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The Day the Balloon Went Up

Dad's Army Series 2
Episode 20 of 20

Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort. Adapted from 麻豆社 TV. With Arthur Lowe. From 1975.

The Verger gets tied up with disastrous consequences. Can the platoon set him free? And where will they hide the barrage balloon?

Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort.

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's 麻豆社 TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Captain Mainwaring 鈥�. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson 鈥�. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones 鈥�. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer 鈥�. John Laurie
Private Godfrey 鈥�. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike 鈥�. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges 鈥�. Bill Pertwee
Vicar 鈥�. Frank Williams
The Verger 鈥�. Edward Sinclair
Squadron Leader 鈥�. Michael Knowles
Announcer 鈥�. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 1975.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 12 May 2026 02:30
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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