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The Best Episodes of Dad's Army

Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an...

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  1. Background image for The Deadly Attachment
    9.2/10(286 votes)

    #1 - The Deadly Attachment

    S6:E1

    The platoon finally gets to grips with the enemy when it has to guard some Nazi submariners. But the Germans turn the tables on Mainwaring and try to escape, resulting in Jones ending up with a grenade down his trousers.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Branded
    8.7/10(228 votes)

    #2 - Branded

    S3:E11

    Godfrey asks to leave the platoon because he doesn't want to fight. Mainwaring is furious and the rest of the platoon shuns him until they find out that he was a hero from The Great War. So he rejoins the platoon as a medical orderly.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Menace From the Deep
    8.4/10(192 votes)

    #3 - Menace From the Deep

    S3:E10

    The platoon is assigned guard duty on an isolated, disused pier for a week. However, thanks to Pike's poor judgement over how to moor the boat, they end up stranded with no contact with the mainland and no food. Attempts at Morse code only prompt Hodges to pursue the platoon to get them to 'Put that light out!' and he ends up stranded himself. If that wasn't enough, Jones spots a stray mine under the pier, but does Hodges have a solution that'll 'bowl them over'?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Mum's Army
    8.2/10(202 votes)

    #4 - Mum's Army

    S4:E9

    Capt. Mainwaring decides to enlist women to the platoon to assist with the war effort. After initial interviews go rather less than satisfactory, a Mrs. Fiona Grey walks into his office and into his life. Mainwaring is flattered that Fiona not only has similar views to him about the war, but also is complementary about his persona. He finds himself falling in love. Unfortunately the men very quickly realise and start to gossip behind his back and Fiona decides to leave, but can Mainwaring get to the station in time to stop her?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Something Nasty in the Vault
    8.1/10(180 votes)

    #5 - Something Nasty in the Vault

    S3:E5

    The bank takes a direct hit during an air-raid, but the bomb fails to explode, leaving Mainwaring and Wilson stuck in the vault with it. When the bomb disposal officer leaves to collect the right tools, the platoon members take matters into their own hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Day the Balloon Went Up
    8.1/10(177 votes)

    #6 - The Day the Balloon Went Up

    S3:E8

    The platoon captures a runaway barrage balloon and while trying to secure it, Capt. Mainwaring is carried aloft.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Sons of the Sea
    8.1/10(161 votes)

    #7 - Sons of the Sea

    S3:E14

    Capt. Mainwaring has the idea of small armed patrols to wreak havoc upon the enemy using a small re-processed boat the bank has acquired. After a practice on the river they get lost in the fog, and thinking they have drifted across the channel and are about to be captured by the Germans, they are in for a shock when they find out where they really are.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Fallen Idol
    8.1/10(148 votes)

    #8 - Fallen Idol

    S4:E13

    While the platoon is at a training camp, Mainwaring gets drunk with the other officers during the night and misses the live grenade training the following morning. Later during the training one of the grenades lands in Jones's van and Mainwaring rides to the rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage
    8.0/10(179 votes)

    #9 - The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage

    S2:E2

    When the church bells start to ring, the platoon leaps into action. Jones takes half the platoon to Godfrey's cottage to set up a machine gun post while Wilson, not knowing where Jones has gone, also heads for the cottage where they both mistake each other for the enemy and prepare to attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Don't Forget the Diver
    8.0/10(151 votes)

    #10 - Don't Forget the Diver

    S4:E2

    During home guard manoeuvres LCpl Jones, disguised as a log and helped by Frazer in a diving suit, floats down the river in order to attack the Eastgate platoon's headquarters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Put That Light Out!
    8.0/10(162 votes)

    #11 - Put That Light Out!

    S4:E7

    The platoon is manning the local lighthouse and accidentally switches on the light and can't find a way to switch it off. During an air raid they must find a way to cover up the glare.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Two and a Half Feathers
    8.0/10(162 votes)

    #12 - The Two and a Half Feathers

    S4:E8

    LCpl. Jones goes to a reunion of his old regiment. While he is away an old comrade who fought in the same battle joins the platoon and accuses Jones of cowardice. Upon his return Jones has to tell the real story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for A Stripe For Frazer
    7.9/10(85 votes)

    #13 - A Stripe For Frazer

    S2:E5

    Capt. Mainwaring promotes Frazer to Lance Corporal, thus causing friction between him and Jones. When Frazer starts getting above himself, Mainwaring cancels the promotion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Bullet is Not for Firing
    7.9/10(161 votes)

