List of It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes

This is an episode list for the BBC television sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" by Jimmy Perry and David Croft broadcast between 3 January 1974 and 3 September 1981.

It Ain't Half Hot Mum Made Episodes between 1974 and 1981 but took a break in 1979.

Series 1 to Series 4 Took Place in Royal Artillery Depot Deolali, British India.

Series 5 to Series 8 Took Place in Tin Min, Burma.

All episodes are 30 minutes long.

The 'lost' episodes 'A Star is Born' and 'It's a Wise Child' were lost at one stage, but VHS copies recorded at home by a viewer in Australia were found in 1988. They are not of broadcastable quality, but were included as extras on the season 1 DVD.

Main Cast during the Series

The British, Indians and Chinese

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2. My Lovely Boy (10/01/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Rangi Ram notices that the Sergeant Major and Gunner Parkins have a photograph of the same woman by their bed: she is the Sergeants one and only love and Parky's mother. Does this mean that Gunner Parkins is his son?

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3. Mutiny of the Punka-Wallahs (17/01/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The plan to replace the Punka Wallahs leads to trouble. Meanwhile, the boys are having problems with the heat.

Also Starring

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7. The Road to Bannu (14/02/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The concert party have the misfortune to get stranded in a remote part of the North West Frontier. Williams sends Lofty to go find help.

Also Starring

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2. Down in the Jungle (09/01/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The concert party's plane makes a crash landing, and the men realise they could be behind enemy lines.

Also Starring

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5. The Curse of the Sadhu (30/01/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Sergeant Williams tempts the wrath of the gods by ejecting a revered holy man from the parade ground.

Also Starring

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8. The Night of the Thugs (20/02/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The concert party take refuge from a rainstorm in a ruined temple and fall victim to a fanatical native sect.

Also Starring

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3. Bang Goes the Maharajah (16/01/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

The concert party try to stop the attempts on the life of the Maharajah of Bharatpur.

Also Starring

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6. Don’t Take the Mickey (06/02/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

Sergeant Major Williams tries to break up the concert party by promoting Gunner Graham.

Also Starring

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4. Ticket to Blighty (23/11/1976)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Bombardier Beaumont tries different ways to get sent home.

Also StarringAlso Starring

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7. We Are Not Amused (14/12/1976)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers

A pageant, written by Captain Ashwood, might offend the Indian assistant to the District Officer.

Also Starring

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2. Bridge Over the River Hipong (01/11/1977)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Ray Butt

While they are still having trouble adapting to the jungle, the members of the concert party get the task of building a bridge.

Also Starring

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5. The Superstar (22/11/1977)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Ray Butt

The Concert Party members are made to feel redundant when a talented new arrival steals the limelight.

Also Starring

Note this is the First Episode that Michael Bates did not Star as Rangi Ram because he died on 11/01/1978.

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2. The Big League (30/10/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

After a drunken incident, the men try to make up with the local population by organising a football match.

Also Starring

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5. Lead Kindly Light (27/11/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

To ensure the very existence of the Concert Party the artists have to impress the area commander.

Also Starring

Note this is the Last Episode that Babar Bhatti Starred as Punkah Wallah Rumzan

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Series 7 (1980)

1. That's Entertainment? (17/10/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The Sgt Major makes a decision guaranteed to cause uproar when he picks a Scottish audience to watch a special English performance.

Also Starring

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4. The Great Broadcast (07/11/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The men get a chance to perform on "Forces Radio".

Also Starring

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Series 8 (1981)

1. Gloria's Finest Hour (23/07/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

A head injury changes Beaumont's personality, turning him into a fighting machine.

Also Starring

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4. The Last Warrior (13/08/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

One single Japanese soldier hasn't heard the news that Japan has surrendered. Can the men from the Concert Party convince him to lay down his weapons?

Also Starring

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7. The Last Roll Call (03/09/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The men reach England and prepare for demobilisation.

Also Starring

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Producer and Director Credits

*Produced and Directed by David Croft Series 1 and Series 2
*Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir Series 3
*Produced and Directed by David Croft Series 4 (Episodes 4 and 8)
*Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers Series 4 (Episodes 1-3, 5-7)
*Produced and Directed by David Croft Series 5 (Episodes 1 and 6)
*Produced by David Croft, Directed by Ray Butt Series 5 (Episodes 2-5)
*Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop Series 6
*Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby Series 7 and Series 8