Davies |
| ARP Warden | Bill Pertwee |
| Bank Inspector (Mr West) | Robert Dorning |
| Captain Rogers | Norman Mitchell |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Director | David Croft |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Thu 9 Oct 196919:30BBC One London- Sat 11 Sep 201015:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 11 Sep 201016:30BBC Two England, Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Sat 24 Mar 201218:50BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Sun 25 Mar 201218:00BBC Two Wales
- Sun 8 Apr 201217:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 26 Oct 201320:30BBC Two Scotland, HD, Northern Ireland & England only
- Thu 21 Nov 201319:00BBC Two Wales
- Sat 22 Aug 201520:40BBC Two Scotland, England & HD only
- Sat 15 Apr 201720:30BBC Two Scotland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 2 Feb 201920:30BBC Two HD, Scotland, England, Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 18 Sep 202119:30BBC Two HD, England, Wales HD & Wales only
- Sun 26 Sep 202117:00BBC 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.
