Talk:List of It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes

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Series 1 (1974)

1. Meet the Gang (03/01/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The Concert Party are trying to rehearse a show without their pianist. A new gunner arrives in the camp. An anti-British demonstration disrupts the show.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Inspector Singh	Indian	Nick Zaran
Rickshaw Wallah	Indian	Ashwin Patel

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2. My Lovely Boy (10/01/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Sergeant Major Williams discovers that Gunner Parkins is his son.

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3. Mutiny of the Punka-Wallahs (17/01/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The plan to replace the Punka Wallahs leads to trouble.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Inspector Singh	Indian	Nick Zaran

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4. A Star is Born (24/01/1974) Lost

Produced and Directed by David Croft

When Gunner Parkins is removed from the concert party because of his incompetence, Sergeant Major Williams sees a chance to send the other men up the jungle.

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5. The Jungle Patrol (31/01/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Sergeant-Major takes the concert party on a jungle survival course in an attempt to make soldiers of them, but who will come out on top?

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
District Commissioner Hope Thompson	English	Geoffrey Lumsden (Dad's Army)
Game Warden	Indian	Mohammad Shamsi

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6. It’s a Wise Child (07/02/1974) Lost

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The men of the concert party as well as Sergeant Major Williams try to find out the truth about Gunner Parkin's father.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Clerk	Indian	Renu Setna

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7. The Road to Bannu (14/02/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The concert party have the misfortune to get stranded in a remote part of the North West Frontier.Williams sends Lofty to go find help.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Chief Tribesman	Indian	Rafiq Anwar
Stationmaster	Indian	Ishaq Bux
Rangi's Mother-in-Law	Indian	Zohra Segal

The Unspecified Roles are all Indians

• Bob Babenia
• Ahmed Khalil
• Jagdish Kumar
• Rangit Nakara (Tenko)
• Ashwin Patel
• Rudolf Ramillo
• Geronimo Sehmi

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8. The Inspector Calls (21/02/1974)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Sergeant Major Williams finds a way to get the concert party into uniform by devising a military musical number for them.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The General	English	Jeffrey Segal (Dad's Army)

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Series 2 (1975)

1. Showing the Flag (02/01/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The Sergeant Major tries to train the concert party to lower the flag at sunset.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Fortune-Telling Wallah	Indian	Ishaq Bux
Nigel the Lieutenant-Colonel	English	Barry Sinclair

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2. Down in the Jungle (09/01/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The concert party's plane makes a crash landing, and the men realise they could be behind enemy lines.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Ground Worker	Indian	Saad Ghazi
Restaurant Proprietor	Indian	Mohammed Shamsi
The Pilot (Flight Lieutenant)	Indian	Tariq Yunus

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3. The Natives Are Revolting (16/01/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The Sergeant Major is determined to find out who replaced the camp's Union Jack with an Indian flag.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The District Officer	Indian	Renu Setna

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4. Cabaret Time (23/01/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

A performance in the Kama Sutra Club gets the concert party and the Battery Sergeant Major into trouble.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The US Navy Seaman	American	Robin Browne
The Cook	English	Bobby Dennis
The Club Proprietor	Indian	Talat Hussein
Sergeant-Major Cyril Stevens, Military Police	English	Arnold Peters (Dad's Army and Secret Army)

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5. The Curse of the Sadhu (30/01/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Sergeant Williams tempts the wrath of the gods by ejecting a revered holy man from the parade ground.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Sadhu	Indian	Minoo Golvala
The Medical Orderly	Indian	Ranjit Nakara (Tenko)

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6. Forbidden Fruits (06/02/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

When the army runs out of "that stuff they put in our tea" the men can't stop thinking about women. Colonel Reynolds tries to see Mrs Waddilove-Evans when her husband is not home.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Daphne Waddilove-Evans	English	Margaret Courtenay
Major Waddilove-Evans	English	Michael Moore (Dad's Army)
Ling Soo	Chinese	Yasuko Nagazumi

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7. Has Any On Seen My Cobra? (13/02/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

A snake-charmer's cobra goes missing and is found in the Sergeant Major's quarters.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Mr Ali the Tailor	Indian	Renu Setna
The Market Trader	Indian	Rudolf Ramillo
The Foot-Chopping-Wallah	Indian	Azad Ali
Selim (Snake Charmer)	Indian	Ahmed Khalil
Sultan (Snake Charmer)	Indian	Sultan Lalani
Karim Khan (Duck Charmer)	Indian	Ashwin Patel

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8. The Night of the Thugs (20/02/1975)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

The concert party take refuge from a rainstorm in a ruined temple and fall victim to a fanatical native sect.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Curator	Indian	Minoo Golvala

Note this is the Last Episode that George Layton Starred as Bombardier Solomons (Solly)

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Series 3 (1976)

1. The Supremo Show (02/01/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

While the officers are out of the way in hospital, Williams takes the opportunity to post the concert party up the jungle—but is forced to bring them back to stage a special performance.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Supremo (Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, GCVO, CB, DSO)	English	Richard Grant
The Doctor	Indian	Ahmed Khalil

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2. Mind My Maharajah (09/01/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

The concert party is sent to the palace of the Maharajah of Bharatpur to protect him.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Lieutenant-Colonel Standish	English	MacDonald Hobley
The Aide-de-Camp	English	Cy Town (Dad's Army)
The Maharajah of Chattarpur	Indian	Renu Setna
Pandit the Butler	Indian	Ashwin Patel

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3. Bang Goes the Maharajah (16/01/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

