DADS ARMY, THE VERY BEST EPISODES: VOLUME 1 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK

Jimmy Perry,David Croft,Arnold Ridley,,Clive Dunn,,Jimmy Beck,John Laurie, | 2 pages | 09 Jan 2006 | BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House | 9780563504184 | English | , United Kingdom The Film Interpreter: Top 15 Dad's Army Episodes

Then the celebratory tea party is interrupted by a plane flying over, blowing everything away. This was a very complex episode that delves into one of the shows most warmest, kindest, most whole hearted characters. We see how this frail individual has affected almost every single other character on the show, and how much he means to them. We Know Our Onions. The platoon are sent on a Home Guard proficiency test for the weekend. The platoon fail miserably the first two tests, though they are given half a star for persistence on the second test, having kept Captain Ramsay the man in charge of the tests up half the night. To get round this they buy some onions off Hodges and fire those instead. This impresses Ramsay so much he awards them the maximum twelve stars outright. Whilst the platoon are defeated horribly by the electrified fence; the aim was to spend fifteen minutes to discuss then half an hour to get over the fence — the platoon spend all day and are eventually stopped by Ramsay at midnight — they do show that, when the chips are down, they can get out of the toughest situations and show some great intuition. And, of course, being played by the legend that is Fulton Mackay is fantastic, a great casting choice. Godfrey has shockingly handed in his resignation to the Home Guard. Not wanting to lose the tea maker, Mainwaring asks why. Godfrey says he was unable to kill a mouse, so how could he kill a enemy soldier, and Mainwaring is furious when he finds that Godfrey was a conscientious objector in the previous war. How is that possible? However, during a fire training exercise, Godfrey goes back into the smoke filled hut in order to find Mainwaring, who has collapsed from smoke inhalation. Saving Mainwaring causes Godfrey to be taken ill, and causes the entire platoon to visit him, overcoming their distrust of him after he risked his life to save the Captain. The episode was absolutely fantastic, it shows how the platoon overcomes their views on conscientious objectors, and, as Godfrey shows, heroes come in all forms of life. Battle of the Giants! So at the church parade he is humiliated as being the only person there without medals. The first Christmas special did not disappoint. Action, laughs, Hodges getting soaked multiple times, it has it all! The ending was cleverly done too, with Walker ensuring that the Walmington-on-Sea platoon would win, especially since winning it fairly cruelly slipped from their grasp with Jones fell with a bout of malaria. It certainly showed why the Walmington-on-Sea platoon is, not only our favourite, but the best. The Royal Train. Whilst the platoon are extremely pleased with the news, it is ruined when Hodges, Reverend Farthing, Mr. Yeatman, the Mayor and the station master all show they also know! Things take a turn for the worse when another train stops at the station, with the operators getting off to make a phone call about a broken brake. Unfortunately they mistake sleeping pills that Mainwaring bought for his wife for a substitute for sugar, and fall asleep! Mainwaring takes charge and gets Pike to move the train as he knows how from films , without realising that the train cannot stop! What follows is Hodges, Farthing, Yeatman and the Mayor trying to catch up with a runaway train whilst Maiwnaring and Jones make their way across the top of the carriages, so that Hodges can throw them the brake. Then, when Mainwaring and Jones are making that way back, Wilson suggests activating the reverse lever to try and slow the train down. This works So you can tell this episode is hilarious already. The designs, the sizes, the power, the engineering, I am absolutely fascinated by them. Nowadays you get those boring electric trains that look like boxes on wheels. Tense, hilarious, awesome. Never Too Old. Jones is getting married! Oh yes! This was the final episode ever created. This was done to great effect with the transition from the wedding to the invasion alert. From the happiness and joy of Jones and Mrs Fox tying the knot, to the feeling of anxiety, of fear. And that the Home Guard was our only defence. The rest of the main cast then join Pike and Jones to toast his health and marriage, only for Hodges to turn up and tell them the invasion alert was a false alarm. He would then go on to say that the Nazis would march through them. Whilst this does gives us the harsh reality that Hodges was very likely to be correct in that aspect, it also gives us the means to respect the real Home Guard. They were prepared to lay down their lives to protect every inch of and, as Frazer and Mainwaring put it, the whole of Britain. And for that I salute and honour them. Enter Fiona Gray, a woman who Mainwaring becomes entirely smitten by, even repeating the chat-up lines that he told Wilson off for, without realising until he said it. Mainwaring and Gray spend a lot of time together, which causes gossip amongst the platoon since Mainwaring is married to a character who is never seen or heard, but is easily the most dominant character in the entire creation. Even Wilson tries to confront Mainwaring over it. But after learning that Gray is leaving for London, he rushes off to the train station to try and get her to change her mind. She, regretfully, leaves. Arthur Lowe and as Mainwaring and Gray respectively have great chemistry on screen, and we get to see a whole new side to Mainwaring, which is great as we get to delve deeper into his character. Mainwaring loves Gray so much he was prepared to give everything up for her; his wife, the bank, the platoon, everything