Main content
The Fallen Idol
Episode 13 of 13
Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit in a seaside town. The platoon goes on an exercise, but there are surprises in store for Captain Mainwaring.
Last on
Sat 14 Sep 201918:40
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
More episodes
Previous
Next
You are at the last episode
![]()
The real Dad's Army
How close to reality was the depiction of the Home Guard in the series Dad's Army?
Music Played
![]()
Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
![]()
Crawford Light Orchestra
Furioso Moril
![]()
Arthur Askey & Orchestra
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
![]()
George Melachrino and His Orchestra & William Hill Brown
Warsaw Concert
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain George 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 |
| Captain Square | Geoffrey Lumsden |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Fri 18 Dec 197020:00BBC One London- Sat 1 Sep 201218:25BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 1 Sep 201218:55BBC Two England & Wales only
- Sat 8 Sep 201217:25BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 2 Aug 201419:40BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 6 Feb 201620:25BBC Two England, Wales & HD only
- Sun 21 Feb 201619:20BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 14 Sep 201918:40BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD & Wales 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.
