Dad's Army

  • Premiered: Jul 1968
  • Episodes: 79
  • Followers: 29
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Wednesday
  • Comedy War

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Season 5
5x1
Asleep in the Deep
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 06, 1972
The pumping station of the reservoir has been damaged by a bomb with Walker and Godfrey trapped inside. Hodges is determined to overrule Mainwaring's rescue attempt until it's discovered .. show full overview
5x2
Keep Young and Beautiful
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1972
Vanity swoops through the platoon after Parliament decides that Home Guard members who are not fit for battle must be reassigned to the ARP and ARP wardens that are fit and able should .. show full overview
5x3
A Soldier's Farewell
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 1972
During the journey home after a night at the cinema, Mainwaring comes to the assistance of a clippie after Hodges accosts her. Later Mainwaring dreams of being Napoleon with the clippie as Josephine.
5x4
Getting the Bird
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 27, 1972
Rumour sweeps through Walmington-on-Sea that Wilson is seeing a young girl. He goes AWOL and is found drunk. It turns out that the girl is his daughter. Meanwhile Walker has taken .. show full overview
5x5
The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 03, 1972
The platoon practices house clearing by using the office, unaware that the vicar and Hodges have got caught up in the action. Later during a live firing exercise the platoon is sent to .. show full overview
5x6
If the Cap Fits
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 10, 1972
The platoon is given a lecture on the German army but because Frazer keeps on complaining, Mainwaring makes him Acting CO of the platoon. Later, when the Colonel asks the platoon to attend a dinner, Mainwaring has to play the bagpipes.
5x7
The King Was in His Counting House
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 17, 1972
While Capt. Mainwaring holds a party at his house for the platoon the bank is hit by a German bomb. After guarding the money all night he has to find a way to transport it to the Eastgate branch for safety.
5x8
All is Safely Gathered In
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 24, 1972
Godfrey asks for a holiday from the platoon in order to help an old girlfriend who runs a farm to bring in the harvest. Recognising it as vital to the war effort, Mainwaring assigns the whole platoon to help.
5x9
When Did You Last See Your Money?
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 01, 1972
When Jones arrives at the bank to deposit £500 from local shopkeepers for the servicemen's canteen, he realises his packet contains half a pound of sausages instead of the money.
5x10
Brain versus Brawn
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 08, 1972
During an exercise Mainwaring and the platoon have to find a way to gain access to an ammunition dump. After dressing up as firemen they are called to a real fire.
5x11
A Brush with the Law
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 15, 1972
When the light is left on in the church hall, Chief Warden Hodges suspects that Mainwaring is the culprit and takes him to court. The verger knows what happened, but Hodges will not let him tell the truth.
5x12
Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 22, 1972
The platoon is asked to provide guard duty at a testing ground for secret weapons, but when one of the devices gets out of control the platoon has to give chase.
5x13 Season finale
Time on My Hands
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 29, 1972
A German pilot has bailed out and is caught hanging by his parachute on the clock tower. The platoon climbs up to rescue him but after Jones breaks the ladder, it's the platoon that needs rescuing.

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