which he has stated in numerous episodes that he had worked so hard for. The Deadly Attachment. Oh how much do I love this episode? The crew take him hostage and force Mainwaring to take them to the dock so they could get a boat to cross the channel. This episode was brilliant, mainly due to the interactions between the Home Guard and the German U-Boar crew, from Walker getting their orders for the fish and chips shop, to Mainwaring and the U-Boat Captain having a go at each other. Pike — Whistle while you work! When Pike loses the food and the boat, morale begins to fall. The situation worsens when they spot a drifting sea mine. When Private Godfrey admits to having been a conscientious objector during the Great War , he is branded a coward, sent home in disgrace and thereafter ostracised by the platoon. When he saves Mainwaring's life, though, and it emerges that he holds the Military Medal for bravery under fire as a medical orderly , he is forgiven and reinstated. Mainwaring uses Walker's new tracking dog to locate a discarded parachute. After finding dozens of ladies' undergarments made from the parachute's silk, an enemy airman is finally cornered. Frazer the undertaker loses the spring of the Lewis gun. He believes it may be in a recently-made coffin which is shortly to be buried. The platoon requisitions a boat and sets off to guard the local river. After getting lost in what they think is the English Channel , they believe themselves to be stranded behind enemy lines. Mainwaring thinks a mascot will help their chances. The platoon takes part in an exercise with Captain Square's men. Square's men will defend a windmill and the platoon must plant a dummy bomb inside. The platoon devises a plan which involves putting Jones in a fake tree trunk and pushing him up the river. Pike is caught in barbed wire in the middle of a mine field on the beach. The army engineers are slow to arrive so the platoon takes action to save him. The platoon is sent to guard a camp full of Italian prisoners of war , but Walker's attitude toward them makes Mainwaring wonder if he is a fifth columnist. In Mainwaring's absence, the platoon foregoes parade to compete in a darts match against the ARP wardens. Upon his return, Mainwaring orders Wilson to bring them back. With two pints for the winners, though, the platoon refuses to leave. The platoon mans a local lighthouse as defence against a seaborne assault. During an air raid, the light is switched on and the town is illuminated. A new platoon member who served with Jones during the Mahdist War accuses him of cowardice. Mainwaring allows women into his platoon but rumours begin to circulate that he has become personally involved with one of the new members. While Mainwaring is happy to play fairly, Hodges recruits Ernie Egan, a professional cricketeer. Mainwaring is shocked to discover that Wilson has been both made manager of the Eastgate branch of the bank and commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of the Eastgate platoon. Mainwaring is left with Pike as his chief clerk and Jones as his sergeant. After the ARP headquarters is bombed, the platoon is forced to share the church hall with the wardens. Captain Square gets Mainwaring drunk in the officers' mess, damaging Mainwaring's reputation in the eyes of the platoon. Mainwaring must repair his image. The platoon is challenged to a test by the Eastgate platoon, with Hodges, the vicar and the verger as judges. They seem unlikely to win and their chances worsen when Jones has a bout of malaria. Godfrey and Walker are trapped when a bomb falls on the local pumping station. When Hodges and the others try to free them, they all become trapped. A pipe bursts and the room begins rapidly filling with water. Jones, trapped in the other room, tries desperately to turn the water off. Walker tricks Hodges into dying his hair with ceiling paint, with Hodges believing the 'Dye" will make him look old enough to stay in the ARP. Mainwaring, unhappy because his men are not living up to his expectations and believing his leadership to be unappreciated, dreams he is after eating too much toasted cheese. Wilson goes AWOL and is seen with his arm round a younger woman, who turns out be his daughter. Walker acquires pigeons for Jones to sell as off-the-ration meat. When Jones then hears of an unexplained shortage of pigeons in Trafalgar Square , he changes his mind. The platoon is to guard a barn near another that is the target for artillery practice and after a mix-up over map coordinates end up in the wrong one. Jones can't phone a correction from HQ due to Godfrey cutting the wire by mistake. With the van broken, Jones and Godfrey must drive two cars there; as Godfrey can't drive, Jones tows his car along. After Frazer complains that Mainwaring is wasting his time with irrelevant lectures, Mainwaring allows Frazer to act as captain for a couple of days. Frazer begins abusing his power by firing Jones and promoting Walker. To boost morale, Mainwaring holds a party in his home. A bomb hits the bank during the party; thousands of pounds must be counted and guarded by the party guests, then taken to the Eastgate branch by horse and cart. Pike scares the horse and it bolts with Mainwaring on board. Private Godfrey requests leave to help his widowed friend Mrs Prentice gather the harvest and Mainwaring, citing the harvest as vital to the war effort, offers the assistance of the platoon. Hodges wants to turn over a new leaf and comes to help as well. Jones loses his pants in the threshing machine and the platoon get drunk on Mrs Prentice's homemade wine, after which they fight with an equally drunk Hodges during the vicar's harvest blessing. The platoon is challenged to plant a dummy bomb in the officer commanding's office. They disguise themselves as firemen travelling in an old fire engine, but Hodges spots a real fire. Wilson and Walker then reveal their contingency plan. Mainwaring is charged with showing a light and taken to court by a gleeful Hodges. When Mr Yeatman tries to tell Hodges he's responsible, he is blackmailed into remaining silent. Walker then blackmails the judge, Captain Square, into freeing Mainwaring due to Walker observing the light being switched on at the time he brought Square some illegal whiskey. Then Mr Yeatman admits in court he had switched on the light. Operation Catherine Wheel is the testing of the War Office's new, radio-controlled explosive wheel. Skip to main content. 