Dad's Army (series 1)

Dad's Army (series 1)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	31 July 1968 - 11 September 1968
Series chronology
Previous -	Next Series 2

The first season of British sitcom Dad's Army began on 31st July 1968 with the first ever story The Man and the Hour and ended on 11th September 1968 with Shooting Pains.

Casting

Main cast

• Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring
• John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson
• Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones
• John Laurie as Private Frazer
• James Beck as Private Walker
• Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey
• Ian Lavender as Private Pike

Several of the main character's names were changed prior to filming; Private Jim Duck became Frazer, Joe Fish became Joe Walker and Jim Jones became Jack Jones. Jimmy Perry originally intending the role of Walker, to be his own.

Recurring cast

• Janet Davies as Mrs Pike
• Caroline Dowdeswell as Janet King
• Bill Pertwee as ARP Warden Hodges

Serials

All episodes were produced and directed by David Croft and written by both Croft and Jimmy Perry.

No.	Title	Recorded	Air date	Overview
001.	The Man and the Hour	15/04/68	31/07/68	After hearing of the formation of the Home Guard, Mainwaring, a bank manager, takes it upon himself to form a platoon in Walmington-on-Sea. He declares himself captain and names his chief clerk, Wilson, sergeant.
002.	Museum Piece	22/04/68	07/08/68	Mainwaring, worried that the Nazis could attack at any time, attempts to requisition much needed weapons from the local Peabody Museum of Historic Army Weapons.
003.	Command Decision	29/04/68	14/08/68	In exchange for weapons, Mainwaring turns over command to Captain Square, but the weapons are muskets and Square wants the platoon to fight from horseback.
004.	The Enemy Within the Gates	06/05/68	28/08/68	Lance Corporal Jones and Private Walker capture two Luftwaffe airmen, earning a monetary reward; however, a Polish officer wishes to claim the reward for himself.
005.	The Showing Up of Corporal Jones	13/05/68	04/09/68	Major Regan from area headquarters decides that Jones is too old to be in the Home Guard and announces that unless Jones can get through the assault course in fifteen minutes, he will be removed from the platoon.
006.	Shooting Pains	20/05/68	11/09/68	The platoon is chosen to provide the guard of honour for the Prime Minister on his visit to Walmington-on-Sea, but poor performance at the shooting range causes Major Regan to have them compete with the neighboring Eastgate platoon for the honor.