Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.
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Arthur Lowe
Captain George Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier
Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Clive Dunn
Lance-Corporal Jack Jones
John Laurie
Private James Frazer
Arnold Ridley
Private Charles Godfrey
Ian Lavender
Private Frank Pike
Bill Pertwee
Chief ARP Warden William Hodges
Edward Sinclair
Verger Maurice Yeatman
Frank Williams
Reverend Timothy Farthing
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6 episodes • 1968Avg: 6.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man and the Hour | Jul 31, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Museum Piece | Aug 7, 1968 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Command Decision | Aug 14, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Enemy Within the Gates | Aug 21, 1968 | 6.0 |
| 5 | The Showing Up of Corporal Jones | Aug 28, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shooting Pains | Sep 11, 1968 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 1969
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operation Kilt | Mar 1, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage | Mar 8, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker | Mar 15, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sgt Wilson's Little Secret | Mar 22, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Stripe for Frazer | Mar 29, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Under Fire | Apr 5, 1969 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 1969Avg: 6.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones | Sep 11, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Battle School | Sep 18, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Lion Has 'Phones | Sep 25, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Bullet Is Not for Firing | Oct 2, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Something Nasty in the Vault | Oct 9, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Room at the Bottom | Oct 16, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Big Guns | Oct 23, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Day the Balloon Went Up | Oct 30, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 9 | War Dance | Nov 6, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Menace from the Deep | Nov 13, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Branded | Nov 20, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Man Hunt | Nov 27, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 13 | No Spring for Frazer | Dec 4, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sons of the Sea | Dec 11, 1969 | 6.0 |
13 episodes • 1970Avg: 7.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Parade | Sep 25, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Don't Forget the Diver | Oct 2, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Boots, Boots, Boots | Oct 9, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sgt – Save My Boy! | Oct 16, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Don't Fence Me In | Oct 23, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Absent Friends | Oct 30, 1970 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Put That Light Out! | Nov 6, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Two and a Half Feathers | Nov 13, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mum's Army | Nov 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Test | Nov 27, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A. Wilson (Manager)? | Dec 4, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Uninvited Guests | Dec 11, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Fallen Idol | Dec 18, 1970 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 1972
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asleep in the Deep | Oct 6, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Keep Young and Beautiful | Oct 13, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Soldier's Farewell | Oct 20, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Getting the Bird | Oct 27, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones | Nov 3, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 6 | If the Cap Fits | Nov 10, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The King Was in His Counting House | Nov 17, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 8 | All Is Safely Gathered In | Nov 24, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 9 | When Did You Last See Your Money? | Dec 1, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Brain Versus Brawn | Dec 8, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Brush with the Law | Dec 15, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel | Dec 22, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Time on My Hands | Dec 25, 1972 | 0.0 |
7 episodes • 1973
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Deadly Attachment | Oct 31, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 2 | My British Buddy | Nov 7, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Royal Train | Nov 14, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 4 | We Know Our Onions | Nov 21, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Honourable Man | Nov 28, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Things That Go Bump in the Night | Dec 5, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Recruit | Dec 12, 1973 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 1974
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everybody's Trucking | Nov 15, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Man of Action | Nov 22, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gorilla Warfare | Nov 29, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Godiva Affair | Dec 6, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Captain's Car | Dec 13, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Turkey Dinner | Dec 20, 1974 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 1975
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring Dem Bells | Sep 5, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 2 | When You've Got to Go | Sep 12, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Is There Honey Still for Tea? | Sep 19, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Come In, Your Time Is Up | Sep 26, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 5 | High Finance | Oct 3, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Face on the Poster | Oct 10, 1975 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 1977
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake-Up Walmington | Oct 2, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Making of Private Pike | Oct 9, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Knights of Madness | Oct 16, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Miser's Hoard | Oct 23, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Number Engaged | Nov 6, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Never Too Old | Nov 13, 1977 | 0.0 |
