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Dad's Army Series 3
Episode 4 of 26

New War Office policy sparks drastic action amongst the platoon's old guard. Adapted from BBC TV with Clive Dunn. From 1976.

New War Office policy sparks the platoon's old guard into taking some drastic action!

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Wig Maker …. Michael Burlington
Announcer …. John Snagge

Additional music by Dennis Gomm.

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.

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