Keep Young and Beautiful
Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring's platoon want to look as young as possible in case they are drafted into the Air Raid Patrol.
Classic wartime sitcom. After years at war, the British government decides to instil the ±«Óãtv Guard with more youthful members and existing, long-serving members could be moved into the Air Raid Patrol. As soon as this information is received by the ±«Óãtv Guard in Walmington-on-Sea, some of the platoon take drastic action to appear more youthful. Corsets reappear, toupees are worn and Private Fraser, the local undertaker, is asked to make the eldest members look more alive.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
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Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
I'd Know You Anywhere
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Harry Roy & His Orchestra
Keep Young and Beautiful
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Lance Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| ARP Warden | Bill Pertwee |
| Minister | Derek Bond |
| 1st Member of Parliament | James Ottaway |
| 2nd Member Of Parliament | Charles Morgan |
| Colonel | Robert Raglan |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Producer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Fri 13 Oct 1972 20:30±«Óãtv One London- Sat 25 Oct 2008 18:40±«Óãtv Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Wed 31 Dec 2008 00:30±«Óãtv Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
- Sat 26 Feb 2011 19:00±«Óãtv Two Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Tue 1 Mar 2011 19:30±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sat 22 Sep 2012 19:40±«Óãtv Two Wales & England only
- Thu 27 Sep 2012 19:00±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sat 16 Aug 2014 19:45±«Óãtv Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Sat 20 Feb 2016 18:30±«Óãtv Two Scotland, England & HD only
- Sun 21 Feb 2016 16:45±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 4 Nov 2017 20:30±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 28 Sep 2019 20:30±«Óãtv Two HD, England, Wales & Wales HD only
Explore the history of Dad's Army in the ±«Óãtv Archive
Letters from the actors, internal ±«Óãtv memos and photos from the first episode to the last.