A special Christmas episode from 1975 of the classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring has an unexpected and most unwelcome guest, much t ...
21-12-2024
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Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring starts an advertising campaign to increase recruiting, but Wilson mixes up the photographs for the poster.
30-03-2024
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The most important item in the infantryman's equipment is his feet, and Captain Mainwaring is determined that all of his men will be well shod with hardy, battle-worthy feet. To ...
23-03-2024
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Wartime sitcom. There's trouble in the ranks of the Home Guard when the bravery of the gentle and well-mannered Private Godfrey is called into question.
17-02-2024
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Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring and his platoon are instructed to guard a captive U-boat crew. Are they up to the job?
05-02-2024
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Captain Mainwaring tries to get out of attending a big church parade when the Home Guard are ordered to wear their medals from previous conflicts.
27-12-2023
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Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's Home Guard platoon decides to give a turkey dinner to the old-age pensioners of Walmington-on-Sea.
26-12-2023
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A special Christmas episode of the classic sitcom from 1976. The platoon decide to help the Vicar with his bazaar to raise money for comforts for the troops. Three oranges are t ...
25-12-2023
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Classic wartime sitcom. Walker arranges for Jones to get some off-ration pigeons - but did they come from Trafalgar Square?
04-11-2023
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Wartime sitcom. The Home Guard are given full responsibility for the defence of Walmington-On-Sea for one week.
30-09-2023
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Classic sitcom. The Chief Warden challenges Captain Mainwaring to a game of cricket. Featuring a guest appearance by English cricket legend Fred Trueman.
26-08-2023
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Classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. In the very first episode of the series, Captain Mainwaring assumes command of the Local Defence Volunteers, an a ...
12-08-2023
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Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's motley crew is put in charge of a vital telephone line. They awake to find a bomb enmeshed in the wires.
05-08-2023
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Classic sitcom. Captain Mainwaring encourages the women of Walmington-on-Sea to join the platoon and meets Mrs Gray, an attractive middle-aged widow.
29-07-2023
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Classic wartime sitcom. The crew use their rifles and their wits to compete for the honour of guarding a VIP.
08-07-2023
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Wartime sitcom. Sergeant Wilson's commitment to Home Guard activities wavers while he has a little problem of his own to contend with.
17-06-2023
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Classic wartime sitcom. Corporal Jones is put to the test and the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard ensure that he is not found wanting.
03-06-2023
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Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The platoon triumphs over problems of security, fifth columnists and parachuting airmen.
27-05-2023
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Classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring puts the defence of the realm before personal pride and nearly loses control of the platoon in ...
20-05-2023
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Classic comedy. The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard go to great lengths to equip themselves as a fighting force powerful enough to repel a ruthless enemy.
13-05-2023
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Classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Mainwaring's men are sent to guard the local POW camp, but problems occur in keeping them on the right side of the ...
07-01-2023
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More classic comedy with the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard. Pike loses his way in a minefield during night manoeuvres and has to be rescued by Wilson.
03-12-2022
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Wartime sitcom. The ingenuity of Mainwaring's men is put to the test.
12-11-2022
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Wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring and the men of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard take to the water when they acquire a platoon boat.
16-07-2022
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Feature-length version of the classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of a small seaside town. \n\nIn 1940, with a German invasion looming, the defence of Walmington-on-Sea is ...
02-07-2022
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Wartime sitcom. Frazer loses a vital part of a gun he was responsible for and thinks it is in the box he keeps his tools in - which happens to be a coffin.
18-06-2022
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Wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring and the men of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard enlist the help of a recruit with four feet.
09-04-2022
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Wartime sitcom. It is the night of the Home Guard Dance, and Pikey has brought a girlfriend, but is she suitable for a respectable young bank clerk?
20-11-2021
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Classic comedy. The verger gets tied up with disastrous consequences. Can the platoon set him free? And where will they hide the barrage balloon?
30-10-2021
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Classic sitcom featuring the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea. The platoon is sent a huge naval gun - but how does it work? What's more, where is it pointing?
23-10-2021
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Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring is horrified to discover that he is not a commissioned officer, so Sgt Wilson is put in charge ...
16-10-2021
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Classic wartime sitcom featuring the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea. Mainwaring and Wilson are in the bank when an unexpected guest drops in.
18-09-2021
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Captain Mainwaring calls a court of inquiry when the platoon's ammunition is used up on a passing aircraft.
28-08-2021
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Wartime sitcom. An enemy aircraft crash-lands in the local reservoir, testing Captain Mainwaring's communication system.
24-07-2021
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Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon spends the weekend at a training camp. If an army marches on its stomach, everyone hopes the journey will be short.
29-05-2021
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Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The men add an armoured car to their fighting strength.
22-05-2021
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Classic sitcom. When the church bells start ringing, Walmington Home Guard prepares to deal with the invasion.
08-05-2021
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Classic wartime sitcom. The pumping station is hit during an air raid with Godfrey and Walker inside, trapping them alongside a rapidly-leaking pipe.
