List of Dad's Army episodes

Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during World War II. The sitcom aired between 1968 and 1977, and there were a total of eighty episodes spread over nine series, as well as four Christmas specials.^[1] Most episodes were also adapted for radio. The show was set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, on the south coast of England, making the Home Guard the front line of defence against an invasion by the enemy forces across the English Channel, which formed a backdrop to the series.

The first episode, The Man and the Hour, began with a scene set in the "present day" of 1968, in which Mainwaring addressed his old platoon as part of the contemporary I'm Backing Britain campaign. It was a flash-back to the founding of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon by Mainwaring after he had heard Anthony Eden's 1940 radio broadcast. The final episode, Never Too Old, focused on the wedding of Corporal Jones and Mrs. Fox, which was interrupted as the platoon were put on full invasion alert.

The first two series were made in black and white. There are three lost episodes from series two. Only film copies of the episodes from the first two series survive; the film copies of series one were made for overseas sale, but as this series did not sell well the attempt was not repeated with series two. The three filmed episodes of the latter which exist do so because two were film recorded to show Columbia Pictures executives, who were interested in making a feature film based on the show, and another which needed to be edited in post-production.

Dates shown are original air dates on BBC One. Recording dates are for the studio recordings; but many episodes include extensive footage filmed on location the previous summer.

Series 1

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
001	The Man and the Hour	1968-04-15	1968-07-31	Mainwaring, manager of Swallow's Bank, takes it upon himself to form the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon, after hearing of the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers, declaring himself Captain, and making his chief clerk, Wilson, Sergeant. In absence of weapons and uniforms, the platoon are forced to make do with pepper and armbands.[2]
002	Museum Piece	1968-04-22	1968-08-07	Mainwaring, worried that the Nazis could attack at any time, decides to requisition much needed weapons - from the local Peabody Museum of Historic Army Weapons. There is one problem - to do so, they must outwit the curator - Lance Corporal Jones' father.[2]
003	Command Decision	1968-04-29	1968-08-14	Mainwaring, still short of weapons, receives an offer from Colonel Square - he will give them weapons, but command must be handed over to him. Mainwaring agrees - until he discovers that the weapons in question are muskets, and that he wants the platoon to fight on horseback. The platoon finally receive their proper weapons at the end of the episode.[2]
004	The Enemy Within the Gates	1968-05-06	1968-08-28	A lecture by Mainwaring is interrupted when a Polish officer from GHQ announces that a reward of £10 will be available for any Nazis captured. On patrol later that night, Jones and Walker capture two Luftwaffe airmen, but they escape. The Polish GHQ officer recaptures them and brings them back to the church hall - the platoon receive a £30 reward after he is also mistaken for a German.[3]
005	The Showing Up of Corporal Jones	1968-05-13	1968-09-04	After Major Regan from Area HQ decides that Corporal Jones is too old to be in the Home Guard, he announces that unless he can get round the assault course in 15 minutes, he will be removed from the platoon. The rest of the platoon come up with a plan to save him.[3]
006	Shooting Pains	1968-05-20	1968-09-11	The platoon is chosen to provide the guard of honour for the Prime Minister on his visit to Walmington, but after awful shooting at the range, Major Regan decides that a competition between the Eastgate platoon and the Walmington-on-Sea platoon will decide who will provide the guard.[3]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Series 2

