Dad's Army

Last Edited: 21-Sep-2015 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

1968-1977: A television program with specials
1971: A feature film
1975: A stage show/revue
1974-1976: A radio program with 67 episodes in three series and a special. This webpage principally documents the radio series. The radio episodes do not always correspond exactly with nor always use the titles of the TV episodes.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%27s_Army for greater details on all formats.

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Television Episodes and Specials

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
01-Mar-1969	TV 2-7	Operation Kilt	Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Janet Davies, James Copeland, Colin Daniels Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Directed and produced by David Croft	Soundtrack only 29:57, 7024, M
08-Mar-1969	TV 2-8	The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage	Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Janet Davies, Amy Dalby, Nan Braunton, Bill Pertwee, Colin Bean Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Directed and produced by David Croft	Soundtrack only 30:30, 7151, M
24-May-1970	Royal Television Gala	Guarding Buckingham Palace	Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Janet Davies, Amy Dalby, Nan Braunton, Bill Pertwee, Colin Bean Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Directed and produced by David Croft	soundtrack only 11:24, 2696, M
25-Dec-1968	Christmas Night with the Stars	Present Arms	Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Edward Sinclair Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Directed and produced by David Croft	soundtrack only 11:14, 10524, s
25-Dec-1969	Christmas Night with the Stars	Resisting the Aggressor Down the Ages	Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Edward Sinclair Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Directed and produced by David Croft	soundtrack only 9:08, 5725, M
25-Dec-1970	Christmas Night with the Stars	The Cornish Floral Dance	Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, ...? Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Directed and produced by David Croft	soundtrack only 11:04, 4523, s
25-Dec-1972	Christmas Night with the Stars	Broadcast to the Empire	Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Peter Greene, Michael Knowles Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Directed and produced by David Croft	soundtrack only 13:38, 2249, M
1974	Pelican Crossing Public Information Ads	Pedestrians Motorists		soundtrack only 0:29, 342, M 0:30, 360, M

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Film

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
Columbia Pictures 1971	--	Dad’s Army	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bernard Archard Directed by Norman Cohen Produced by John R. Sloan Screenplay by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Adapted by Jimmy Perry and David Croft produced by Roger Redfarn	Soundtrack only 90:19, 21168, m light hiss

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Stage Show

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
1975	--	Dad's Army: A Nostalgic Music and Laughter Show of Britain’s Finest Hour	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn/Jack Haig, Hamish Roughead, John Bardon, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Jeffrey Holland	soundtrack only 60:42, 14230, m fair, groove distortion & breakup

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Radio Episodes
The following files are BBC R7/R4X rebroadcasts.

Announcer: John Snagge
Scripts: Jimmy Perry and David Croft, adapted for radio by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Producer: John Dyas

