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Episode 5 of 6
Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's motley crew is put in charge of a vital telephone line. They awake to find a bomb enmeshed in the wires.
Last on
Sat 7 Jun 202520:10
BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD
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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 |
| Chief Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Director | Bob Spiers |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Sun 6 Nov 197720:10BBC One London- Sat 13 Sep 200819:00BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & Scotland only
- Thu 18 Sep 200819:00BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
- Sat 4 Jul 200921:00BBC Two England, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 4 Jul 200922:00BBC Two Wales
- Sat 10 Apr 201020:00BBC Two England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales only
- Sat 26 Nov 201119:45BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Fri 2 Dec 201119:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 20 Jul 201319:40BBC Two Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, HD & Wales only
- Sat 25 Apr 201520:00BBC Two England, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Fri 1 May 201521:30BBC Two Wales
- Sat 19 Nov 201620:40BBC Two HD, Wales, Scotland & England only
- Sat 15 Sep 201818:30BBC Two Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 14 Nov 202018:30BBC Two HD, England, Wales & Wales HD only
- Fri 11 Dec 202019:00BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 5 Aug 202319:45BBC Two Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, England, Wales, Wales HD & 1 more only
- Sat 7 Jun 202520:10BBC Two HD, England, 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.
