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Big Guns
Episode 7 of 14
Classic sitcom featuring the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea. The platoon is sent a huge naval gun - but how does it work? What's more, where is it pointing?
Last on
Sat 23 Oct 2021
18:30
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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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George Fragos
I Hear a Rhapsody
Composer: Jack Baker. Composer: Dick Gasparre. -
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Billy Cotton & His Band
You Say the Sweetest Things Baby
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| The Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| Mr Rees | Edward Evans |
| Mr Bennett | Roy Denton |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Director | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Thu 23 Oct 1969 19:30麻豆社 One London- Sat 25 Sep 2010 18:30麻豆社 Two Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sun 3 Oct 2010 18:50麻豆社 Two Wales
- Sat 7 Apr 2012 18:20麻豆社 Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
- Sat 9 Nov 2013 20:30麻豆社 Two England, HD & Wales only
- Fri 29 Nov 2013 19:30麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Sat 5 Sep 2015 20:40麻豆社 Two Scotland, England, Wales & HD only
- Sat 3 Oct 2015 19:55麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 6 May 2017 20:30麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Thu 11 May 2017 18:00麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Sat 16 Feb 2019 20:30麻豆社 Two England, HD & Scotland only
- Sat 23 Oct 2021 18:30麻豆社 Two England, HD, Wales, Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD & 1 more only
Explore the history of Dad's Army in the 麻豆社 Archive
Letters from the actors, internal 麻豆社 memos and photos from the first episode to the last.