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The Face on the Poster

Dad's ArmySeries 8
Episode 6 of 6

Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring starts an advertising campaign to increase recruiting, but Wilson mixes up the photographs for the poster.

30 minutes

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Sun 31 Mar 202417:30
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Music Played

  • Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

  • Billy Cotton

    That Started It

Credits

Captain MainwaringArthur Lowe
Private GodfreyArnold Ridley
Private FrazerJohn Laurie
Corporal JonesClive Dunn
Sergeant WilsonJohn Le Mesurier
Private WalkerJames Beck
VicarFrank Williams
Private PikeIan Lavender
Polish OfficerGabor Vernon
VergerEdward Sinclair
Chief ARP Warden HodgeBill Pertwee
Private SpongeColin Bean
Mr BluettHarold Bennett
Mr BugdenPeter Butterworth
FredBill Tasker
Police SergeantMichael Bevis
ProducerDavid Croft
WriterJimmy Perry
WriterDavid Croft

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Oct 197520:00
    BBC One London
  • Sat 9 Aug 200818:30
    BBC Two Wales, Wales (Analogue), Scotland & England only
  • Sat 9 Aug 200820:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Sat 12 Dec 200918:30
    BBC Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
  • Sat 15 Oct 201120:15
    BBC Two Scotland & England only
  • Sun 30 Oct 201116:30
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 18 May 201320:00
    BBC Two HD, England, Scotland & Wales only
  • Sat 8 Jun 201317:35
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Sat 21 Mar 201519:45
    BBC Two England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Sat 1 Oct 201619:40
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & HD only
  • Sat 4 Aug 201819:30
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
  • Sat 5 Sep 202019:30
    BBC Two Wales, England, HD & Wales HD only
  • Sat 19 Sep 202019:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Sat 30 Mar 202420:00
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 31 Mar 202417:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

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Letters from the actors, internal BBC memos and photos from the first episode to the last.

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