The Bullet Is Not for Firing's primary photo
  • Dad's Army The Bullet Is Not for Firing (Season 3, Episode 4)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy, War

Dad's Army

The Bullet Is Not for Firing (Season 3, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy, War

The platoon fires off (almost) all its ammunition at an enemy plane and Mainwaring insists on doing what he sees is the right thing.
Read more: Plot summary
Writers
Jimmy Perry (by) (script by) (idea) | David Croft (by) (script by)
Producer
Editor
Production Designer
Paul Joel (design)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 2, 1969

Release date
Oct 2, 1969 (United Kingdom)
Awards

Contacts

Become a member to see contact information for The Bullet Is Not for Firing.

Cast

+ Add Cast
21 cast members
Name Known for
Arthur Lowe
Capt. George Mainwaring Capt. George Mainwaring   See fewer
John Le Mesurier
Sgt. Arthur Wilson Sgt. Arthur Wilson   See fewer
Clive Dunn
LCpl. Jack Jones LCpl. Jack Jones   See fewer
John Laurie
Pte. James Frazer Pte. James Frazer   See fewer
James Beck
Pte. Joe Walker Pte. Joe Walker   See fewer
Arnold Ridley
Pte. Charles Godfrey Pte. Charles Godfrey   See fewer
Ian Lavender
Pte. Frank Pike Pte. Frank Pike   See fewer
Janet Davies
Mrs. Mavis Pike Mrs. Mavis Pike   See fewer
Frank Williams
Reverend Timothy Farthing Reverend Timothy Farthing   See fewer
Tim Barrett
Captain Pringle Captain Pringle   See fewer
Michael Knowles
Captain Cutts Captain Cutts   See fewer
Edward Sinclair
Verger Maurice Yeatman Verger Maurice Yeatman   See fewer
Harold Bennett
Mr. Bluett Mr. Bluett   See fewer
May Warden
Mrs. Dowding Mrs. Dowding   See fewer
Fred Tomlinson
The Choir The Choir   See fewer
Kate Forge
The Choir The Choir   See fewer
Eilidh McNab
The Choir The Choir   See fewer
Andrew Daye
The Choir The Choir   See fewer
Arthur Lewis
The Choir The Choir   See fewer
Bud Flanagan
The Voice of (voice) (archive sound) The Voice of (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
Colin Bean
Private Sponge (uncredited) Private Sponge (uncredited)   See fewer
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown