Classic comedy. The verger gets tied up with disastrous consequences. Can the platoon set him free? And where will they hide the barrage balloon?
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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 5 - Round And Round Went The Great Big Wheel
Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon is chosen for special duties during the testing of a secret weapon.
30-11-2019
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Series 8: 3. Is There Honey Still For Tea?
Private Godfrey's humble abode, Cherry Tree Cottage, is threatened with demolition to make way for a new aerodrome until he finds an unexpected ally in Private Fraser. Captain ...
04-07-2020
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Series 2: 2. The Battle Of Godfrey's Cottage
Classic sitcom. When the church bells start ringing, Walmington Home Guard prepares to deal with the invasion.
08-05-2021
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Series 4 - Mum's Army
Classic sitcom. Captain Mainwaring encourages the women of Walmington-on-Sea to join the platoon and meets Mrs Gray, an attractive middle-aged widow.
29-07-2023
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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 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 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
BBC 2
Series 4 - The Fallen Idol
Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit in a seaside town. The platoon goes on an exercise, but there are surprises in store for Captain Mainwaring.
14-09-2019
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Series 5 - The King Was In His Counting House
Wartime sitcom. When a bomb falls on the vault of Captain Mainwaring's bank, he insists that the platoon counts the money and guards it.
01-06-2019
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Series 1: 1. The Man And The Hour
Classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. In the very first episode of the series, Captain Mainwaring assumes command of the Local Defence Volunteers, an a ...
12-08-2023
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