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
007	Operation Kilt	1968-10-13	1969-03-01	Previously lost; found in 2001. A Captain Ogilvie from a Highland regiment arrives during a parade and informs Mainwaring that there will be an invasion exercise in the district, involving some of his troops and all of Mainwaring's. The platoon devise a devious plan to ensure that they will win.[4][5]
008	The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage	1968-10-20	1969-03-08	Previously lost; found in 2001. In the event of an invasion, Mainwaring decides, the platoon will split into two sections, one commanded by Wilson and the other by Mainwaring. When the church bells ring (the signal that an invasion is in progress) Mainwaring's men scramble to their assigned positions at Godfrey's cottage, but fail to realise where Wilson's men are, leading to one section attacking the other.[4][5]
009	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker	1968-10-27	1969-03-15	Lost. Private Walker is called-up into the regular Army. The platoon, anxious at how they will obtain off-the-ration supplies without him, fight to keep him. Mainwaring even travels up to Whitehall to appeal against the decision. But in the end, only one thing can save him - his allergy to corned beef.[6]
010	Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret	1968-11-15	1969-03-22	When Mrs Pike tells Frank Pike there is a little stranger on the way, having agreed to take in a child evacuee, Wilson gets worried, thinking she is pregnant, and begins to plan a wedding.[6]
011	A Stripe for Frazer	1968-11-15	1969-03-29	Lost; soundtrack found in 2008. Mainwaring has the opportunity to promote one of his men to Corporal, and rather than give it to Jones, decides to test who has the greatest potential, by giving Frazer a temporary promotion to Lance Corporal. But Fraser's increasingly dictatorial manner alienates the platoon.[6]
012	Under Fire	1968-11-27	1969-04-05	Lost. After Frazer spots what he believes to be a German spy signalling planes, the platoon arrest a suspect - but he protests he is a naturalised Englishman. Warden Hodges embarrasses them by confirming that not only is the suspect a loyal British subject, but that he is also married to Hodges' Auntie Ethel.[6]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft (Episodes 1-3)
• Produced by David Croft, Directed by Harold Snoad (Episodes 4-6)

Series 3

From this point on, all episodes were in colour

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
013	The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones	1969-05-25	1969-09-11	Jones donates his butcher's van to the platoon as a troop transport. Walker wants to use it for his black market activities, but when the platoon is encouraged by GHQ to work more closely with the ARP, Warden Hodges puts a spoke in the plan by deciding the vehicle will be used for an air-raid practice exercise.[7]
014	Battle School	1969-06-01	1969-09-18	The platoon is selected to attend a weekend camp. After arriving 'nearby' by train, they get lost and arrive late and hungry, oversleep and miss breakfast, and are instructed to capture an 'enemy base'. The discovery of a secret tunnel makes this somewhat easier.[7]
015	The Lion Has Phones	1969-06-08	1969-09-25	Mainwaring decides to use the public telephone system as a means of emergency communication, and sets out to familiarise his men with its intricacies. The exercise is put to good use when a German plane crashes in the town's reservoir, leading Walker and Frazer to frantically try to phone GHQ. Walker solves the crisis by flooding the reservoir, forcing the crew to surrender.[7]
016	The Bullet is Not for Firing	1969-06-22	1969-10-02	When the platoon's entire supply of ammunition is used up in engaging a low-flying German plane, Mainwaring sets up a court of inquiry to determine who should be held responsible; but the inquiry becomes farcical when the platoon attempt to re-enact the event.[7]
017	Something Nasty in the Vault	1969-06-15	1969-10-09	Swallows 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 retreats to collect the right tools, the platoon must take matters into their own hands.[8]
018	Room at the Bottom	1969-06-29	1969-10-16	It's determined by GHQ that Captain Mainwaring has never held a commission, and he is demoted to Private. Sergeant Wilson takes temporary charge as Mainwaring attempts to regain his command.[8] (Although made in colour, this episode survived only as a 16mm black & white film recording. A new technology, developed by the BBC, allowed the hidden colour signal which had accidentally been preserved in the monochrome film print to be used to restore the episode to colour. The restored version was broadcast on BBC 2 on 13th December 2008)[9]
019	Big Guns	1969-07-06	1969-10-23	The platoon is given a heavy naval artillery piece - but the town's bandstand, a rare example of Victorian ironwork, is obstructing the field of fire. The Town Council insist it must be preserved, but Mainwaring reasons that a demonstration of the gun's capabilities will win over the doubters.[8]
020	The Day the Balloon Went Up	1969-10-23	1969-10-30	A runaway barrage balloon has to be brought back to earth, and the platoon is called to action. One mistake leads to another, and Captain Mainwaring finds himself on an arial tour of the English countryside.[8]
021	War Dance	1969-10-30	1969-11-06	Mainwaring announces that a dance will be held to raise morale, but is less than pleased when Pike announces that his date for the evening will be the daughter of his cleaning woman. The Captain's concern about Pike's infatuation with this 'common' young woman is as nothing beside the reaction of Frank's mother when she finds out.[8]
022	Menace from the Deep	1969-11-07	1969-11-13	The platoon are placed on guard duty, manning a machine gun post at the end of the pier. After Pike loses the food and the boat, morale begins to fall. The spotting of a drifting sea mine fails to improve morale.[10]
023	Branded	1969-11-14	1969-11-20	When Private Godfrey admits to having been a conscientious objector during the Great War, he is branded a coward and sent home in disgrace, and is thereafter ostracised by the platoon. When, however, he saves Mainwaring's life, and it emerges that he holds the Military Medal for bravery under fire as a medical orderly, he is forgiven and reinstated.[10]
024	Man Hunt	1969-11-21	1969-11-27	Mainwaring decides to use Walker's new tracking dog to discover the source of a discarded parachute. An enemy airman is finally cornered - but only after the platoon have searched for several dozen pairs of ladies' undergarments, made from the parachute's silk.[10]
025	No Spring for Frazer	1969-11-28	1969-12-04	Frazer, a coffin maker, loses the spring of the Lewis gun. Frazer believes it has been lost in a recently made coffin, shortly to be buried. The platoon declare a bomb scare and evacuate the graveyard, but fail to find the spring - until Frazer finds it in his pocket.[10]
026	Sons of the Sea	1969-12-05	1969-12-11	Mainwaring believes that the platoon could play havoc with the Nazis in a recently requisitioned boat, and the platoon set off to guard the local River. After getting lost in the what they believe to be the English Channel, the platoon believe they are behind enemy lines, stow away on a train, and disable their weapons - until they discover they are in Eastbourne.[10]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft (Except 3 and 11)
• Produced by David Croft, Directed by Harold Snoad (Episodes 3 and 11)