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It also shows how different, and yet how similar Mainwaring and Hodges are. Hodges demands that they shoot the lighthouse straight away whilst Mainwaring leaves it as a last resort, and both of them are doing what they feel is right for the good of Walmington-on-Sea. An episode that truly gets you hooked. Sons of the Sea. However in a test run they get lost and end up crossing the English Channel and drift into occupied ! His loyalty to his crew is shown greatly, and we can feel that he would die in order to protect them, which is why we love him. The problem? Things That Go Bump in the Night. In this episode alone he was forced to strip and change clothes three times. But despite that, it never got old. Eventually Captain Cadbury, the owner of the house, returns and explains that the house is a school, training dogs for the war effort. He allows Pike to wear a German uniform before directing them to the nearest settlement so that the platoon can get some fuel. Unfortunately the German uniform is used for training the dogs, and is covered in aniseed which is attracting the dogs, who will tear Pike and anyone else who came into contact with him apart. So the platoon and Cadbury run up a tree before using a shed as cover, which was hilarious ton watch. Now, there is a hint of sadness in this episode. Walker, played by , was not in the studio scenes, but he was in the outdoor scenes. This is because Beck filmed the outdoor scenes before falling gravely ill and suddenly dying at the age of This came as a shock to cast, crew and fans alike, especially since Beck was one of the youngest members of the group. But James Beck continues to be an extremely great actor who was taken from us far too early. Bless you James Beck, for portraying one of the greatest characters created, rest in peace. Asleep in the Deep. The rescue attempt fails when the platoon, albeit Jones, also get trapped when the roof caves in. Things get even worse when a dripping pipe bursts and the platoon and Hodges are now at risk of drowning. So the first two at the head of the chain are in grave danger. Mainwaring then walks away from the others and takes a piece, which is blank. However he says he got it, putting his life at risk instead of the rest of the platoon. Hell, he even puts his life on the line ahead of Hodges, as he goes in front of him. Mainwaring is a true hero. Is There Still Honey for Tea? The Colonel then leaves Mainwaring with the responsibility of telling Godfrey. This was a highly emotional episode because, well, Godfrey is so lovable. Frazer even says that the shock would probably kill him. Learning that Godfrey has nowhere to go, Jones offers that Godfrey stays with him. Come eviction day, even Hodges, the hard hearted individual, helps out. But then the day is saved, by Frazer of all people! And Frazer is the unsung hero, Godfrey assumes Mainwaring did it. Then the celebratory tea party is interrupted by a plane flying over, blowing everything away. This was a very complex episode that delves into one of the shows most warmest, kindest, most whole hearted characters. We see how this frail individual has affected almost every single other character on the show, and how much he means to them. We Know Our Onions. The platoon are sent on a Home Guard proficiency test for the weekend. The platoon fail miserably the first two tests, though they are given half a star for persistence on the second test, having kept Captain Ramsay the man in charge of the tests up half the night. To get round this they buy some onions off Hodges and fire those instead. This impresses Ramsay so much he awards them the maximum twelve stars outright. Whilst the platoon are defeated horribly by the electrified fence; the aim was to spend fifteen minutes to discuss then half an hour to get over the fence — the platoon spend all day and are eventually stopped by Ramsay at midnight — they do show that, when the chips are down, they can get out of the toughest situations and show some great intuition. And, of course, being played by the legend that is Fulton Mackay is fantastic, a great casting choice. Godfrey has shockingly handed in his resignation to the Home Guard. Not wanting to lose the tea maker, Mainwaring asks why. Godfrey says he was unable to kill a mouse, so how could he kill a enemy soldier, and Mainwaring is furious when he finds that Godfrey was a conscientious objector in the previous war. How is that possible? However, during a fire training exercise, Godfrey goes back into the smoke filled hut in order to find Mainwaring, who has collapsed from smoke inhalation. Saving Mainwaring causes Godfrey to be taken ill, and causes the entire platoon to visit him, overcoming their distrust of him after he risked his life to save the Captain. The episode was absolutely fantastic, it shows how the platoon overcomes their views on conscientious objectors, and, as Godfrey shows, heroes come in all forms of life. Battle of the Giants! So at the church parade he is humiliated as being the only person there without medals. The first Christmas special did not disappoint. Action, laughs, Hodges getting soaked multiple times, it has it all! The ending was cleverly done too, with Walker ensuring that the Walmington-on-Sea platoon would win, especially since winning it fairly cruelly slipped from their grasp with Jones fell with a bout of malaria. It certainly showed why the Walmington-on-Sea platoon is, not only our favourite, but the best. The Royal Train. Technical Specs. Episode List. