During World War II Great Britain was forced to call up the civilians to form Local Defence Volunteers (later known as the Home Guard) - the formation that would backup the regular army in case of German invasion. This series show how this force looked like. More or less...
1 | Asleep in the Deep |
| A bomb falls on the local pumping station as Godfrey and Walker are patrolling there, trapping them. When the platoon try to free them, they get stuck with them. |
2 | Keep Young and Beautiful |
| The older members of the platoon try to make themselves look younger to avoid transfer to the ARP. |
3 | A Soldier’s Farewell |
| Mainwaring, depressed as his men are not living up to his expectations, and believing his leadership to be unappreciated, dreams he is Napoleon. |
4 | Getting the Bird |
| Wilson goes AWOL and is seen with his arm round a younger woman, who turns out be his daughter. Walker acquires 250 pigeons for Jones to sell as "off the ration" meat – but when Jones hears of a shortage of pigeons in Trafalgar Square, he changes his mind. |
5 | The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones |
| A mis-read map lands the platoon in a barn marked as a target for artillery practice. Jones and Godfrey try to phone to stop the firing, but Godfrey cuts the wire – it is down to Jones to reach the barn before it is blown up. |
6 | If the Cap Fits... |
| After Frazer moans about Mainwaring wasting his time with irrelevant lectures, he allows Frazer become Captain for a couple of days – but the power goes to his head. |
7 | The King was in his Counting House |
| To boost morale, Mainwaring holds a party in his home – but a bomb hits the Walmington-on-Sea branch of Swallows Bank, and there are thousands of pounds to be counted and guarded by his party guests and taken to the Eastgate branch on horse and cart. |
8 | All is Safely Gathered In |
| The platoon volunteer to gather the harvest at one of Godfrey’s friend’s 100-acre farm. The harvest is collected in well – until the widow’s home-made potato wine is served. |
9 | When Did You Last See Your Money? |
| When Jones arrives at the bank to deposit £500 from local shopkeepers for the servicemen’s canteen, he realises the packet he has contains a pound of sausages instead. |
10 | Brain Versus Brawn |
| The platoon is challenged to plant a dummy bomb in the OC’s office, and decide to disguise themselves as firemen, travelling in an old fire engine. There is one problem – Hodges has spotted a real fire. |
11 | A Brush with the Law |
| Mainwaring is charged with showing a light and taken to court by a gleeful Warden. |
12 | Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel |
| Operation Catherine Wheel is the testing of the War Office’s new radio controlled explosive wheel. The platoon are chosen for fatigues – but Pike and Walker sneak off to listen to the radio, unknowingly pushing the wheel out of control. |
13 | Time on My Hands |
| An enemy pilot has bailed out and is trapped on the town hall clock. The platoon climb up the precarious ladder to reach him, but getting down is harder – Jones has broken the ladder. |
