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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 Recruit
    7.0/10(144 votes)

    #1 - The Recruit

    S6:E7

    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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Museum Piece
    7.2/10(220 votes)

    #2 - Museum Piece

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Command Decision
    7.2/10(192 votes)

    #3 - Command Decision

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Man of Action
    7.2/10(124 votes)

    #4 - Man of Action

    S7:E2

    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

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Gorilla Warfare
    7.2/10(135 votes)

    #5 - Gorilla Warfare

    S7:E3

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

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Big Guns
    7.3/10(150 votes)

    #6 - Big Guns

    S3:E7

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel
    7.3/10(141 votes)

    #7 - Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel

    S5:E12

    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

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Wake-Up Walmington
    7.3/10(135 votes)

    #8 - Wake-Up Walmington

    S9:E1

    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?

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Miser's Hoard
    7.3/10(122 votes)

    #9 - The Miser's Hoard

    S9:E4

    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?

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Man and the Hour
    7.4/10(245 votes)

    #10 - The Man and the Hour

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Shooting Pains
    7.4/10(173 votes)

    #11 - Shooting Pains

    S1:E6

    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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Operation Kilt
    7.4/10(164 votes)

    #12 - Operation Kilt

    S2:E1

    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

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret
    7.4/10(155 votes)

    #13 - Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret

    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for War Dance
    7.4/10(151 votes)

    #14 - War Dance

    S3:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Man Hunt
    7.4/10(147 votes)

    #15 - Man Hunt

    S3:E12

    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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Don't Fence Me In
    7.4/10(145 votes)

    #16 - Don't Fence Me In

    S4:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Godiva Affair
    7.4/10(134 votes)

    #17 - The Godiva Affair

    S7:E4

    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

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Turkey Dinner
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    #18 - Turkey Dinner

    S7:E6

    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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Making of Private Pike
    7.4/10(132 votes)

    #19 - The Making of Private Pike

    S9:E2

    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

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Knights of Madness
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    #20 - Knights of Madness

    S9:E3

    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

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones
    7.5/10(175 votes)

    #21 - The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones

    S3:E1

    Mainwaring is under orders to be more cooperative with the A.R.P. wardens. A task that's made very difficult by their newly appointed Chief. Walker strikes a deal with Jones to make it easier for him to carry rationed goods without being stopped by the police - he is to let the platoon use his butchers van as a troop carrier and ambulance by day and let Walker use it by night. He bribes Jones with the promise that Jones will receive petrol coupons for it. Unfortunately things don't entirely go to plan...

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Sgt - Save My Boy !
    7.5/10(138 votes)

    #22 - Sgt - Save My Boy !

    S4:E4

    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

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Absent Friends
    7.5/10(148 votes)

    #23 - Absent Friends

    S4:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Brain Versus Brawn
    7.5/10(135 votes)

    #24 - Brain Versus Brawn

    S5:E10

    During an exercise Mainwaring and the platoon have to find a way to gain access into an ammo dump. After dressing up as firemen they are called to a real fire.

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for My British Buddy
    7.5/10(160 votes)

    #25 - My British Buddy

    S6:E2

    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.

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    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Recruit" is the worst rated episode of "Dad's Army". It scored 7/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/12/1973. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Museum Piece".