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Episode Guide. Added to Watchlist. Top-Rated Episodes S1. Error: please try again. TV Comedy . British Situation Comedy's. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Episodes Seasons. 3 episodes, Robert Bathurst 3 episodes, Kevin Eldon Lance-Corporal Jones 3 episodes, David Hayman Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. After hearing of the formation of the Home Guard , George Mainwaring , a bank manager, takes it upon himself to form a platoon in Walmington-on- Sea. He declares himself captain, an assumption others are not so keen to make. He names his chief clerk, Arthur Wilson , sergeant. Mainwaring, worried that the Nazis could attack at any time, attempts to requisition much-needed weapons from the local Peabody Museum of Historic Army Weapons. In exchange for weapons, Mainwaring hands over command to Colonel Square, but the weapons are muskets and Square wants the platoon to fight on horseback. Lance Corporal Jones and capture two Luftwaffe airmen, earning a monetary reward; however, a Polish officer wishes to claim the reward for himself. Major Regan from area headquarters decides that Jones is too old to be in the Home Guard, and announces that unless Jones can complete the assault course in fifteen minutes, he will be removed from the platoon. The platoon is chosen to provide the guard of honour for the Prime Minister on his visit to Walmington-on-Sea, but poor performance at the shooting range causes Major Regan to have them compete with the neighbouring Eastgate platoon for the honour. The platoon participates in an invasion exercise with Captain Ogilvie and a Highland regiment. The platoon mistakenly believes an invasion is in progress, and splits into two sections. One section, though, mistakes the other for the enemy. Walker is called up into the army. The platoon, anxious at how they will obtain off-the-ration supplies without him, fight to keep him. Wilson's Little Secret ". 's mother agrees to take in a child evacuee, but Wilson misunderstands her and believes she is pregnant. Mainwaring orders Wilson to marry her. Mainwaring has the opportunity to promote someone to corporal. Rather than promote Jones, he tests who has the greatest potential by temporarily promoting to lance corporal. Frazer's increasingly dictatorial manner soon alienates the platoon. When Frazer spots what he believes to be a German spy signalling planes, the platoon arrests a suspect who protests that he is a naturalised Englishman. Jones donates his van as a troop transport, but Walker wants to use it for his black market activities. Both men are sent with the van to work with Air Raid Precautions during an exercise. The platoon is selected to attend a weekend camp run by a tough Spanish captain. Mainwaring teaches the men to use the public telephone system as emergency communication. Jones and Hodges attempt to phone general headquarters when a German aeroplane crashes in the reservoir. The platoon's supply of ammunition is used up when engaging a low-flying German plane, and Mainwaring sets up a court of inquiry to determine who should be held responsible. The inquiry descends into farce when the platoon attempts to re-enact the event. The bank takes a direct hit during an air-raid, but the bomb fails to explode, leaving Mainwaring and Wilson stuck in the vault with it. When the bomb disposal officer leaves to collect the right tools, the platoon members take matters into their own hands. General headquarters determines that Mainwaring has never held a commission, and he is demoted to private. Wilson temporarily leads the platoon while Mainwaring attempts to regain his command. The platoon is given a heavy naval artillery piece but the town's bandstand, a rare example of Victorian ironwork, stands in its field of fire. The town council insists it must be preserved but Mainwaring reasons that a demonstration of the gun's capabilities will quiet any protests. A runaway barrage balloon must be retrieved. After a series of mistakes, Mainwaring is dragged through the countryside by one of the balloon's cables. Mainwaring announces that a dance will be held to raise morale. He is less than pleased when Pike announces that his date for the evening will be the daughter of Mainwaring's cleaning woman. The platoon is placed on guard duty, and mans a machine gun post at of the pier. When Pike loses the food and the boat, morale begins to fall. The situation worsens when they spot a drifting sea mine. When Private Godfrey admits to having been a conscientious objector during the Great War , he is branded a coward, sent home in disgrace and thereafter ostracised by the platoon. When he saves Mainwaring's life, though, and it emerges that he holds the Military Medal for bravery under fire as a medical orderly , he is forgiven and reinstated. Mainwaring uses Walker's new tracking dog to locate a discarded parachute. After finding dozens of ladies' undergarments made from the parachute's silk, an enemy airman is finally cornered. Frazer the undertaker loses the spring of the Lewis gun. He believes it may be in a recently- made coffin which is shortly to be buried. The platoon requisitions a boat and sets off to guard the local river. After getting lost in what they think is the English Channel , they believe themselves to be stranded behind enemy lines. Mainwaring thinks a mascot will help their chances. The platoon takes part in an exercise with Captain Square's men. Square's men will defend a windmill and the platoon must plant a dummy bomb inside. The platoon devises a plan which involves putting Jones in a fake tree trunk and pushing him up the river. Pike is caught in barbed wire in the middle of a mine field on the beach. The army engineers are slow to arrive so the platoon takes action to save him. The platoon is sent to guard a camp full of Italian prisoners of war , but Walker's attitude toward them makes Mainwaring wonder if he is a fifth columnist. In Mainwaring's absence, the platoon foregoes parade to compete in a darts match against the ARP wardens. Upon his return, Mainwaring orders Wilson to bring them back. Worst & Best Dad’s Army Episodes