10-04-2021
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In the last episode ever made of the classic wartime sitcom, Corporal Jones falls in love and decides to marry.
30-01-2021
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Classic wartime sitcom. Frazer keeps his savings in gold sovereigns. Mainwaring thinks the money should be in a safe place, such as a bank - his bank.
07-11-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. For Wings of Victory week, Mainwaring and his troops stage the story of St George, but end up with one dragon too many.
24-10-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. The people of Walmington are no longer taking the threat of invasion seriously. The platoon, therefore, masquerade as fifth columnists to test the town's ...
12-09-2020
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Private Godfrey's humble abode, Cherry Tree Cottage, is threatened with demolition to make way for a new aerodrome until he finds an unexpected ally in Private Fraser. Captain ...
04-07-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. Private Pike receives his call-up papers and, to the great alarm of his mother, he is passed A1.
06-06-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon is ordered to assist in the making of a training film, but Captain Mainwaring is disgusted to learn that his men will be playing the parts of ...
30-05-2020
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Captain Mainwaring is offered the use of a Rolls-Royce. On the way to be camouflaged, it gets mixed up with the mayor's official car.
16-05-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring's platoon decide to perform a Morris dance to raise funds for the Walmington-on-Sea Spitfire Fund.
02-05-2020
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Classic sitcom. During an exercise, Captain Mainwaring takes the role of a highly important secret agent. The regular army try to prevent him completing his mission.
04-04-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring declares martial law when a bomb drops on the outskirts of Walmington-on-Sea.
28-03-2020
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Wartime sitcom. A big exercise is jeopardised when the platoon find an abandoned steam engine blocking the road.
21-03-2020
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Classic sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is temporarily in hospital and during his absence Sergeant Wilson allows the vicar to join the platoon.
29-02-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon's van breaks down outside what looks like a deserted house where Mainwaring decides they should spend the night.
22-02-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is annoyed when a death elevates Sergeant Wilson to the fringes of the aristocracy.
15-02-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring and the platoon take part in a Home Guard efficiency test using Jones's van, which happens to be full of onions.
08-02-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. The king is coming to Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring and the platoons prepare to greet him, but as usual things don't go quite according to plan.
01-02-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. As the first contingent of American soldiers arrives in Walmington-on-Sea, Captain Mainwaring and his troops prepare to welcome them.
25-01-2020
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Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon is chosen for special duties during the testing of a secret weapon.
30-11-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom. The chief warden puts Mainwaring in court after a light is left burning in the church hall.
16-11-2019
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Classic 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.
09-11-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom. Corporal Jones mislays the platoon's funds and the boys face a tough time jogging his memory.
02-11-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring and the platoon help a widowed ladyfriend of Private Godfrey to gather in the harvest.
26-10-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's platoon is in a barn which is the target for some 25-pounders, but only Jones knows of the danger.
12-10-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom. A visit to the cinema and a toasted cheese supper make Captain Mainwaring dream that he is Napoleon.
05-10-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring's platoon want to look as young as possible in case they are drafted into the Air Raid Patrol.
28-09-2019
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Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit in a seaside town. The platoon goes on an exercise, but there are surprises in store for Captain Mainwaring.
14-09-2019
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Classic wartime comedy. When the wardens' HQ is bombed, they have to share the church hall with the Home Guard, despite Captain Mainwaring's disapproval.
07-09-2019
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Classic sitcom. Sergeant Wilson is to be appointed manager of the Eastgate branch of the bank and made a lieutenant in the Eastgate Home Guard to fill a vacancy.
31-08-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom. An old comrade-in-arms dredges up the past and brings the glorious history of Corporal Jones into question.
10-08-2019
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Classic wartime sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring sets up an observation post in the lighthouse, thus providing ample opportunity for dis ...
03-08-2019
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The platoon forego a parade in Mainwaring's absence to compete in a darts match against the ARP wardens. When Mainwaring arrives back, he is appalled and orders Wilson to bring ...
27-07-2019
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Wartime sitcom. When a bomb falls on the vault of Captain Mainwaring's bank, he insists that the platoon counts the money and guards it.
01-06-2019
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Classic 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.
25-05-2019
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Classic sitcom featuring the men of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard unit. Mainwaring's squad takes part in an exercise for a Highland platoon.
17-11-2018
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Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring is given a staff car which breaks down when Pike and his girlfriend borrow it to go to the pictures.
18-08-2018
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Captain Mainwaring, in his capacity as bank manager, calls in Corporal Jones to explain why his account is always in the red. Investigation reveals a complicated chain of outgoi ...
21-07-2018
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Wartime sitcom. An enemy pilot bails out and becomes tangled up with the town clock - and so do the members of Mainwaring's platoon when they attempt a rescue.
17-02-2018
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A special Christmas episode from 1975 of the classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring has an unexpected and most unwelcome guest, much t ...
20-12-2014
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