    #14 - The Bullet is Not for Firing

    S3:E4

    When a low-flying German aircraft attacks Warmington-on-Sea, the platoon, under the command of LCpl Jones, fires at the aircraft and uses up all its ammunition. Mainwaring is furious and orders an investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Room at the Bottom
    7.9/10(174 votes)

    #15 - Room at the Bottom

    S3:E6

    Capt. Mainwaring is found not to have held the King's Commission so he is reduced to the ranks and Sgt. Wilson takes over command of the platoon. After a disastrous war game against the Eastgate Platoon, his men ask the Colonel for him to be reinstated.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for No Spring for Frazer
    7.9/10(153 votes)

    #16 - No Spring for Frazer

    S3:E13

    The search begins for a spring clip for a Lewis gun that Frazer has lost whilst cleaning it. The trail leads them through Frazer's workshop to a Funeral Director, to Mr. Bluett's dining room table, to a graveyard. The platoon stops at nothing, committing various crimes including house breaking and grave robbing to get the clip back. But will they find it in time to save Frazer from a court martial?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Big Parade
    7.9/10(153 votes)

    #17 - The Big Parade

    S4:E1

    Mainwaring watches a film reel at the cinema which shows Winston Churchill inspecting Army troops and their mascot - a ram, of course where Mainwaring's concerned. If another platoon has a mascot, so must his. Sponge volunteers one from his farm but they have to catch it first; something that of course ends in complete disaster with Pike up to his neck in it - literally. Meanwhile the town parade is being organised and of course Mainwaring wants the platoon to lead, but Hodges has other ideas...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Test
    7.9/10(171 votes)

    #18 - The Test

    S4:E10

    In a cricket match between the platoon and the ARP wardens, Chief Warden Hodges has a secret weapon up his sleeve: he plans to recruit Ernie Egan (played by England's fast bowler Fred Trueman), a professional cricketer. But all does not go as planned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for A. Wilson {Manager}?
    7.9/10(144 votes)

    #19 - A. Wilson {Manager}?

    S4:E11

    Sgt. Wilson becomes a manager of his own branch and gets a commission on the same day. But hours later his new branch is destroyed during an air raid. Mainwaring offers him his old job back and his former rank.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for We Know Our Onions
    7.9/10(156 votes)

    #20 - We Know Our Onions

    S6:E4

    The platoon has gone to a camp to undergo an efficiency test. Meanwhile Walker has a van load of onions he's sold to Hodges, who isn't letting them out of his sight, thus he has pursued the platoon to the camp. Later, with no blank shells to use on the test, Mainwaring has a brainwave regarding what to use as ammunition!

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Uninvited Guests
    7.8/10(138 votes)

    #21 - Uninvited Guests

    S4:E12

    When the ARP Headquarters has been destroyed, Hodges and the wardens move into Mainwaring's office and the two of them start arguing over space. Later the chimney catches fire and they have to work together to put the fire out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Royal Train
    7.8/10(157 votes)

    #22 - The Royal Train

    S6:E3

    When classified news is shared that the King is to travel through Warmington-on-Sea by train, Capt. Mainwaring and the platoon are detailed to form a guard of honour. Then, when another train breaks down on the main line, blocking the King's route, the platoon swings into action.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
    7.7/10(77 votes)

    #23 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker

    S2:E3

    Walker is finally called up but Mainwaring tries to get his call-up deferred because of his value to the platoon, but he is still conscripted, only to find out that he is allergic to the army's corned beef.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Enemy Within the Gates
    7.6/10(179 votes)

    #24 - The Enemy Within the Gates

    S1:E4

    Capt. Mainwaring is giving a lecture on recognising enemy agents when he learns that for every Nazi captured there is a reward. Later on Jones and Walker capture two Luftwaffe airmen, although a Polish officer intends to claim the reward. Back at HQ the airmen escape on Godfrey's watch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
    7.6/10(176 votes)

    #25 - The Showing Up of Corporal Jones

    S1:E5

    Just when the platoon finally gets its uniforms, LCpl. Jones is told that unless he can complete the assault course in 15 minutes he will have to leave, so Mainwaring and the rest of the platoon think of a plan to help him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Deadly Attachment" is the best rated episode of "Dad's Army". It scored 9.2/10 based on 286 votes. Directed by Harold Snoad and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/31/1973. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Branded".