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Room at the Bottom
Episode 6 of 14
Captain Mainwaring is horrified to discover that he is not a commissioned officer, so Sgt Wilson is put in charge of the platoon - with disastrous consequences.
Last on
Sat 18 Jan 202518:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sgt Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Lance Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Pte Frazer | John Laurie |
| Pte Walker | James Beck |
| Pte Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Pte Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jerry Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Thu 16 Oct 196919:30BBC One London- Sat 13 Dec 200820:25BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 18 Sep 201017:15BBC Two England
- Sat 25 Sep 201017:30BBC Two Wales
- Sat 31 Mar 201219:30BBC Two England
- Thu 5 Apr 201219:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 2 Nov 201320:30BBC Two HD, England & Northern Ireland only
- Fri 8 Nov 201319:30BBC Two Scotland
- Fri 15 Nov 201319:30BBC Two Wales
- Sat 29 Aug 201520:40BBC Two England, Scotland & HD only
- Sat 29 Apr 201718:35BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 9 Feb 201919:30BBC Two HD, Scotland, England, Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 16 Oct 202118:30BBC Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 16 Oct 202119:30BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 18 Jan 202518:30BBC Two HD, England, Wales, Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD & 1 more 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.