Series 4

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
027	The Big Parade	1970-07-17	1970-09-25	The platoon join in 'Spitfire Week' parade, but have to compete with the Sea Scouts and the ARP for pole position. Mainwaring thinks a mascot will help - but when Pike falls in a bog as they try to catch a ram, their plans go awry.[11]
028	Don't Forget the Diver	1970-07-24	1970-10-02	The platoon takes part in an exercise to capture a windmill containing Captain Square's men - they must plant a dummy bomb in the windmill. They decide to put Jones in a fake tree trunk and push him up the river - but only he can get the bomb inside.[11]
029	Boots, Boots, Boots	1970-07-31	1970-10-09	Captain Mainwaring is concerned with the three Fs - fast feet, fit feet and functional feet. He embarks on a foot toughening regime, including 20 miles (32 km) route marches and playing football in bare feet.[11]
030	Sgt – Save My Boy!	1970-06-27	1970-10-16	Pike gets caught in barbed wire on the beach, in the middle of a mine field. But the Army engineers are slow to arrive, and it is up to the platoon to save him - with Godfrey's help.[11]
031	Don't Fence Me In	1970-07-10	1970-10-23	The platoon have been sent to guard a camp full of Italian POWs - but Walker's attitude to them makes Mainwaring wonder whether he is a fifth columnist.[11]
032	Absent Friends	1970-08-07	1970-10-30	In Mainwaring's absence, the platoon forego parade to compete in a darts match against the ARP wardens - but when Mainwaring arrives back he is appalled and orders Wilson to bring them back - but with two pints for the winners, the platoon are staying where they are.[12]
033	Put That Light Out!	1970-10-30	1970-11-06	The platoon man a local lighthouse as defence against a seaborne assault - but when the light is switched on and the town is illuminated during an air-raid, Jones' section must come up with an ingenious plan to turn it off - and the telephone wires are cut.[12]
034	The Two and a Half Feathers	1970-11-06	1970-11-13	Jones has extensive battle experience - but when one of his comrades from the Sudan, Clarke, turns up and accuses him of cowardice, Jones puts the record straight, and Clarke is sent out of the town in disgrace.[12]
035	Mum's Army	1970-11-13	1970-11-20	Mainwaring allows female members into his platoon - but with Mrs. Mainwaring still at home, the Captain takes a shine to a younger woman. Rumours begin to circulate that there is more to their relationship than immediately visible.[12]
036	The Test	1970-11-20	1970-11-27	The ARP challenge the Home Guard to a game of cricket, but while Mainwaring is happy to play fair, Hodges has a secret weapon - Ernie Egan, a professional cricketer.[12]
037	A. Wilson (Manager)?	1970-11-27	1970-12-04	Mainwaring is shocked to discover than Wilson has been commissioned, and even more shocked when he finds out that Wilson has been made manager of the Eastgate branch, leaving Pike as his Chief Clerk and Jones as his Sergeant.[13]
038	Uninvited Guests	1970-12-04	1970-12-11	After the ARP HQ is bombed out, the platoon are forced to share the church hall with the ARP wardens. Mainwaring protests to anyone who will listen, and they are ordered to leave - but not for another week.[13]
039	Fallen Idol	1970-12-11	1970-12-18	Captain Square gets Mainwaring drunk in the Officers Mess, ending up thoroughly inebriated - only a truly heroic action can repair his damaged reputation in the eyes of his men.[13]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft (Except 2 and 5)
• Produced by David Croft, Directed by Harold Snoad (Episodes 2 and 5)

