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 | The Deadly Attachment |
| The platoon is ordered to guard the crew of a sunken U-Boat until the escort arrives – but when the escort is delayed, they must guard them all night. |
2 | My British Buddy |
| The Americans have decided to get involved in the war, and they make themselves at home in Walmington-on-Sea – with the platoon’s girlfriends. A fight breaks out – and the local press are on hand to record it. |
3 | The Royal Train |
| King George VI is set to pass through Walmington and the platoon are selected to provide a guard of honour. |
4 | We Know Our Onions |
| The platoon take part in an efficiency test – but fail the first sections miserably. |
5 | The Honourable Man |
| Mainwaring is enraged when Sergeant Wilson inherits a title, and consequently receives an invitation to the golf club Mainwaring has been trying to join for years. |
6 | Things that Go Bump in the Night |
| The platoon run out of petrol outside a deserted, apparently haunted, house. Tired and miserable, they decide to spend the night in the house – but it’s not entirely deserted. |
7 | The Recruit |
| When Mainwaring takes leave due to an ingrowing toenail, Wilson takes charge – but he allows the vicar and the verger to join the platoon, making the rest of the men angry. |
