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The Worst Episodes of Dad's Army

Every episode of Dad's Army ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Recruit" is the worst rated episode of "Dad's Army". It scored 7.1/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/12/1973. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Museum Piece".

  • The Recruit
    7.1/10140 votes
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    #1 - The Recruit

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/1973

    Capt Mainwaring has gone into hospital for an operation on an ingrowing toenail Meanwhile Wilson as acting C O has Asked the Vicar and the Verger to join the platoon to make up the numbers

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Museum Piece
    7.2/10206 votes
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    #2 - Museum Piece

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/7/1968

    With the shortage of weapons, Capt Mainwaring goes to the local museum, to see if any of the guns that are on display can be used, by the platoon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Command Decision
    7.2/10180 votes
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    #3 - Command Decision

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/14/1968

    Capt Mainwaring worried about the lack of weapons gets a visit from a Capt Square an old soldier who offers to donate some guns from his collection providing that he can take command of the platoon. Mainwaring agrees until he sees the state of the guns.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Man of Action
    7.2/10120 votes
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    #4 - Man of Action

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/1974

    Pike gets his head caught in the park railings and the platoon are summoned to help meanwhile a large bomb has exploded near the town and has put the gas and electricity supplies out of order When Mainwaring returns to hear what has happened he puts the town under martial law

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • Gorilla Warfare
    7.2/10130 votes
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    #5 - Gorilla Warfare

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/1974

    While on maneuvers the platoon come in contact with an escaped gorilla

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Guns
    7.3/10142 votes
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    #6 - Big Guns

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1969

    The platoon have taken charge of a large field gun and have to learn how to use it

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel
    7.3/10136 votes
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    #7 - Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1972

    The platoon are asked to provide guard duty at a testing ground for secret weapons but when one of the devices gets loose the platoon have to give chase

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • The Miser's Hoard
    7.3/10117 votes
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    #8 - The Miser's Hoard

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1977

    Frazer is busy counting up his earnings when his doctor visits and accidentally knocks over a money box revealing that Frazer is far from poor. Concerned, the doctor alerts Mainwaring, who alerts Jones and very soon Frazer's fortune is the subject of town gossip. Eventually the platoon, Hodges, the Vicar and the Verger are spying on Frazer to see what he does with his money. Will they get their hands on it, or does Frazer have a sneaky trick up his sleeve?

    Director: Bob Spiers

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man and the Hour
    7.4/10228 votes
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    #9 - The Man and the Hour

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/1968

    After listening to a radio broadcast asking for men to form what was to become known as the home guard, George Mainwaring, a local bank manager, decides to act and form the platoon on his own. He appoints himself as Captain and recuruits his chief bank clerk Arthur Wilson as the platoon sergeant as well as enlisting the banks office boy Frank Pike. Several of the local tradesmen, including James Frazer; a philatelist shopkeeper, retired shop worker Charles Godfrey, Jack Jones the butcher and black market business man; Joe Walker also volunteer their service for 'King and Country'.. And so, The Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard was born.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shooting Pains
    7.4/10162 votes
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    #10 - Shooting Pains

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/1968

    When news that the Prime Minister is to pay a visit to the area a shooting contest is held to see which of the local platoons will form the honor guard Walker gets a crack shot from the theatre touring show ( Barbara Windsor ) to take part as a member of the platoon but a surprise is in store for everybody

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • War Dance
    7.4/10144 votes
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    #11 - War Dance

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1969

    The platoon hold a dance where Pike is going to announce his engagement to a local girl Sgt Wilson tries to get him to change his mind but Pike will not be put off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Fence Me In
    7.4/10138 votes
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    #12 - Don't Fence Me In

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1970

    Don't Fence Me In is the fifth episode of the fourth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on Friday 23 October 1970.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Godiva Affair
    7.4/10129 votes
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    #13 - The Godiva Affair

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/1974

    The platoon are dressed as Morris Dancers for a local show when Jones comes to Capt Mainwaring with a problem concerning Mrs Fox Jones thinks she is seeing the town clerk and wants Mainwaring to sort it out for him

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • Turkey Dinner
    7.4/10128 votes
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    #14 - Turkey Dinner

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/1974

    When the platoon accidentally shoot a turkey they try and return it to the local farmer but he will not accept it so the men come up with the idea of providing a dinner for the local O.A.P's

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wake-Up Walmington
    7.4/10130 votes
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    #15 - Wake-Up Walmington

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1977

    The people of Walmington-On-Sea are becoming apathetic about the war effort. When practicing on a firing range, Mainwaring is told to keep the noise down and Hodges is verbally assaulted for his efforts as chief warden. Mainwaring decides to scare his townfolk by getting the platoon to dress up as fifth columnists and marching through the countryside 'asking ze questions!' Will their plan work? Or will Mainwaring just end up looking rather silly infront of Captain Square and the Eastgate platoon?

    Director: Bob Spiers

    Writer: N/A

  • Knights of Madness
    7.4/10115 votes
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    #16 - Knights of Madness

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1977

    During a ' Wings For Victory ' fundraising event the platoon decide to stage a reenactment of the battle between St George and the Dragon but friction starts when Hodges and the wardens plan the same thing

    Director: Bob Spiers

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation Kilt
    7.5/10153 votes
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    #17 - Operation Kilt

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/1969

    When six members of the Highland Regiment attack the Warmington On Sea's H.Q. The platoon have to come up with a scheme to capture the attackers

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret
    7.5/10145 votes
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    #18 - Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/1969

    Sergeant Wilson overhears Mrs Pike telling Frank that she is expecting a child. Wilson assumes that she is pregnant and that he is the father, but it turns out that she is looking after an evacuee. Mainwaring advises that Wilson marry her, until she clears up the misunderstanding.

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • Man Hunt
    7.5/10137 votes
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    #19 - Man Hunt

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1969

    The platoon are told to be on the lookout for any parachutes found lying about so Walker tells Mainwaring that he has found one. They also take on a dog which they use to track an escaped German pilot but accidently arrest a bird watcher

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sgt - Save My Boy !
    7.5/10130 votes
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    #20 - Sgt - Save My Boy !

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1970

    The platoon have moved to a new H.Q's position on the beach When Pike fails to turn up they find him caught up in the barbed wire at the waters edge With the tide coming in Mainwaring and Wilson mount a rescue mission but someone else gets there first

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • Absent Friends
    7.5/10141 votes
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    #21 - Absent Friends

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1970

    Absent Friends is the sixth episode of the fourth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on Friday 30 October 1970.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My British Buddy
    7.5/10154 votes
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    #22 - My British Buddy

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/1973

    The Platoon decide to give a party to the visiting American troops.When the Yanks start to get fresh with the platoon's girl friends, all hell lets loose.

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • When You've Got To Go
    7.5/10127 votes
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    #23 - When You've Got To Go

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1975

    Pike finally gets his call up papers and is to join the Airforce but when his blood that has been donated for the red cross is checked it is found to be from a rare group and he is excused military service Then he has to find a way to break the news to the platoon

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: N/A

  • The Making of Private Pike
    7.5/10126 votes
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    #24 - The Making of Private Pike

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1977

    Capt Mainwaring is to be an umpire in a war game exercise so he gets the use of a car Pike meets a girl and uses the car to take her out but they stay out all night and the whole town is shocked

    Director: Bob Spiers

    Writer: N/A

  • Number Engaged
    7.5/10114 votes
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    #25 - Number Engaged

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1977

    The platoon take over from the regular army in guarding some vital telephone wires During an air raid a bomb lands in the wires and a way has to be found to get it down before it explodes

    Director: Bob Spiers

    Writer: N/A