First Christmas Special

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
040	Battle of the Giants	1971-10-19	1971-12-27	The platoon are challenged by the Eastgate platoon to a test - but Hodges, the vicar and the verger are judges. To begin with, they seem likely to win - but when Jones gets a bad attack of malaria, defeat seems close.[13]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Series 5

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
041	Asleep in the Deep	1972-05-26	1972-10-06	A bomb falls on the local pumping station as Godfrey and Walker are patrolling there, trapping them. When the platoon try to free them, they get stuck with them, and when a pipe bursts the room rapidly begins filling with water.[14]
042	Keep Young and Beautiful	1972-06-09	1972-10-13	The older members of the platoon try to make themselves look younger to avoid transfer to the ARP - the Captain dons a toupee, some dye their hair and the Sergeant puts on a corset.[14]
043	A Soldier's Farewell	1972-06-02	1972-10-20	Mainwaring, depressed as 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.[14]
044	Getting the Bird	1972-05-19	1972-10-27	Wilson goes AWOL and is seen with his arm round a younger woman, who turns out be his daughter. Walker acquires 250 pigeons for Jones to sell as "off the ration" meat - but when Jones hears of a shortage of pigeons in Trafalgar Square, he changes his mind.[14]
045	The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones	1972-06-16	1972-11-03	A mis-read map lands the platoon in a barn marked as a target for artillery practice. Jones and Godfrey try to phone to stop the firing, but Godfrey cuts the wire - it is down to Jones to reach the barn before it is blown up.[14]
046	If the Cap Fits...	1972-06-30	1972-11-10	After Frazer moans about Mainwaring wasting his time with irrelevant lectures, he allows Frazer become Captain for a couple of days - but the power goes to his head. When Mainwaring re-assumes command he is shocked to find out he must play the bagpipes the following day.[15]
047	The King was in his Counting House	1972-06-23	1972-11-17	To boost morale, Mainwaring holds a party in his home - but a bomb hits the Walmington-on-Sea branch of Swallows Bank, and there are thousands of pounds to be counted and guarded by his party guests and taken to the Eastgate branch on horse and cart.[15]
048	All is Safely Gathered In	1972-11-03	1972-11-24	The platoon volunteer to gather the harvest at one of Godfrey's friend's 100-acre (0.4 km2) farm. The harvest is collected in well - until the widow's home-made potato wine is served.[15]
049	When Did You Last See Your Money?	1972-11-10	1972-12-01	When Jones arrives at the bank to deposit £500 from local shopkeepers for the servicemen's canteen, he realises the packet he has contains a pound of sausages instead.[15]
050	Brain Versus Brawn	1972-11-17	1972-12-08	The platoon is challenged to plant a dummy bomb in the OC's office, and decide to disguise themselves as firemen, travelling in an old fire engine. There is one problem - Hodges has spotted a real fire.[15]
051	A Brush with the Law	1972-11-26	1972-12-15	Mainwaring is charged with showing a light and taken to court by a gleeful Warden, and when the Verger tries to correct him he is blackmailed into remaining silent. Walker takes to the stand.[16]
052	Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel	1972-12-01	1972-12-22	Operation Catherine Wheel is the testing of the War Office's new radio controlled explosive wheel. The platoon are chosen for fatigues - but Pike and Walker sneak off to listen to the radio, unknowingly pushing the wheel out of control.[16]
053	Time on My Hands	1972-12-08	1972-12-29	An enemy pilot has bailed out and is trapped on the town hall clock. The platoon climb up the precarious ladder to reach him, but getting down is harder - Jones has broken the ladder.[16]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Series 6

