Getting the Bird
Classic wartime sitcom. Walker arranges for Jones to get some off-ration pigeons - but did they come from Trafalgar Square?
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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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Ambrose and His Orchestra
Sing A Song Of London
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Ambrose and His Orchestra
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
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Ambrose and His Orchestra
Smile When You Say Goodbye
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Ambrose and His Orchestra
It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Tree
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| ARP Warden | Bill Pertwee |
| Vicar | Frank Williams |
| Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| Mrs Fox | Pamela Cundell |
| Mrs Yeatman | Olive Mercer |
| Wren | Serretta Wilson |
| Announcer | Alvar Lidell |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Fri 27 Oct 1972 20:30±«Óãtv One London- Sat 12 Mar 2011 18:30±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
- Sat 6 Oct 2012 19:30±«Óãtv Two England & Scotland only
- Sat 30 Aug 2014 19:45±«Óãtv Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Sat 5 Mar 2016 20:30±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & HD only
- Sat 18 Nov 2017 20:30±«Óãtv Two HD, Wales & England only
- Thu 23 Nov 2017 19:00±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sat 22 Jun 2019 19:25±«Óãtv Two England, Wales, Wales HD, HD, Northern Ireland & 1 more only
- Sat 4 Nov 2023 20:00±«Óãtv Two England, HD, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland 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.