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 | Everybody’s Trucking |
| The platoon are given the job of signposting the area for an Army exercise – but a steam engine is blocking the route, and its driver has gone. When Jones tries to drive his van through, he gets stuck, along with Hodges in his van and the vicar with his bus load of pensioners. |
2 | A Man of Action |
| A landmine has destroyed 100 yards of railway track, along with water and gas supplies and telephone wires. Mainwaring declares martial law. |
3 | Gorilla Warfare |
| On a field exercise acting as commandos meeting a secret agent (Mainwaring), the platoon must trust no-one – GHQ has put out counter agents to catch them. The appearance of a gorilla compounds their problem. |
4 | The Godiva Affair |
| The platoon are dressing up as morris dancers as part of a carnival to raise money for the town’s Spitfire fund, which is still £2,000 short. A Lady Godiva figure will lead the parade, but there is confusion over who this will be. |
5 | The Captain’s Car |
| Lady Maltby has donated her Rolls-Royce to the war effort – Mainwaring decides this would make an excellent staff car, and gives it to Wilson and Pike to camouflage – they are providing the guard of honour for a visiting French general. |
6 | Turkey Dinner |
| After Jones mistakenly shoots a turkey on patrol, and its owner cannot be found, the platoon decide to hold a turkey dinner and treat the town’s senior citizens. |