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
054	The Deadly Attachment	1973-06-22	1973-10-31	The platoon is ordered to guard the crew of a sunken U-Boat until the escort arrives - but when the escort is delayed, they must guard them all night. They insist on being fed only the finest fish and chips, and make it known that they will be held accountable after the war.[16]
055	My British Buddy	1973-06-08	1973-11-07	The Americans have decided to get involved in the war, and they make themselves at home in Walmington-on-Sea - with the platoon's girlfriends. A fight breaks out - and the local press are on hand to record it.[16]
056	The Royal Train	1973-06-29	1973-11-14	King George VI is set to pass through Walmington and the platoon are selected to provide a guard of honour, but a mix-up between sleeping pills and saccharine knocks out the drivers of a preceding train. The platoon must move the train to clear the line.[17]
057	We Know Our Onions	1973-06-15	1973-11-21	The platoon take part in an efficiency test - but fail the first sections miserably. Then a combination of Hodges' onions and their Smith gun gives them a distinct advantage.[17]
058	The Honourable Man	1973-07-08	1973-11-28	Mainwaring is enraged when Sergeant Wilson inherits a title, and consequently receives an invitation to the golf club Mainwaring has been trying to join for years as well as ending up welcoming a visiting Soviet VIP.[17]
059	Things that Go Bump in the Night	1973-07-15	1973-12-05	The platoon run out of petrol outside a deserted, apparently haunted, house. Tired and miserable, they decide to spend the night in the house - but it's not entirely deserted.[17]
060	The Recruit	1973-07-22	1973-12-12	When Mainwaring takes leave due to an ingrowing toenail, Wilson takes charge - but he allows the vicar and the verger to join the platoon, making the rest of the men angry. While on patrol, they prove useless at keeping order, and end up resigning.[17]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Series 7

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
061	Everybody's Trucking	1974-10-27	1974-11-15	The platoon are given the job of signposting the area for an Army exercise - but a steam engine is blocking the route, and its driver has gone. When Jones tries to drive his van through, he gets stuck, along with Hodges and his bus load of pensioners. They must set up a diversion.[18]
062	A Man of Action	1974-05-07	1974-11-22	A landmine has destroyed 100 yards (100 m) of railway track, along with water and gas supplies and telephone wires. Compounding the problem, Pike gets his head stuck between the bars of a gate. Mainwaring declares martial law.[18]
063	Gorilla Warfare	1974-10-27	1974-11-29	On a field exercise acting as commandos meeting a secret agent (Mainwaring), the platoon must trust no-one - GHQ has put out counter agents to catch them. The appearance of a gorilla compounds their problem.[18]
064	The Godiva Affair	1974-11-03	1974-12-06	The platoon are dressing up as morris dancers as part of a carnival to raise money for the town's Spitfire fund, which is still £2,000 short. A Lady Godiva figure will lead the parade, but there is confusion over who this will be.[18]
065	The Captain's Car	1974-11-17	1974-12-13	Lady Maltby has donated her Rolls-Royce to the war effort - Mainwaring decides this would make an excellent staff car, and gives it to Wilson and Pike to camouflage - they are providing the guard of honour for a visiting French general - but they paint the Mayor's Rolls-Royce and not Mainwaring's.[19]
066	Turkey Dinner	1974-11-10	1974-12-23	After Jones mistakenly shoots a turkey on patrol, and its owner cannot be found, the platoon decide to hold a turkey dinner and treat the town's senior citizens. Mainwaring turns up in a dinner jacket, which is promptly soaked with gravy - which is then covered up with white paint.[19]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Series 8