An episode that truly gets you hooked. Sons of the Sea. However in a test run they get lost and end up crossing the English Channel and drift into occupied France! His loyalty to his crew is shown greatly, and we can feel that he would die in order to protect them, which is why we love him. The problem? Things That Go Bump in the Night. In this episode alone he was forced to strip and change clothes three times. But despite that, it never got old. Eventually Captain Cadbury, the owner of the house, returns and explains that the house is a school, training dogs for the war effort. He allows Pike to wear a German uniform before directing them to the nearest settlement so that the platoon can get some fuel. Unfortunately the German uniform is used for training the dogs, and is covered in aniseed which is attracting the dogs, who will tear Pike and anyone else who came into contact with him apart. So the platoon and Cadbury run up a tree before using a shed as cover, which was hilarious ton watch. Now, there is a hint of sadness in this episode. Walker, played by James Beck, was not in the studio scenes, but he was in the outdoor scenes. This is because Beck filmed the outdoor scenes before falling gravely ill and suddenly dying at the age of This came as a shock to cast, crew and fans alike, especially since Beck was one of the youngest members of the group. But James Beck continues to be an extremely great actor who was taken from us far too early. Bless you James Beck, for portraying one of the greatest characters created, rest in peace. Asleep in the Deep. The rescue attempt fails when the platoon, albeit Jones, also get trapped when the roof caves in. Things get even worse when a dripping pipe bursts and the platoon and Hodges are now at risk of drowning. So the first two at the head of the chain are in grave danger. Mainwaring then walks away from the others and takes a piece, which is blank. However he says he got it, putting his life at risk instead of the rest of the platoon. Hell, he even puts his life on the line ahead of Hodges, as he goes in front of him. Mainwaring is a true hero. Is There Still Honey for Tea? The Colonel then leaves Mainwaring with the responsibility of telling Godfrey. This was a highly emotional episode because, well, Godfrey is so lovable. Frazer even says that the shock would probably kill him. Learning that Godfrey has nowhere to go, Jones offers that Godfrey stays with him. Come eviction day, even Hodges, the hard hearted individual, helps out. But then the day is saved, by Frazer of all people! And Frazer is the unsung hero, Godfrey assumes Mainwaring did it. Then the celebratory tea party is interrupted by a plane flying over, blowing everything away. This was a very complex episode that delves into one of the shows most warmest, kindest, most whole hearted characters. We see how this frail individual has affected almost every single other character on the show, and how much he means to them. We Know Our Onions. The platoon are sent on a Home Guard proficiency test for the weekend. The platoon fail miserably the first two tests, though they are given half a star for persistence on the second test, having kept Captain Ramsay the man in charge of the tests up half the night. To get round this they buy some onions off Hodges and fire those instead. This impresses Ramsay so much he awards them the maximum twelve stars outright. Whilst the platoon are defeated horribly by the electrified fence; the aim was to spend fifteen minutes to discuss then half an hour to get over the fence — the platoon spend all day and are eventually stopped by Ramsay at midnight — they do show that, when the chips are down, they can get out of the toughest situations and show some great intuition. And, of course, being played by the legend that is Fulton Mackay is fantastic, a great casting choice. Godfrey has shockingly handed in his resignation to the Home Guard. Not wanting to lose the tea maker, Mainwaring asks why. Godfrey says he was unable to kill a mouse, so how could he kill a enemy soldier, and Mainwaring is furious when he finds that Godfrey was a conscientious objector in the previous war. How is that possible? However, during a fire training exercise, Godfrey goes back into the smoke filled hut in order to find Mainwaring, who has collapsed from smoke inhalation. Saving Mainwaring causes Godfrey to be taken ill, and causes the entire platoon to visit him, overcoming their distrust of him after he risked his life to save the Captain. The episode was absolutely fantastic, it shows how the platoon overcomes their views on conscientious objectors, and, as Godfrey shows, heroes come in all forms of life. Battle of the Giants! So at the church parade he is humiliated as being the only person there without medals. The first Christmas special did not disappoint. Action, laughs, Hodges getting soaked multiple times, it has it all! The ending was cleverly done too, with Walker ensuring that the Walmington-on-Sea platoon would win, especially since winning it fairly cruelly slipped from their grasp with Jones fell with a bout of malaria. It certainly showed why the Walmington-on-Sea platoon is, not only our favourite, but the best. The Royal Train. Whilst the platoon are extremely pleased with the news, it is ruined when Hodges, Reverend Farthing, Mr. Yeatman, the Mayor and the station master all show they also know! The platoon is given a heavy naval artillery piece