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
28-Jan-1974	1-1	The Man and the Hour	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Timothy Bateson	27:59, 26246, S
04-Feb-1974	1-2	Museum Piece	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Ian Lavender, Eric Woodburn	27:29, 25768, S
11-Feb-1974	1-3	Command Decision	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Geoffrey Lumsden, Edward Sinclair	27:40, 25939, S
18-Feb-1974	1-4	The Enemy Within the Gates	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Carl Jaffe, David Sinclair	27:27, 25739, S
25-Feb-1974	1-5	The Battle of Godfrey’s Cottage	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Nan Braunton, Percy Edwards	27:42, 25983, S
04-Mar-1974	1-6	The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Bill Pertwee, Pearl Hackney, Richard Davis, Diana Bishop, Elizabeth Morgan	27:30, 25797, S
11-Mar-1974	1-7	Sergeant Wilson’s Little Secret	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Pearl Hackney	27:42, 25975, S
18-Mar-1974	1-8	A Stripe for Frazer	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Ian Lavender, Michael Knowles, Geoffrey Lumsden	27:31, 25810, S
25-Mar-1974	1-9	Operation Kilt	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Pearl Hackney, Jack Watson	27:38, 25920, S
01-Apr-1974	1-10	Battle School	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Jack Watson, Alan Tilburn	27:49, 26088, S
08-Apr-1974	1-11	Under Fire	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Pearl Hackney, Geoffrey Lumsden, Avril Angers, David Gooderson	27:24, 25695, S
15-Apr-1974	1-12	Something Nasty in the Vault	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Thornton, John Barron, Elizabeth Morgan	27:26, 25736, S
22-Apr-1974	1-13	The Showing Up Of Corporal Jones	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Graham Stark, Jack Watson	27:39, 25929, S
29-Apr-1974	1-14	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Graham Stark, Jack Watson, Judith Ferres, Michael Knowles	27:19, 25617, S
06-May-1974	1-15	Sorry Wrong Number	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Pearl Hackney, Graham Stark, Avril Angers, John Forrest	27:31, 25807, S
13-May-1974	1-16	The Bullet Is Not for Firing	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, Arnold Ridley, Frank Williams, Graham Stark, Michael Knowles, Timothy Bateson, John Whitehall	27:39, 25931, S
20-May-1974	1-17	Room at the Bottom	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, John Ringham, Jack Watson	27:38, 25920, S
27-May-1974	1-18	The Menace from the Deep	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, David Sinclair	27:41, 25964, S
03-Jun-1974	1-19	No Spring for Fraser	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Edward Sinclair, Joan Cooper, Timothy Bateson	28:30, 25795, S
10-Jun-1974	1-20	Sons of the Sea	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Timothy Bateson	27:43, 26001, S
24-Dec-1974	special	Present Arms	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Pearl Hackney, Larry Martyn, Geoffrey Lumsden, Jack Watson, Norman Byrd Additional Music: Jack Emblow and Len Johnson	60:00, 56275, S
11-Feb-1975	2-1	Don’t Forget the Diver	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Edward Sinclair, Geoffrey Lumsden, Norman Ettlinger	27:46, 26034, S
18-Feb-1975	2-2	If the Cap Fits	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Edward Sinclair, Fraser Kerr	27:26, 25727, S
25-Feb-1975	2-3	Put That Light Out	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Avril Angers, Stuart Sherwin	27:36, 25884, S
04-Mar-1975	2-4	Boots Boots Boots	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Erik Chitty	27:47, 36052, S
11-Mar-1975	2-5	Sergeant Save My Boy	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Pearl Hackney	27:36, 25890, S
18-Mar-1975	2-6	Branded	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Norman Ettlinger, Nan Braunton, Michael Segal	27:33, 25840, S
25-Mar-1975	2-7	Uninvited Guests	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams, Edward Sinclair	27:46, 26037, S
01-Apr-1975	2-8	A Brush With the Law	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Edward Sinclair, Geoffrey Lumsden, Michael Segal, Michael Knowles, Norman Ettlinger	27:34, 25854, S
08-Apr-1975	2-9	A Soldier’s Farewell	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Pat Coombs	27:43, 25987, S
15-Apr-1975	2-10	Brain Versus Brawn	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Avril Angers, Robert Raglan, Stuart Sherwin	27:22, 25666, S
22-Apr-1975	2-11	War Dance	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Pearl Hackney, Wendy Richard Music: Dennis Gom (sp?), Tony Arnoff, Len Johnson	27:39, 25932, S
29-Apr-1975	2-12	Mum’s Army	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Carmen Silvera, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard	27:26, 25732, S
06-May-1975	2-13	Getting the Bird	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Frank Williams, Larry Martyn, Diana Bishop	27:39, 25937, S