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
067	Ring Dem Bells	1975-07-03	1975-09-05	Mainwaring is displeased when he finds out his platoon has been chosen to play Nazis in a training film, and even less so when he finds out Pike and Sgt. Wilson are to play the German officers. When they arrive at the set, they are told filming will not start for another week - on the way back, they are mistaken for real Nazis when they stop at a pub - and then again when they reach Walmington.[19]
068	When You've Got to Go	1975-06-06	1975-09-12	Despite his bad chest, blocked sinuses, weak ankles, and a recently acquired facial tic, Pike is passed A1 on medical and is set to join the Army. Before this happens, Mainwaring must compete with Hodges in a blood donor drive - and it is discovered that since Pike has a rare blood type, he is no longer suitable for call up.[19]
069	Is There Honey Still for Tea?	1975-06-26	1975-09-19	Godfrey's cottage is under threat from the building of a new aerodrome - but Frazer knows the past of the Minister in charge - his expulsion of school and sacking from a weekend job after theft.[19]
070	Come in, Your Time is Up	1975-07-10	1975-09-26	The platoon go camping and discover three Nazis in a dinghy, aircrew who bailed out when their plane was shot down. Pike wants to shoot through the dinghy and sink them, but Mainwaring dismisses this as not "playing with a straight bat." Wilson comes up with a more civilised strategy.[20]
071	High Finance	1975-05-30	1975-10-03	Mainwaring stops Jones from cashing any more cheques because his bank balance is in the red - but an investigation reveals an increasing train of debtors, traced back to Hodges, through an orphanage Jones has been supplying with meat.[20]
072	The Face on the Poster	1975-07-17	1975-10-10	Mainwaring prepares a poster for a recruitment drive, eager to increase his platoon to a company and gain promotion to Major - but a print shop mix-up lands the platoon in trouble, and Jones, the face of the recruitment drive, in a POW camp.[20]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Second Christmas Special

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
073	My Brother and I	1975-05-23	1975-12-26	Mainwaring's drunken brother Barry (Arthur Lowe in a dual role) arrives in Walmington claiming that their father's pocket watch, held by Mainwaring, belongs to him. Mainwaring gives him the pocket watch to assuage him, but he gatecrashes Mainwaring's party for local dignitaries.[20]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Third Christmas Special

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
074	The Love of Three Oranges	1976-10-10	1976-12-26	To raise money for the Comforts For The Troops Fund, the vicar organises a bazaar - each member of the platoon donates something. Hodges the greengrocer donates three oranges, extremely rare due to wartime rationing. Mrs. Mainwaring fails to show, and Captain Mainwaring has only one chance of redemption - get his hands on one of Hodges' oranges.[21]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft

