Series 6 (1973)
| No | Title | Recorded | First broadcast | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 054 | The Deadly Attachment | 22 June 1973 | 31 October 1973 | The platoon is ordered to guard the crew of a sunken U-Boat until the escort arrives – but when the escort is delayed, they must guard them all night. They insist on being fed only the finest fish and chips, and make it known that they will be held accountable after the war. |
| 055 | My British Buddy | 8 June 1973 | 7 November 1973 | The Americans have decided to get involved in the war, and they make themselves at home in Walmington-on-Sea – with the platoon's girlfriends. A fight breaks out – and the local press are on hand to record it. |
| 056 | The Royal Train | 29 June 1973 | 14 November 1973 | King George VI is set to pass through Walmington and the platoon are selected to provide a guard of honour, but a mix-up between sleeping pills and saccharine knocks out the drivers of a preceding train. The platoon must move the train to clear the line. |
| 057 | We Know Our Onions | 15 June 1973 | 21 November 1973 | The platoon take part in an efficiency test – but fail the first sections miserably. Then a combination of Hodges' onions and their Smith gun gives them a distinct advantage. |
| 058 | The Honourable Man | 8 July 1973 | 28 November 1973 | Mainwaring is enraged when Sergeant Wilson inherits a title, and consequently receives an invitation to the golf club Mainwaring has been trying to join for years as well as ending up welcoming a visiting Soviet VIP. |
| 059 | Things that Go Bump in the Night | 15 July 1973 | 5 December 1973 | The platoon run out of petrol outside a deserted, apparently haunted, house. Tired and miserable, they decide to spend the night in the house – but it's not entirely deserted. |
| 060 | The Recruit | 22 July 1973 | 12 December 1973 | When Mainwaring takes leave due to an ingrowing toenail, Wilson takes charge – but he allows the vicar and the verger to join the platoon, making the rest of the men angry. While on patrol, they prove useless at keeping order, and end up resigning. |
- Produced and Directed by David Croft
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