but the town's bandstand, a rare example of Victorian ironwork, stands in its field of fire. The town council insists it must be preserved but Mainwaring reasons that a demonstration of the gun's capabilities will quiet any protests. A runaway barrage balloon must be retrieved. After a series of mistakes, Mainwaring is dragged through the countryside by one of the balloon's cables. Mainwaring announces that a dance will be held to raise morale. He is less than pleased when Pike announces that his date for the evening will be the daughter of Mainwaring's cleaning woman. The platoon is placed on guard duty, and mans a machine gun post at the end of the pier. When Pike loses the food and the boat, morale begins to fall. The situation worsens when they spot a drifting sea mine. When Private Godfrey admits to having been a conscientious objector during the Great War , he is branded a coward, sent home in disgrace and thereafter ostracised by the platoon. When he saves Mainwaring's life, though, and it emerges that he holds the Military Medal for bravery under fire as a medical orderly , he is forgiven and reinstated. Mainwaring uses Walker's new tracking dog to locate a discarded parachute. After finding dozens of ladies' undergarments made from the parachute's silk, an enemy airman is finally cornered. Frazer the undertaker loses the spring of the Lewis gun. He believes it may be in a recently-made coffin which is shortly to be buried. The platoon requisitions a boat and sets off to guard the local river. After getting lost in what they think is the English Channel , they believe themselves to be stranded behind enemy lines. Mainwaring thinks a mascot will help their chances. The platoon takes part in an exercise with Captain Square's men. Square's men will defend a windmill and the platoon must plant a dummy bomb inside. The platoon devises a plan which involves putting Jones in a fake tree trunk and pushing him up the river. Pike is caught in barbed wire in the middle of a mine field on the beach. The army engineers are slow to arrive so the platoon takes action to save him. The platoon is sent to guard a camp full of Italian prisoners of war , but Walker's attitude toward them makes Mainwaring wonder if he is a fifth columnist. In Mainwaring's absence, the platoon foregoes parade to compete in a darts match against the ARP wardens. Upon his return, Mainwaring orders Wilson to bring them back. With two pints for the winners, though, the platoon refuses to leave. The platoon mans a local lighthouse as defence against a seaborne assault. During an air raid, the light is switched on and the town is illuminated. A new platoon member who served with Jones during the Mahdist War accuses him of cowardice. Mainwaring allows women into his platoon but rumours begin to circulate that he has become personally involved with one of the new members. While Mainwaring is happy to play fairly, Hodges recruits Ernie Egan, a professional cricketeer. Mainwaring is shocked to discover that Wilson has been both made manager of the Eastgate branch of the bank and commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of the Eastgate platoon. Mainwaring is left with Pike as his chief clerk and Jones as his sergeant. After the ARP headquarters is bombed, the platoon is forced to share the church hall with the wardens. Captain Square gets Mainwaring drunk in the officers' mess, damaging Mainwaring's reputation in the eyes of the platoon. Mainwaring must repair his image. The platoon is challenged to a test by the Eastgate platoon, with Hodges, the vicar and the verger as judges. They seem unlikely to win and their chances worsen when Jones has a bout of malaria. Godfrey and Walker are trapped when a bomb falls on the local pumping station. When Hodges and the others try to free them, they all become trapped. A pipe bursts and the room begins rapidly filling with water. Jones, trapped in the other room, tries desperately to turn the water off. Walker tricks Hodges into dying his hair with ceiling paint, with Hodges believing the 'Dye" will make him look old enough to stay in the ARP. Mainwaring, unhappy because his men are not living up to his expectations and believing his leadership to be unappreciated, dreams he is Napoleon after eating too much toasted cheese. Wilson goes AWOL and is seen with his arm round a younger woman, who turns out be his daughter. Walker acquires pigeons for Jones to sell as off-the-ration meat. When Jones then hears of an unexplained shortage of pigeons in Trafalgar Square , he changes his mind. The platoon is to guard a barn near another that is the target for artillery practice and after a mix-up over map coordinates end up in the wrong one. Jones can't phone a correction from HQ due to Godfrey cutting the wire by mistake. With the van broken, Jones and Godfrey must drive two cars there; as Godfrey can't drive, Jones tows his car along. After Frazer complains that Mainwaring is wasting his time with irrelevant lectures, Mainwaring allows Frazer to act as captain for a couple of days. Frazer begins abusing his power by firing Jones and promoting Walker. To boost morale, Mainwaring holds a party in his home. A bomb hits the bank during the party; thousands of pounds must be counted and guarded by the party guests, then taken to the Eastgate branch by horse and cart. Pike scares the horse and it bolts with Mainwaring on board. Private Godfrey requests leave to help his widowed friend Mrs Prentice gather the harvest and Mainwaring, citing the harvest as vital to the war effort, offers the assistance of the platoon. Hodges wants to turn over a new leaf and comes to help as well. Jones loses his pants in the threshing machine and the platoon get drunk on Mrs Prentice's homemade wine, after which they fight with an equally drunk Hodges during the vicar's harvest blessing. The platoon is challenged to plant a dummy bomb in the officer commanding's office. See all condition definitions - opens in a new window or tab Read more about the condition. Featured on the CD are the following episodes from the radio series:. The episodes were chosen Phill Jupitus. It contains 2 CDs and runs for 2 hours. Published by BBC Audiobooks in Postage and handling. The seller has not specified a postage method to Germany. Contact the seller - opens in a new window or tab and request postage to your location. 