Seasons & Episodes
The Man and the Hour
After listening to a radio broadcast asking for men to form what has been named Local Defence Volunteers (later to be re
Museum Piece
With the shortage of weapons, Capt. Mainwaring goes to the local museum to see if any of the guns on display can be used
Command Decision
Capt. Mainwaring, worried about the lack of weapons, gets a visit from Col. Square, an old soldier who offers to donate
The Enemy Within the Gates
Capt. Mainwaring is giving a lecture on recognising enemy agents when he learns that for every Nazi captured there is a
The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
Just when the platoon finally gets its uniforms, LCpl. Jones is told that unless he can complete the assault course in 1
Shooting Pains
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 pla
Operation Kilt
When six members of the Highland Regiment attack the Warmington-on-Sea's HQ, the platoon has to come up with a scheme to
The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage
When the church bells start to ring, the platoon leaps into action. Jones takes half the platoon to Godfrey's cottage to
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
Walker is finally called up but Mainwaring tries to get his call-up deferred because of his value to the platoon, but he
Sgt Wilson's Little Secret
Wilson overhears Mrs Pike telling Frank that she is expecting. Wilson assumes that she is pregnant and that he is the fa
A Stripe for Frazer
Mainwaring promotes Frazer to Lance Corporal, thus causing friction between him and Jones. When Frazer starts getting ab
Under Fire
The platoon is fire watching when the men see a man using a torch. Convinced that they have discovered a spy, they arres
The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones
Mainwaring's lecture is a total mess due to gas masks. To obtain rationed petrol, Joe convinces Jones to volunteer his b
Battle School
It's Mainwaring's platoon's turn for a weekend of guerrilla warfare training at a rural facility. Thanks to train delay
The Lion Has 'Phones
Mainwaring gives the platoon a lecture in communications but when a German plane crashes into the town's reservoir, it b
The Bullet Is Not for Firing
Mainwaring is extremely annoyed that the platoon – sans Godfrey, who was too slow – have used up all their ammunitio
Something Nasty in the Vault
An unannounced bank inspector from head office is far from impressed by Mainwaring's bumbling while handling some minor
Room at the Bottom
Wilson secretly enjoys passing on HQ Captain Bailey's finding that Mainwaring's captain's commission in the original loc
Big Guns
A large field gun has been delivered for demonstration but none of the platoon know how it works. After a process of tri
The Day the Balloon Went Up
After Mainwaring complains of sloppy slauting, a runaway barrage balloon appears with the Verger clinging onto it. He's
War Dance
Pike's work is suffering due to distraction from his girlfriend Violet, whom Mainwaring regards as common as her mother
Menace from the Deep
The platoon are on guard duty on a derelict pier, which they have reached by boat but, thanks to Pike's clumsiness, the
Branded
Godfrey reveals that he was a Conscientious Objector during WWI, leading Mainwaring and some of the platoon to brand him
Man Hunt
Walker has found a discarded parachute which he cuts up to make ladies' knickers. This leads to an embarrassing examinat
No Spring for Frazer
During weapons inspection, Mainwaring scolds Frazer for losing a single spring, rendering the Lewis gun useless, and HQ
Sons of the Sea
When a bank client's debt means his rowing boat must be auctioned, Mainwaring can't resist acquiring it for river patrol
The Big Parade
A parade is organised through Walmington-on-Sea to commemorate Spitfire Week and, after watching a newsreel, the platoon
Don't Forget the Diver
The platoon is to participate in an exercise to place a supposed bomb in a windmill occupied by the Eastgate men. It is
Boots, Boots, Boots
Dissent in the ranks follows after a foot inspection as a result of which Mainwaring decides the platoon need their feet
Sgt – Save My Boy!
The platoon are on night watch in a beach hut, waiting for Pike to bring their tea but Pike has got himself tangled up o
Don't Fence Me In
The platoon is to guard a POW camp housing Italian soldiers and Mainwaring is suspicious because Walker seems rather too
Absent Friends
On return from London, Mainwaring is shocked to find that almost all of the platoon are playing in a darts tournament ag
Put That Light Out!
Mainwaring fears the Nazis may send spies across the Channel, so he orders the lighthouse manned by Jones, Pike, Godfrey
The Two and a Half Feathers
Elderly ex-soldier Clarke joins the platoon and, by coincidence, it turns out that he and Jones were in the same regimen
Mum's Army
Mainwaring decides to enlist women to assist with the war effort. After initial interviews go rather less than satisfact
The Test
When the platoon is challenged to a cricket match by the ARP wardens, Mainwaring appoints himself captain and gives the
