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  • Dad's Army The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones (Season 5, Episode 5)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy, War

Dad's Army

The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones (Season 5, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy, War

The platoon are on an exercise whereby everyone except for Godfrey and Jones ends up in a deserted barn. Jones sees from the map that they have been given the wrong reference and the barn will be blown up in half an hour as part of a live ...See moreThe platoon are on an exercise whereby everyone except for Godfrey and Jones ends up in a deserted barn. Jones sees from the map that they have been given the wrong reference and the barn will be blown up in half an hour as part of a live ammunition exercise. They try to phone up but Godfrey cuts the wire by mistake. To add to their plight Jones's van has broken down,so he has to take the colonel's car to reach the barn and warn the platoon in time. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Writers
Jimmy Perry (by) (script by) (idea) | David Croft (by) (script by)
Producer
Editor
Production Designer
Paul Joel (design)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 3, 1972

Release date
Nov 3, 1972 (United Kingdom)
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14 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
Bill Pertwee
Chief Warden Hodges Chief Warden Hodges   See fewer
Frank Williams
Reverend Timothy Farthing Reverend Timothy Farthing   See fewer
Edward Sinclair
Verger Maurice Yeatman Verger Maurice Yeatman   See fewer
Robert Raglan
the Colonel the Colonel   See fewer
Larry Martyn
the Signals Private the Signals Private   See fewer
James Taylor
the Artillery Officer the Artillery Officer   See fewer
Bud Flanagan
The Voice of (voice) (archive sound) The Voice of (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
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