The Day the Balloon Went Up
Classic comedy. The verger gets tied up with disastrous consequences. Can the platoon set him free? And where will they hide the barrage balloon?
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
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Crawford Light Orchestra
Furiago No 1
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Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
Amie
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Writer | David Croft |
Writer | Jimmy Perry |
Producer | David Croft |
Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
Private Frazer | John Laurie |
Private Walker | James Beck |
Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
Pte Pike | Ian Lavender |
Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
The Vicar | Frank Williams |
Broadcasts
- Thu 30 Oct 1969 19:30±«Óãtv One London
- Sat 2 Oct 2010 18:00±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
- Sun 31 Oct 2010 18:00±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sat 24 Sep 2011 19:45±«Óãtv Two Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 16 Jun 2012 18:00±«Óãtv Two Scotland, England & Wales only
- Sat 16 Jun 2012 19:00±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 23 Nov 2013 20:00±«Óãtv Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales only
- Sat 12 Sep 2015 18:45±«Óãtv Two England & HD only
- Sun 13 Sep 2015 19:30±«Óãtv Two Wales
- Sat 13 May 2017 20:00±«Óãtv Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sat 23 Feb 2019 20:30±«Óãtv Two England, HD, Wales, Wales HD & Scotland only
- Sat 30 Oct 2021 17:25±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 30 Oct 2021 18:25±«Óãtv Two HD, England, Wales HD & Wales 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.