Series 1 poster

Series 1

(1968)

Cast

Arthur Lowe as Captain George Mainwaring
Arthur Lowe

as Captain George Mainwaring

John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Arthur Wilson
John Le Mesurier

as Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Clive Dunn as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones
Clive Dunn

as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones

John Laurie as Private James Frazer
John Laurie

as Private James Frazer

Arnold Ridley as Private Charles Godfrey
Arnold Ridley

as Private Charles Godfrey

Ian Lavender as Private Frank Pike
Ian Lavender

as Private Frank Pike

James Beck as Private Joe Walker
James Beck

as Private Joe Walker

Colin Bean as Private Sponge
Colin Bean

as Private Sponge

Episodes

The Man and the Hour poster

The Man and the Hour 0.0

July 31, 1968

After listening to a radio broadcast asking for men to form what has been named Local Defence Volunteers (later to be r…

Museum Piece poster

Museum Piece 6.5

August 7, 1968

With the shortage of weapons, Capt. Mainwaring goes to the local museum to see if any of the guns on display can be use…

Command Decision poster

Command Decision 0.0

August 14, 1968

Capt. Mainwaring, worried about the lack of weapons, gets a visit from Col. Square, an old soldier who offers to donate…

The Enemy Within the Gates poster

The Enemy Within the Gates 6.0

August 21, 1968

Capt. Mainwaring is giving a lecture on recognising enemy agents when he learns that for every Nazi captured there is a…

The Showing Up of Corporal Jones poster

The Showing Up of Corporal Jones 0.0

August 28, 1968

Just when the platoon finally gets its uniforms, LCpl. Jones is told that unless he can complete the assault course in …

Shooting Pains poster

Shooting Pains 0.0

September 11, 1968

When news that the Prime Minister is to pay a visit to the area a shooting contest is held to see which of the local pl…