The Desperate Drive of Lance Corporal Jones

=TV episode=

Infobox Dad's Army
episode_number episode_name=045 - The Desperate Drive of Lance Corporal Jones
script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft
director=David Croft
producer=David Croft
recorded=Friday 16/6/72
original_transmission=Friday 3/11/72 8.30pm
series=Five
length=30 minutes
viewing_figures=15.8 million
preceding=Getting the Bird
following=If the Cap Fits...

"The Desperate Drive of Lance Corporal Jones" is the fifth episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series "Dad's Army" that was originally transmitted on the 3 November 1972.

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The platoon, during the course of a weekend exercise, occupies a deserted barn which turns out to be the target for some 25-pounder artillery guns. Back at HQ, Jones and Godfrey try phoning to stop the firing, but Godfrey has cut the telephone wire by mistake. There is only one solution: Jones will have to reach the barn before it's blown to bits.

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Radio episode

Infobox Dad's Army
episode_number episode_name=057 - A Question of Reference
script=Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
director=
producer=John Dyas
recorded=Tuesday 22/6/76
original_transmission=Tuesday 29/6/76 12.27pm
series=Three
length=30 minutes
viewing_figures=0.6 million
preceding=The Royal Train
following=The Recruit

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#The reason why Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles changed the name of TV episode for radio was because the name "A Question of Reference" (referring to the map reference) meant a bit more than "The Desperate Drive of Lance Corporal Jones". [Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). "The Complete A-Z of Dads Army". Orion. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4 ]

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*cite book|title=The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army|author=Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard|date=2000|publisher=Orion|isbn= 0-75284-637-X
*imdb title|0552322
*tv.com episode|67152