Command Decision (Dad's Army)

Command Decision (Dad's Army)
"Command Decision"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no. Series One
Episode 003
Directed by David Croft[1]
Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft[1]
Produced by David Croft[1]
Original air date Wednesday 14/8/68 8.20pm[1]
(recorded Monday 29/4/68[1])
Running time 30 minutes
Episode chronology
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"Museum Piece"
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"The Enemy Within the Gates"

Command Decision is the third episode of the first series of the British comedy series Dad's Army, which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 14 August 1968. It has been praised as classic.[2]

Contents

Synopsis

Leadership agrees with Captain Mainwairing, but the men, still without uniforms and arms, are getting restless. The platoon's fortunes take a turn when old campaigner Colonel Square arrives with an offer of rifles and horses. There is a catch; to secure the weapons, Mainwaring must hand over command to Colonel Square.

Plot

The platoon are all feeling blue due to their lack of rifles. Mainwaring promises them some before the week is out, but time is running short. He eventually puts the platoon under the command of Colonel Square on a promise of rifles, but after being forced to ride horses holding elephant-shooting muskets, he takes control again. In the end, rifles arrive.

Notes

Cast

Cast Characters
Arthur Lowe Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie Private Frazer
James Beck Private Walker
Arnold Ridley Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender Private Pike
Support Cast Characters
Caroline Dowdeswell Janet King
Geoffrey Lumsden Colonel Square
Charles Hill Butler
Gordon Peters Soldier

Radio episode

"Command Decision"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no. Series One
Episode 003
Story by Harold Snoad & Michael Knowles[1]
Produced by John Dyas
Original air date Monday 11/2/74 6.15pm[1]
(recorded Thursday 21/6/73[1])
Running time 30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous
"Museum Piece"
Next →
"The Enemy Within the Gates"

Synopsis

Plot

Cast

Cast Characters
Arthur Lowe Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie Private Frazer
James Beck Private Walker
Geoffrey Lumsden Colonel Square
David Sinclair GHQ Driver

Further reading

  • Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. p. 48. ISBN 0-75284-637-X. 
  • McCann, Graham (2001). Dad's Army: The story of a classic television show. Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-84115-308-7. 

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. p. 48. ISBN 0-75284-637-X. 
  2. ^ Levy, Andrew (2007-12-11). "OK, platoon, sharpen pencils to beat Hitler". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=501375&in_page_id=1770. Retrieved 2008-01-10. 

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