13-May-1975	2-14	Don’t Fence Me In	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Cyril Chapps, John Ringham, Sion Probert	27:24, 25692, S
20-May-1975	2-15	The King Was in His Counting House	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Wendy Richard	27:38, 25912, S
27-May-1975	2-16	When Did You Last See Your Money?	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Timothy Bateson	27:40, 25952, S
03-Jun-1975	2-17	Fallen Idol	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Geoffrey Lumsden, Norman Ettlinger, Jack Watson, Michael Brennan	27:27, 25741, S
10-Jun-1975	2-18	A. Wilson – Manager	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Edward Sinclair, Michael Knowles, Fraser Kerr	27:32, 25815, S
17-Jun-1975	2-19	All Is Safely Gathered In	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams, Nan Kenway	27:33, 25845, S
24-Jun-1975	2-20	The Day the Balloon Went Up	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Edward Sinclair, Frank Williams, Michael Knowles	27:37, 25904, S
16-Mar-1976	3-1	A Man of Action	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Julian Orchard, Jonathan Cecil, Fraser Kerr	28:42, 26915, S
23-Mar-1976	3-2	The Honourable Man	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Julian Orchard, Fraser Kerr	28:47, 26999, S
30-Mar-1976	3-3	The Godiva Affair	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams, Larry Martyn, Julian Orchard, Mollie Sugden	28:49, 27027, S
06-Apr-1976	3-4	Keep Young and Beautiful	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Michael Burlington	"PC version" 28:49, 27029, S original version 28:56, 27130, S
13-Apr-1976	3-5	Absent Friends	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Pearl Hackney, Michael Brennan, Stuart Sherwin	28:45, 26969, S
20-Apr-1976	3-6	Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, John Barron, Michael Knowles	27:35, 25873, S
27-Apr-1976	3-7	The Great White Hunter	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Pearl Hackney, Elizabeth Morgan, Fraser Kerr	27:35, 25865, S
04-May-1976	3-8	The Deadly Attachment	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Frank Williams, Larry Martyn, Philip Madoc, Fraser Kerr	28:41, 26896, S
11-May-1976	3-9	Things That Go Bump in the Night	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, John Barron	28:44, 26949, S
18-May-1976	3-10	My British Buddy	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Pearl Hackney, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard, Jack Watson, Michael Middleton	28:50, 27033, S
25-May-1976	3-11	Big Guns	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Julian Orchard, Michael Middleton	27:55, 26187, S
01-Jun-1976	3-12	The Big Parade	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Edward Sinclair, Larry Martyn, Pearl Hackney	28:40, 26887, S
08-Jun-1976	3-13	Asleep in the Deep	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn	28:42, 26913, S
15-Jun-1976	3-14	We Know Our Onions	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Alan Tilburn, Michael Middleton	28:43, 26931, S
22-Jun-1976	3-15	The Royal Train	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Frank Williams, Stuart Sherwin, Fraser Kerr, Michael Middleton	27:31, 25803, S
29-Jun-1976	3-16	A Question of Reference	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Peter Williams, Michael Burlington	27:33, 25832, S
06-Jul-1976	3-17	High Finance	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams, Pearl Hackney	28:42, 26920, S
13-Jul-1976	3-18	The Recruit	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Frank Williams, Edward Sinclair, Elizabeth Morgan	28:19, 26560, S
20-Jul-1976	3-19	A Jumbo Sized Problem	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn	29:03, 27247, S
27-Jul-1976	3-20	The Cricket Match	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Edward Sinclair, Frank Williams, Anthony Smee	28:54, 27110, S
03-Aug-1976	3-21	Time on My Hands	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams, Larry Martyn, Erik Chitty, Fraser Kerr	28:45, 26967, S
10-Aug-1976	3-22	Turkey Dinner	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Pearl Hackney, Frank Williams, Harold Bennett	28:48, 27012, S
17-Aug-1976	3-23	The Captain’s Car	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Betty Marsden, Garrard Greene	27:36, 25880, S
24-Aug-1976	3-24	The Two and a Half Feathers	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Larry Martyn, Avril Angers, Michael Bates	27:29, 25768, S
31-Aug-1976	3-25	Is There Honey Still for Tea?	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Joan Cooper, Fraser Kerr	27:30, 25796, S
07-Sep-1976	3-26	Ten Seconds from Now	Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Larry Martyn, Frank Thornton, Roger Gartland	27:45, 26022, S
BBC R2 03-Jun-1995	special sketch	The Boy Who Saved England from "Full Steam A-Hudd"	Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams, Jimmy Perry, Barry Cryer, Chris Emmet written by Jimmy Perry	9:24, 2196, m

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