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With Mainwaring and Hodges playing the two St. Georges and the Home Guard and Warden dragons headed by Jones and the Vicar respectively, no-one expected that the two St. Georges would then fight each other! Not only that, but the two dragons also come to blows. That is the main aspect of this episode, the twist on the St. George and the dragon legend. It was very well done the whole fair scene was performed brilliantly by all members of cast, main or supporting. Of course the clash of the two groups overshadows the whole episode, that and Pike trying to hide his embarrassment in his costume. Ring Dem Bells. Now this was a classic. This episode is great simply because of the platoon dressed in Nazi uniforms, especially when the public see them, thinking that they have been invaded! The initial feelings the platoon had when they first put on the uniform was just faultless. However upon entering the room, they see that the three men literally jumped, and were now hanging on for dear life near the top of the tower. His role as Pike truly grew to great heights in this episode, showing the viewers how flexible and talented he can be. This episode is definitely one of the best. Put That Light Out! Fearing the Nazis will send spies across the channel, Mainwaring sends Jones, Godfrey, Pike and Frazer to man a lighthouse. Simple right? Of course not! They accidently turn the lighthouse on! They attempt to stop it and And now all of Walmington has been lit up like a Christmas tree. How can it get any worse? A German air raid of course! The episode is extremely tense; the Home Guard and the Wardens have to figure out how to turn off the lighthouse before the Luftwaffe arrive. It even shows how far Mainwaring will go before resorting to firing the Lewis gun at the lighthouse, something he had wanted to avoid as he may hit his own men. And then after all that, just as Mainwaring is about to pull the trigger, the light goes out, saving the town. It was a close call that made Mainwaring make the hardest decision he probably had to decide. It also shows how different, and yet how similar Mainwaring and Hodges are. Hodges demands that they shoot the lighthouse straight away whilst Mainwaring leaves it as a last resort, and both of them are doing what they feel is right for the good of Walmington-on-Sea. An episode that truly gets you hooked. Sons of the Sea. However in a test run they get lost and end up crossing the English Channel and drift into occupied France! His loyalty to his crew is shown greatly, and we can feel that he would die in order to protect them, which is why we love him. The problem? Things That Go Bump in the Night. In this episode alone he was forced to strip and change clothes three times. But despite that, it never got old. Eventually Captain Cadbury, the owner of the house, returns and explains that the house is a school, training dogs for the war effort. He allows Pike to wear a German uniform before directing them to the nearest settlement so that the platoon can get some fuel. Unfortunately the German uniform is used for training the dogs, and is covered in aniseed which is attracting the dogs, who will tear Pike and anyone else who came into contact with him apart. So the platoon and Cadbury run up a tree before using a shed as cover, which was hilarious ton watch. Now, there is a hint of sadness in this episode. Walker, played by James Beck, was not in the studio scenes, but he was in the outdoor scenes. This is because Beck filmed the outdoor scenes before falling gravely ill and suddenly dying at the age of This came as a shock to cast, crew and fans alike, especially since Beck was one of the youngest members of the group. But James Beck continues to be an extremely great actor who was taken from us far too early. Bless you James Beck, for portraying one of the greatest characters created, rest in peace. Asleep in the Deep. The rescue attempt fails when the platoon, albeit Jones, also get trapped when the roof caves in. Things get even worse when a dripping pipe bursts and the platoon and Hodges are now at risk of drowning. So the first two at the head of the chain are in grave danger. Mainwaring then walks away from the others and takes a piece, which is blank. However he says he got it, putting his life at risk instead of the rest of the platoon. Hell, he even puts his life on the line ahead of Hodges, as he goes in front of him. Mainwaring is a true hero. Is There Still Honey for Tea? The Colonel then leaves Mainwaring with the responsibility of telling Godfrey. This was a highly emotional episode because, well, Godfrey is so lovable. Frazer even says that the shock would probably kill him. Walker tricks Hodges into dying his hair with ceiling paint, with Hodges believing the 'Dye" will make him look old enough to stay in the ARP. Mainwaring, unhappy because his men are not living up to his expectations and believing his leadership to be unappreciated, dreams he is Napoleon after eating too much toasted cheese. Wilson goes AWOL and is seen with his arm round a younger woman, who turns out be his daughter. Walker acquires pigeons for Jones to sell as off-the-ration meat. When Jones then hears of an unexplained shortage of pigeons in Trafalgar Square , he changes his mind. The platoon is to guard a barn near another that is the target for artillery practice and after a mix-up over map coordinates end up in the wrong one. Jones