The Fallen Idol
Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit in a seaside town. The platoon goes on an exercise, but there are surprises in store for Captain Mainwaring.
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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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Crawford Light Orchestra
Furioso Moril
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Arthur Askey & Orchestra
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
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George Melachrino and His Orchestra & William Hill Brown
Warsaw Concert
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Captain George Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Arthur Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Lance Corporal Jack Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private James Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Joe Walker | James Beck |
| Private Charles Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Frank Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Captain Square | Geoffrey Lumsden |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Fri 18 Dec 1970 20:00麻豆社 One London- Sat 1 Sep 2012 18:25麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Sat 1 Sep 2012 18:55麻豆社 Two England & Wales only
- Sat 8 Sep 2012 17:25麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 2 Aug 2014 19:40麻豆社 Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 6 Feb 2016 20:25麻豆社 Two England, Wales & HD only
- Sun 21 Feb 2016 19:20麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Sat 14 Sep 2019 18:40麻豆社 Two England, HD, Wales HD & Wales 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.