Feature-length version of the classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of a small seaside town. \n\nIn 1940, with a German invasion looming, the defence of Walmington-on-Sea is in the hands of local bank manager Captain Mainwaring and a motley collection of volunteers. \n\nAfter a series of blunders, the Home Guard finally get the glory they deserve.
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Series 9: 5. Number Engaged
Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's motley crew is put in charge of a vital telephone line. They awake to find a bomb enmeshed in the wires.
07-06-2025
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Series 8: 1. Ring Dem Bells
Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon is ordered to assist in the making of a training film, but Captain Mainwaring is disgusted to learn that his men will be playing the parts of ...
07-05-2025
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Series 3: 11. Branded
Wartime sitcom. There's trouble in the ranks of the Home Guard when the bravery of the gentle and well-mannered Private Godfrey is called into question.
06-05-2025
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Series 4 - The Test
Classic sitcom. The Chief Warden challenges Captain Mainwaring to a game of cricket. Featuring a guest appearance by English cricket legend Fred Trueman.
26-04-2025
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Series 3: 12. Man Hunt
Wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring and the men of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard enlist the help of a recruit with four feet.
19-04-2025
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Series 5: 13. Time On My Hands
Wartime sitcom. An enemy pilot bails out and becomes tangled up with the town clock - and so do the members of Mainwaring's platoon when they attempt a rescue.
15-03-2025
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Series 3: 6. Room At The Bottom
Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring is horrified to discover that he is not a commissioned officer, so Sgt Wilson is put in charge ...
18-01-2025
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For The Love Of Three Oranges
A special Christmas episode of the classic sitcom from 1976. The platoon decide to help the Vicar with his bazaar to raise money for comforts for the troops. Three oranges are t ...
29-12-2024
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Series 6: 1. The Deadly Attachment
Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring and his platoon are instructed to guard a captive U-boat crew. Are they up to the job?
28-12-2024
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Battle Of The Giants
Captain Mainwaring tries to get out of attending a big church parade when the Home Guard are ordered to wear their medals from previous conflicts.
23-12-2024
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Series 4: 2. Don't Forget The Diver
Wartime sitcom. The ingenuity of Mainwaring's men is put to the test.
12-11-2022
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Series 9: 2. The Making Of Private Pike
Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is given a staff car which breaks down when Pike and his girlfriend borrow it to go to the pictures.
18-08-2018
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Series 3: 8. The Day The Balloon Went Up
Classic comedy. The verger gets tied up with disastrous consequences. Can the platoon set him free? And where will they hide the barrage balloon?
30-10-2021
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Series 4: 7. Put That Light Out
Classic wartime sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring sets up an observation post in the lighthouse, thus providing ample opportunity for dis ...
03-08-2019
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Series 3: 3. The Lion Has Phones
Wartime sitcom. An enemy aircraft crash-lands in the local reservoir, testing Captain Mainwaring's communication system.
24-07-2021
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Series 3: 2. Battle School
Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon spends the weekend at a training camp. If an army marches on its stomach, everyone hopes the journey will be short.
29-05-2021
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Series 7: 4. The Godiva Affair
Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring's platoon decide to perform a Morris dance to raise funds for the Walmington-on-Sea Spitfire Fund.
02-05-2020
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Series 4: 5. Don't Fence Me In
Classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Mainwaring's men are sent to guard the local POW camp, but problems occur in keeping them on the right side of the ...
07-01-2023
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Series 1: 6. Shooting Pains
Classic wartime sitcom. The crew use their rifles and their wits to compete for the honour of guarding a VIP.
08-07-2023
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Series 5 - Getting The Bird
Classic wartime sitcom. Walker arranges for Jones to get some off-ration pigeons - but did they come from Trafalgar Square?
04-11-2023
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