A. Wilson (Manager)?
Mainwaring is furious to learn that Wilson is leaving to become manager of the Eastgate branch, where HQ has also appoin
Uninvited Guests
Once more, the civic vicar's hospitality for both Home Guard and ARP forces the rival corps' men to cohabit in the churc
Fallen Idol
The platoon gets its turn at weekend training, for a bomb course. Captain Square convinces Mainwaring that officers shou
Asleep in the Deep
A bomb hits the gasworks where Godfrey and Walker are on duty and the platoon and Hodges go to rescue them from a small
Keep Young and Beautiful
The War Office plans a review of both the Home Guard and the ARP in order to decide which less fit soldiers of the first
A Soldier's Farewell
On the way home after an unpatriotic night at the cinema, Mainwaring comes to the assistance of a clippie being accosted
Getting the Bird
Rumours abound when Wilson is seen with an attractive young woman in a WREN's uniform, causing an argument between himse
The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones
The platoon are on an exercise whereby everyone—except for Godfrey and Jones—ends up in a deserted barn. Jones sees
If the Cap Fits
After another of Mainwaring's long, creative, 'vital' lectures, Frazer is voted the unfortunate duty of complainant repr
The King Was in His Counting House
The platoon's first-ever private party, thrown by Mainwaring at his disappointingly blasé home, proves unamusing. It's
All Is Safely Gathered In
Godfrey asks for holiday in order to help a farming ex-girlfriend bring in the harvest. Recognising it as vital to the w
When Did You Last See Your Money?
Entrusted with £500 by local shopkeepers, Jones brings it to the bank only to find a pound of sausages instead. Frazer
Brain Versus Brawn
At a business community function, where both Wilson and Walker outshine him, Mainwaring accepts a challenge to prove his
A Brush with the Law
Square ridicules Mainwaring for the pitiful state of his men's rifles. The captain rudely denies it but internally blame
Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel
The War Office tests an experimental invention for delivering explosives. For secrecy, the test is done on the coast, us
Time on My Hands
The platoon is called to seize a German pilot whose parachute is caught on the church steeple clock. Getting him down is
The Deadly Attachment
After a surreal lecture on separating allied parachutists from German ones, the platoon is ordered to pick up a stranded
My British Buddy
After two and a half years, the Americans have finally decided to enter the European war. Walmington-on-Sea gets to welc
The Royal Train
Mainwaring gathers his troops for the secretive reading of top-secret orders, concerning the passage – no actual stop
We Know Our Onions
Mainwaring is determined that his platoon should earn the full quota of a dozen stars in a wacky test weekend. Captain R
The Honourable Man
When it becomes known an uncle's death granted Wilson to inherit an Honourable Aristocrat title, all Walmington-on-Sea f
Things That Go Bump in the Night
During a nightly patrol in terrible weather, the platoon run out of rationed petrol for Jones's van, so they spend the n
The Recruit
Whilst Mainwaring is in hospital, Wilson is in charge. Following Walker's speedy departure back to London, leaving only
Everybody's Trucking
As all the road signs have been removed, the platoon are ordered to put up temporary ones to help a large convoy on mano
A Man of Action
Pike gets his head caught in the park railings and the platoon is summoned to help. Meanwhile, a large bomb has exploded
Gorilla Warfare
On a field exercise acting as commandos meeting a secret agent, represented by Mainwaring, the platoon must trust no one
The Godiva Affair
The platoon dresses up as Morris Dancers as part of a carnival to raise money for the town's Spitfire fund, which is sti
The Captain's Car
Lady Maltby offers her Rolls Royce to Mainwaring for use as his staff car. After the car has been disguised with camoufl
Turkey Dinner
After the platoon accidentally shoots a turkey, attempts are made to return it to the local farmer, but he will not acce
Ring Dem Bells
The Colonel orders the platoon to make a training film with a couple of well-known actors, but unknown to Mainwaring, th
When You've Got to Go
Pike finally gets his call-up papers for the RAF, but when his blood donation to the Red Cross is checked, it is found t
Is There Honey Still for Tea?
At the bank, Mainwaring's office door is replaced with one made of paper. Adding insult to injury of not having a proper
Come In, Your Time Is Up
Mainwaring gives a lecture on field craft in the vicar's garden, covering what to eat and how to erect a tent. Later, ap
High Finance
When Mainwaring tries to help Jones with his fiduciary issues, the trail is discovered to lead through the platoon, on t
The Face on the Poster
Mainwaring has visions of promotion for himself and Wilson, and of expanding the platoon into a company, so he embarks o
Wake-Up Walmington
The war effort is wearing down the people of Walmington-on-Sea. While practising on a firing range, Mainwaring is told t
The Making of Private Pike
Mainwaring is to umpire in a war game exercise so he gets the use of a car. Pike meets a girl and uses the car to take h
Knights of Madness
During a Wings for Victory fundraiser, the platoon reenact the battle between St George and the Dragon, but friction sta
The Miser's Hoard
Frazer, whom the town has been under the impression has meagre earnings, is, as a matter of fact, rather wealthy. Doctor
Number Engaged
The platoon takes over from the regular army in guarding some vital telephone wires. During an air raid, a bomb lands in
Never Too Old
Jones wants to wed Mrs Fox but must get Mainwaring's permission. During the reception, an invasion alert is called and J
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