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"Command Decision" Dad's Army episode Episode no. Series One
Episode 003Directed by David Croft[1] Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft[1] Produced by David Croft[1] Original air date Wednesday 14/8/68 8.20pm[1]
(recorded Monday 29/4/68[1])Running time 30 minutes Episode chronology ← Previous
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"The Enemy Within the Gates"Command Decision is the third episode of the first series of the British comedy series Dad's Army, which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 14 August 1968. It has been praised as classic.[2]
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Synopsis
Leadership agrees with Captain Mainwairing, but the men, still without uniforms and arms, are getting restless. The platoon's fortunes take a turn when old campaigner Colonel Square arrives with an offer of rifles and horses. There is a catch; to secure the weapons, Mainwaring must hand over command to Colonel Square.
Plot
The platoon are all feeling blue due to their lack of rifles. Mainwaring promises them some before the week is out, but time is running short. He eventually puts the platoon under the command of Colonel Square on a promise of rifles, but after being forced to ride horses holding elephant-shooting muskets, he takes control again. In the end, rifles arrive.
Notes
Cast
Cast Characters Arthur Lowe Captain Mainwaring John Le Mesurier Sergeant Wilson Clive Dunn Lance Corporal Jones John Laurie Private Frazer James Beck Private Walker Arnold Ridley Private Godfrey Ian Lavender Private Pike Support Cast Characters Caroline Dowdeswell Janet King Geoffrey Lumsden Colonel Square Charles Hill Butler Gordon Peters Soldier Radio episode
"Command Decision" Dad's Army episode Episode no. Series One
Episode 003Story by Harold Snoad & Michael Knowles[1] Produced by John Dyas Original air date Monday 11/2/74 6.15pm[1]
(recorded Thursday 21/6/73[1])Running time 30 minutes Episode chronology ← Previous
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"The Enemy Within the Gates"Synopsis
Plot
Cast
Cast Characters Arthur Lowe Captain Mainwaring John Le Mesurier Sergeant Wilson Clive Dunn Lance Corporal Jones John Laurie Private Frazer James Beck Private Walker Geoffrey Lumsden Colonel Square David Sinclair GHQ Driver Further reading
- Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. p. 48. ISBN 0-75284-637-X.
- McCann, Graham (2001). Dad's Army: The story of a classic television show. Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-84115-308-7.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. p. 48. ISBN 0-75284-637-X.
- ^ Levy, Andrew (2007-12-11). "OK, platoon, sharpen pencils to beat Hitler". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=501375&in_page_id=1770. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
External links
Dad's Army series 1 episodes "The Man and the Hour" · "Command Decision" · "The Enemy Within the Gates" · "The Showing Up of Corporal Jones" · "Shooting Pains"Categories:- Dad's Army radio episodes
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