Sitcom set amongst the Home Guard in the Second World War
Classic wartime sitcom. The chief warden puts Mainwaring in court after a light is left burning in the church hall.
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom. A visit to the cinema and a toasted cheese supper make Captain Mainwaring dream that he is Napoleon.
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom. The pumping station is hit during an air raid with Godfrey and Walker inside, trapping them alongside a rapidly leaking pipe.
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom. The members of the platoon disguise themselves as firemen during an exercise, but then they are called upon to tackle a real blaze.
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom. Walker arranges for Jones to get some off-ration pigeons - but did they come from Trafalgar Square?
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom about the Home Guard unit in a seaside town during the Second World War. Mainwaring lets Frazer take over in a bid to end his grumbling.
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring's platoon want to look as young as possible in case they are drafted into the Air Raid Patrol.
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom. The platoon is chosen for special duties during the testing of a secret weapon.
DetailsClassic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's platoon is sitting in a barn which is the target for some 25-pounders, but only Jones knows of the dangers.
DetailsWartime sitcom. When a bomb falls on the vault of Captain Mainwaring's bank, he insists that the platoon count the money and guard it.
DetailsClassic sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is temporarily in hospital and during his absence Sergeant Wilson allows the Vicar to join the platoon.
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