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Wake Up Walmington
Episode 1 of 6
Classic wartime sitcom. The people of Walmington are no longer taking the threat of invasion seriously. The platoon, therefore, masquerade as fifth columnists to test the town's reaction.
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Sat 19 Sep 202019:30
BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
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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?
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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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Billy Cotton & His Band
We Must All Stick Together
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The Royal Air Force Dance Orchestra Vocal Chorus by J Miller
You Started Something
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Ambrose and His Orchestra & Leslie Douglas
Moonlight Becomes You
From The Road to Morocco
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Lance Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| The Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| ARP Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| The Yokel | Sam Kydd |
| Captain Square | Geoffrey Lumsden |
| The Soldier | Jeffrey Holland |
| Private Sponge | Colin Bean |
| Perkins the Butler | Charles Hill |
| Frenchy | Michael Stainton |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Fat Man | William F Sully |
| The Van Driver | Barry Linehan |
| Bert | Alister Williamson |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Sun 2 Oct 197720:10BBC One London- Sat 16 Aug 200820:30BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Fri 18 Dec 200919:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 2 Jan 201019:30BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 29 Oct 201120:10BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Tue 1 Nov 201119:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 25 May 201320:20BBC Two HD, Scotland & England only
- Tue 18 Jun 201318:30BBC Two Wales
- Sat 28 Mar 201519:35BBC Two England & HD only
- Tue 31 Mar 201519:00BBC Two Wales
- Thu 2 Apr 201519:00BBC Two Scotland
- Fri 24 Apr 201519:00BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 8 Oct 201619:30BBC Two Scotland, England & HD only
- Sun 13 Nov 201619:30BBC Two Wales
- Sat 11 Aug 201818:20BBC Two Wales
- Sat 11 Aug 201819:30BBC Two Scotland, England & HD only
- Sat 12 Sep 202019:30BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 19 Sep 202019:30BBC Two 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.