can't phone a correction from HQ due to Godfrey cutting the wire by mistake. With the van broken, Jones and Godfrey must drive two cars there; as Godfrey can't drive, Jones tows his car along. After Frazer complains that Mainwaring is wasting his time with irrelevant lectures, Mainwaring allows Frazer to act as captain for a couple of days. Frazer begins abusing his power by firing Jones and promoting Walker. To boost morale, Mainwaring holds a party in his home. A bomb hits the bank during the party; thousands of pounds must be counted and guarded by the party guests, then taken to the Eastgate branch by horse and cart. Pike scares the horse and it bolts with Mainwaring on board. Private Godfrey requests leave to help his widowed friend Mrs Prentice gather the harvest and Mainwaring, citing the harvest as vital to the war effort, offers the assistance of the platoon. Hodges wants to turn over a new leaf and comes to help as well. Jones loses his pants in the threshing machine and the platoon get drunk on Mrs Prentice's homemade wine, after which they fight with an equally drunk Hodges during the vicar's harvest blessing. The platoon is challenged to plant a dummy bomb in the officer commanding's office. They disguise themselves as firemen travelling in an old fire engine, but Hodges spots a real fire. Wilson and Walker then reveal their contingency plan. Mainwaring is charged with showing a light and taken to court by a gleeful Hodges. When Mr Yeatman tries to tell Hodges he's responsible, he is blackmailed into remaining silent. Walker then blackmails the judge, Captain Square, into freeing Mainwaring due to Walker observing the light being switched on at the time he brought Square some illegal whiskey. Then Mr Yeatman admits in court he had switched on the light. Operation Catherine Wheel is the testing of the War Office's new, radio-controlled explosive wheel. The platoon is chosen for fatigues, but Pike and Walker sneak off to listen to the radio, with the radio waves unknowingly pushing the wheel out of control. An enemy has bailed out and is trapped on the town hall clock. The platoon climbs up the precarious ladder to reach him, but getting down becomes more difficult when Jones breaks the ladder. After bringing the terrified German pilot to safety, the vicar comes to the platoon's rescue. The platoon is ordered to guard the crew of a sunken U-boat until the escort arrives. The escort is delayed, though, and the platoon must guard the crew all night. A group of American soldiers arrives at Walmington-on-Sea, but their presence is unappreciated when they begin flirting with the platoon's girlfriends. A mix-up stops another train in the station, though, blocking the King's route. The platoon takes an efficiency test that will promote the platoon to twelve stars if successful. The Warden and Verger try and steal their onions from the platoon. Wilson inherits a title and consequently receives an invitation to become a member of the golf club that Mainwaring has been trying to join for years. When Mainwaring takes leave due to an ingrown toenail, Wilson takes charge. He angers the rest of the platoon, though, by allowing the vicar and Mr Yeatman to join. The platoon is given the job of signposting the area for an Army exercise, but a steam engine is blocking the route. When Jones tries to drive round it, his van becomes stuck, blocking both Hodges in his van and Mr Farthing with his bus of pensioners. A landmine has destroyed yards 92 m of railway track, along with the water and gas mains, and the telephone line. Compounding the problem, Pike gets his head stuck between the bars of a gate. Mainwaring declares . On a field exercise acting as commandos meeting a secret agent represented by Mainwaring , the platoon must trust no one for GHQ has sent out counter agents to catch them. The appearance of a gorilla compounds their problem. A Lady Godiva figure will lead the parade but there is confusion over who this will be. Lady Maltby donates her Rolls-Royce for use as a staff car. Wilson and Pike are assigned to paint it for camouflage, but instead they mistakenly paint the Mayor's Rolls-Royce, just before a French general is due to visit the town. After Jones mistakenly shoots a turkey on patrol and its owner cannot be found, the platoon decides to hold a turkey dinner and treat the town's senior citizens. The platoon is chosen to play Germans in a training film. After arriving on the set a week early, they are mistaken for real Germans on the way home. Despite his bad chest, blocked sinuses, weak ankles and a recently acquired facial tic , Pike passes the medical exam and is set to join the Royal Air Force. Godfrey's cottage is under threat from the building of a new aerodrome , but Frazer blackmails the minister in charge to save it. The platoon goes camping and discovers three German airmen in a dinghy on the reservoir. Pike wants to shoot through the dinghy and sink them, but Mainwaring dismisses this as unfair. Wilson must devise a more civilised strategy. Mainwaring stops Jones from cashing any more cheques because his bank balance is in the red. An investigation reveals an increasing train of debtors, leading back through an orphanage, to which Jones has been supplying meat, to Hodges. Mainwaring prepares a poster for a recruitment drive, eager to increase his platoon to a company and so gain promotion to Major. A mix-up at the printer, though, lands the platoon in trouble and Jones, the face of the recruitment drive, in a prisoner of war camp. Mainwaring's drunken brother Barry arrives in Walmington-on-Sea claiming that their father's pocket watch, held by Mainwaring, belongs to him. Longtime member. No additional import charges at delivery! This item will be posted through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking. Learn more - opens in a new window or tab. 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