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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.
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Sat 18 Jan 2025
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
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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 1969 19:30麻豆社 One London- Sat 13 Dec 2008 20:25麻豆社 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 18 Sep 2010 17:15麻豆社 Two England
- Sat 25 Sep 2010 17:30麻豆社 Two Wales
- Sat 31 Mar 2012 19:30麻豆社 Two England
- Thu 5 Apr 2012 19:00麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Sat 2 Nov 2013 20:30麻豆社 Two HD, England & Northern Ireland only
- Fri 8 Nov 2013 19:30麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Fri 15 Nov 2013 19:30麻豆社 Two Wales
- Sat 29 Aug 2015 20:40麻豆社 Two England, Scotland & HD only
- Sat 29 Apr 2017 18:35麻豆社 Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 9 Feb 2019 19:30麻豆社 Two HD, Scotland, England, Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 16 Oct 2021 18:30麻豆社 Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 16 Oct 2021 19:30麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 18 Jan 2025 18:30麻豆社 Two HD, England, 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.