Series 5 (1972)
| No | Title | Recorded | First broadcast | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | Asleep in the Deep | 26 May 1972 | 6 October 1972 | A bomb falls on the local pumping station as Godfrey and Walker are patrolling there, trapping them. When the platoon try to free them, they get stuck with them, and when a pipe bursts the room rapidly begins filling with water. |
| 042 | Keep Young and Beautiful | 9 June 1972 | 13 October 1972 | The older members of the platoon try to make themselves look younger to avoid transfer to the ARP – the Captain dons a toupee, some dye their hair and the Sergeant puts on a corset. |
| 043 | A Soldier's Farewell | 2 June 1972 | 20 October 1972 | Mainwaring, depressed as his men are not living up to his expectations, and believing his leadership to be unappreciated, dreams he is Napoleon after eating too much toasted cheese. |
| 044 | Getting the Bird | 19 May 1972 | 27 October 1972 | Wilson goes AWOL and is seen with his arm round a younger woman, who turns out be his daughter. Walker acquires 250 pigeons for Jones to sell as "off the ration" meat – but when Jones hears of a shortage of pigeons in Trafalgar Square, he changes his mind. Contains some of the finest intimate acting and pathos (from le Mesurier and Laurie) seen on screen regarding Wilson's "lost" daughter. |
| 045 | The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones | 16 June 1972 | 3 November 1972 | A mis-read map lands the platoon in a barn marked as a target for artillery practice. Jones and Godfrey try to phone to stop the firing, but Godfrey cuts the wire – it is down to Jones to reach the barn before it is blown up. |
| 046 | If the Cap Fits... | 30 June 1972 | 10 November 1972 | After Frazer moans about Mainwaring wasting his time with irrelevant lectures, he allows Frazer become Captain for a couple of days – but the power goes to his head. When Mainwaring re-assumes command he is shocked to find out he must play the bagpipes the following day. |
| 047 | The King was in his Counting House | 23 June 1972 | 17 November 1972 | To boost morale, Mainwaring holds a party in his home – but a bomb hits the Walmington-on-Sea branch of Swallows Bank, and there are thousands of pounds to be counted and guarded by his party guests and taken to the Eastgate branch on horse and cart. |
| 048 | All is Safely Gathered In | 3 November 1972 | 24 November 1972 | The platoon volunteer to gather the harvest at one of Godfrey's friend's 100-acre (0.4 km2) farm. The harvest is collected in well – until the widow's home-made potato wine is served. |
| 049 | When Did You Last See Your Money? | 10 November 1972 | 1 December 1972 | When Jones arrives at the bank to deposit £500 from local shopkeepers for the servicemen's canteen, he realises the packet he has contains a pound of sausages instead. |
| 050 | Brain Versus Brawn | 17 November 1972 | 8 December 1972 | The platoon is challenged to plant a dummy bomb in the OC's office, and decide to disguise themselves as firemen, travelling in an old fire engine. There is one problem – Hodges has spotted a real fire. |
| 051 | A Brush with the Law | 26 November 1972 | 15 December 1972 | Mainwaring is charged with showing a light and taken to court by a gleeful Warden, and when the Verger tries to correct him he is blackmailed into remaining silent. Walker takes to the stand. |
| 052 | Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel | 1 December 1972 | 22 December 1972 | Operation Catherine Wheel is the testing of the War Office's new radio controlled explosive wheel. The platoon are chosen for fatigues – but Pike and Walker sneak off to listen to the radio, unknowingly pushing the wheel out of control. |
| 053 | Time on My Hands | 8 December 1972 | 29 December 1972 | An enemy pilot has bailed out and is trapped on the town hall clock. The platoon climb up the precarious ladder to reach him, but getting down is harder – Jones has broken the ladder. |
- Produced and Directed by David Croft
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