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Knights of Madness
Episode 3 of 6
Classic wartime sitcom. For Wings of Victory week, Mainwaring and his troops stage the story of St George, but end up with one dragon too many.
Last on
Sat 24 Oct 202020:30
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
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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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Ambrose and His Orchestra & Evelyn Dall
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (feat. Sam Browne)
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Jack Payne & His Orchestra & Robert Ashley
Lords of the Air
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1109 Thetford Squadron
Marching Strings
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Ambrose and His Orchestra
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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Foden's Band
Skater's Waltz (Les Patineurs)
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Jill Klee
Willow Tree, Bear Setting, Shooting
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Capt Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sgt Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Cpl Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| ARP Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| Vicar | Frank Williams |
| Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| Private Sponge | Colin Bean |
| Mrs Yeatman | Olive Mercer |
| Town Clerk | Eric Longworth |
| Mayor | Fred McNaughton |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Double for Bill Pertwee | Jimmy Lodge |
| Double for Arthur Lowe | Derek Ware |
Broadcasts
Sun 16 Oct 197720:10BBC One London- Sat 30 Aug 200820:40BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sun 28 Mar 201017:30BBC Two Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales only
- Sat 12 Nov 201118:30BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Fri 18 Nov 201119:30BBC Two Scotland
- Fri 21 Jun 201318:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 13 Jul 201319:10BBC Two HD, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 11 Apr 201519:00BBC Two England & HD only
- Thu 16 Apr 201519:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 22 Oct 201619:30BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
- Thu 27 Oct 201619:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 25 Aug 201819:30BBC Two England & HD only
- Sat 24 Oct 202020:30BBC Two HD, England, Wales & Wales 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.
