- Knights of Madness
Infobox Dad's Army
episode_number episode_name=077 - Knights of Madness
script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft
director=David Croft
producer=David Croft
recorded=22/7/1977
original_transmission=16/10/1977
series=Nine
length=30 minutes
viewing_figures=???
preceding=The Making of Private Pike
following=The Miser's Hoard "Knights of Madness" is the third episode of the ninth series of the British comedy series "
Dad's Army " that was originally transmitted on16 October 1977 .ynopsis
To support the "Wings for Victory" week, the platoon restages the Battle of
Saint George and the Dragon . This does not go down well with Hodges and his ARP wardens, however, as they have been planning the same thing.Plot
Notes
The film references the popular story of
St George and theDragon . However it throws a peculiar twist on it by havingSt George fightSt George and the dragon fight the dragon.Quotes
Mainwaring: "a man in my position can't be seen fighting a dragon in carboard armour"
Cast
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