Series 9 (1977)
| No | Title | Recorded | First broadcast | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 075 | Wake Up Walmington | 8 July 1977 | 2 October 1977 | As the threat of invasion lessens, the towns people begin to relax. Mainwaring orders Operation Wake-Up, dressing the platoon up as fifth columnists, and telling them to act suspiciously. Eventually, the Eastgate platoon are called in to deal with them. |
| 076 | The Making of Private Pike | 1 July 1977 | 9 October 1977 | Pike borrows Mainwaring's recently acquired staff car to drive his new girlfriend to Eastgate, but, still heady from his raspberryade binge, it runs out of petrol nine miles from home on the way back, forcing Pike to spend all night pushing it back. |
| 077 | Knights of Madness | 22 July 1977 | 16 October 1977 | As part of a Wings for Victory campaign, the platoon decide to stage a re-enactment of the battle between St George and the Dragon, with Mainwaring as St. George – but the ARP wardens have been planning exactly the same thing. |
| 078 | The Miser's Hoard | 24 June 1977 | 23 October 1977 | Frazer, distrustful of banks, keeps his savings in the form of gold sovereigns – but Mainwaring believes his hoard would be better in Mainwaring's bank. Rumours spread about the savings, and when Frazer is seen carrying a box to the graveyard, the platoon follow. |
| 079 | Number Engaged | 15 July 1977 | 6 November 1977 | The platoon is given the job of guarding telephone wires, otherwise known as "highly secret invasion warning devices" – but as the vicar arrives to lead a service, Mainwaring sees an unexploded bomb caught in the wires. Mainwaring's commandeering of furniture fails to help, but Wilson has a better idea. |
| 080 | Never Too Old | 29 July 1977 | 13 November 1977 | Corporal Jones is married to Mrs Fox – but the service is interrupted as an invasion warning is sounded. The platoon break the fourth wall and raise their glasses to toast Britain's real Home Guard. |
- Produced and Directed by David Croft (Episodes 3 and 6)
- Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers (Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5)
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