The most important item in the infantryman's equipment is his feet, and Captain Mainwaring is determined that all of his men will be well shod with hardy, battle-worthy feet. To this end, he starts a foot-hardening programme.
Source: BBC 2
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 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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 4: 2. Don't Forget The Diver
Wartime sitcom. The ingenuity of Mainwaring's men is put to the test.
12-11-2022
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 8: 5. High Finance
Captain Mainwaring, in his capacity as bank manager, calls in Corporal Jones to explain why his account is always in the red. Investigation reveals a complicated chain of outgoi ...
21-07-2018
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
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
BBC 2
Series 7: 6. Turkey Dinner
Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's Home Guard platoon decides to give a turkey dinner to the old-age pensioners of Walmington-on-Sea.
22-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. Museum Piece
Classic comedy. The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard go to great lengths to equip themselves as a fighting force powerful enough to repel a ruthless enemy.
13-05-2023
BBC 2
Series 3: 1. The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones
Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The men add an armoured car to their fighting strength.
22-05-2021
BBC 2
Series 9: 3. Knights Of Madness
Classic wartime sitcom. For Wings of Victory week, Mainwaring and his troops stage the story of St George, but end up with one dragon too many.
24-10-2020
BBC 2