Series 9

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
075	Wake Up Walmington	1977-07-08	1977-10-02	As the threat of invasion lessens, the towns people begin to relax. Mainwaring orders Operation Wake-Up, dressing the platoon up as fifth columnists, and telling them to act suspiciously. Eventually, the Eastgate platoon are called in to deal with them.[21]
076	The Making of Private Pike	1977-07-01	1977-10-09	Pike borrows Mainwaring's recently acquired staff car to drive his new girlfriend to Eastgate, but, still heady from his raspberryade binge, it runs out of petrol nine miles from home on the way back, forcing Pike to spend all night pushing it back.[21]
077	Knights of Madness	1977-07-22	1977-10-16	As part of a Wings for Victory campaign, the platoon decide to stage a re-enactment of the battle between St George and the Dragon, with Mainwaring as St. George - but the ARP wardens have been planning exactly the same thing.[21]
078	The Miser's Hoard	1977-06-24	1977-10-23	Frazer, distrustful of banks, keeps his savings in the form of gold sovereigns - but Mainwaring believes his hoard would be better in Mainwaring's bank. Rumours spread about the savings, and when Frazer is seen carrying a box to the graveyard, the platoon follow.[22]
079	Number Engaged	1977-07-15	1977-11-06	The platoon is given the job of guarding telephone wires, otherwise known as "highly secret invasion warning devices" - but as the vicar arrives to lead a service, Mainwaring sees an unexploded bomb caught in the wires. Mainwaring's commandeering of furniture fails to help, but Wilson has a better idea.[22]
080	Never Too Old	1977-07-29	1977-11-13	Corporal Jones is married to Mrs Fox - but the service is interrupted as an invasion warning is sounded. The platoon break the fourth wall and raise their glasses to toast Britain's real Home Guard.[22]

• Produced and Directed by David Croft (Episodes 3 and 6)
• Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers (Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5)

Christmas Night with the Stars inserts

Christmas Night with the Stars was a programme screened annually on Christmas night, when the top stars of the BBC appeared in short versions of their programmes, typically five to ten minutes long. Dad's Army appeared four times in 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972. However the 1968 and 1970 Christmas segments no longer exist, only the 1969 and 1972 Christmas segments remain and still exist, In 2008 the soundtrack of the 1968 Christmas segment was returned to the BBC after several years.^{[citation needed]}

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
001	1968 Present Arms	1968-10-27	1968-12-25	It's Christmas morning parade, and Mainwaring is confronted by a platoon of Father Christmases.[23]
002	1969 Resisting the Aggressor Down the Ages	1969-11-21	1969-12-25	To raise money, the platoon dress up in costumes and act as historical figures in the past that have taken over England.[23]
003	1970 The Cornish Floral Dance	1970-12-04	1970-12-25	The platoon are rehearsing 'The Cornish Floral Dance' alongside the Wardens and some of the ladies of Walmington-on-Sea.[23]
004	1972 Broadcast To Empire	1972-11-26	1972-12-25	The platoon is chosen to take part in a world wide radio broadcast.[23]

Notes

1. ^ "BBC Comedy Guide - Dad's Army". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/d/dadsarmy_7771975.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} McCann (2001), p.231
3. ^ ^{a b c} McCann (2001), p.232
4. ^ ^{a b} "Missing Dad’s Army episodes unearthed by BBC archives treasure hunt". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/finds/dadsarmy.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
5. ^ ^{a b} McCann, (2001), p.232
6. ^ ^{a b c d} McCann, (2001), p.233
7. ^ ^{a b c d} McCann, (2001), p.234
8. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.235
9. ^ Radio Times, 13–19 December 2008 Edition
10. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.236
11. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.237
12. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.238
13. ^ ^{a b c d} McCann, (2001), p.239
14. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.240
15. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.241
16. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.242
17. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.243
18. ^ ^{a b c d} McCann, (2001), p.244
19. ^ ^{a b c d e} McCann, (2001), p.245
20. ^ ^{a b c d} McCann, (2001), p.246
21. ^ ^{a b c d} McCann, (2001), p.247
22. ^ ^{a b c} McCann, (2001), p.248
23. ^ ^{a b c d} "BBC Comedy Guide - Christmas Night with the Stars". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/c/christmasnightwi_1299000602.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-22. 

Reference

• McCann, Graham (2001). Dad's Army: The story of a classic television show. Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-84115-308-7. 

Further reading

• Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2003). Dad's Army: The Complete Scripts. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-6024-0
• Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4

External links

• Dad's Army homepage on the BBC site