The concert party try to stop the attempts on the life of the Maharajah of Bharatpur.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Maharajah of Chattarpur	Indian	Renu Setna
Pandit the Butler	Indian	Ashwin Patel

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4. The Grand Illusion (23/01/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

Sergeant Major Williams finds that bragging about his troops can get him into trouble.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Book Selling Wallah	Indian	Saad Ghazi
Watch Selling Wallah	Indian	Rudolf Ramillo
The Magician	Indian	Minoo Golvala
Company Sergeant-Major Sharp	English	David Lodge (Guest Star)

Note this is the First Episode that Gunner Beaumont becomes a Bombardier

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5. Pale Hands I Love (30/01/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

The sergeant major falls in love and gets into trouble with the Tongs.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Chung Soo	Chinese	Robert Lee (Tenko)
Ling Soo	Chinese	Yasuko Nagazumi
The Assassin	Chinese	Vincent Wong (Tenko)

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6. Don’t Take the Mickey (06/02/1976)

Produced and Directed by Graeme Muir

Sergeant Major Williams tries to break up the concert party by promoting Gunner Graham.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Bar Proprietor	Indian	Talat Hussein

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Series 4 (1976)

1. Monsoon Madness (02/11/1976)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers

When the Sergeant-Major makes the Concert party perform fatigues to be ready for the arrival of the monsoon, Lofty goes mad and vows to kill the Sergeant-Major.

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2. Kidnapped in the Khyber (09/11/1976)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers

When it becomes difficult for Colonel Reynolds to hide his affair with Mrs Waddilove-Evans, he decides it's best to accompany the concert party to a show on the North-West Frontier.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Daphne Waddilove-Evans	English	Frances Bennett
The Pathan Chief	Indian	Sultan Lalani
The Pathan	Indian	Saad Ghazi

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3. A Fate Worse Than Death (16/11/1976)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers

The members of the concert party try to find the kidnapped Mrs Waddilove-Evans.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Daphne Waddilove-Evans	English	Frances Bennett
The Pathan Chief	Indian	Sultan Lalani
The Pathan	Indian	Saad Ghazi

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4. Ticket to Blighty (23/11/1976)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Bombardier Beaumont tries different ways to get sent home.

Also Starring Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Chief Commander Crisp	English	Mavis Pugh (Dad's Army)
The ATS Sergeant	English	Bernice Adams (Dad's Army)
The Nursing Sister	English	Andrea Godfrey

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5. Lofty’s Little Friend (30/11/1976)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers

An elephant follows Lofty to the camp.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Man on Bicycle	Indian	Mohammed Shamsi
The Elephant Owner	Indian	Azad Ali

• The Elephant as Vicki (From Gerry Cottle's Circus)

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6. Fight to Jawani (07/12/1976)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers

Men from a remote RAF base get too excited when the concert party puts on a show.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Buster the USAAF Pilot	American	Freddie Earlle (Dad's Army)
Matt the USAAF Pilot	American	Hal Galili
The RAF Commanding Officer	English	Tim Barrett (Dad's Army)
The RAF Doctor	English	Robin Parkinson (Dad's Army and 'Allo 'Allo!)
The RAF Airman	English	Jeffrey Holland (Dad's Army and Secret Army)
The RAF Control Tower Officer	Indian	Talat Hussein

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7. We Are Not Amused (14/12/1976)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Bob Spiers

A pageant, written by Captain Ashwood, might offend the Indian assistant to the District Officer.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Captain Collins	English	Peter Green (Dad's Army)
Deputy District Officer Mr Patel	Indian	Jaron Yaltan

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8. Twenty-One Today (28/12/1976)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Gunner Parkins turns twenty-one. Sergeant Major Williams wants to give him a present.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Sword Seller	Indian	Ishaq Bux
The Postman	English	Bobby Dennis

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Series 5 (1977)

1. Front Line Entertainers (25/10/1977)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

When the men get sent up the jungle, they find that some Australian soldiers haven't vacated their camp, as was ordered.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Lieutenant-Colonel Slim	Australian	Edmund Pegge (Tenko and Secret Army)
Okker	Australian	Peter Cartwright

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2. Bridge Over the River Hipong (01/11/1977)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Ray Butt

While they are still having trouble adapting to the jungle, the members of the concert party get the task of building a bridge.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Doctor Rahn	Indian	Mohammed Shamsi

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3. The Pay Off (08/11/1977)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Ray Butt

The men of the Royal Artillery Concert Party put on a show for Burmese bandits.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Burly Soldier	English	Gorden Kaye ('Allo 'Allo!)
Me Thant	Burmese	Burt Kwouk (Tenko)
Captain Owen	English	Norman Mitchell (Dad's Army)

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4. Puddings From Heaven (15/11/1977)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Ray Butt

When the men discover a way to get food dropped illegally, they get into trouble. The food (puddings) were meant for some senior officers.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Indian Trader	Indian	Ishaq Bux
Major Nangle	English	Jonathan Cecil (Dad's Army)
Captain Bishop/Private Murphy	English	Robert Gillespie (Dad's Army and Secret Army)
Military Police Captain	English	James Taylor (Dad's Army)
The Dhobi Wallah	Indian	Saad Ghazi

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5. The Superstar (22/11/1977)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Ray Butt

The Concert Party members are made to feel redundant when a talented new arrival steals the limelight.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Aircraftsman Ormanroyd	English	Jeffrey Holland (Dad's Army and Secret Army)
Pilot Officer Digby	English	Tim Barrett (Dad's Army)

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6. The Eternal Quadrangle (29/11/1977)

Produced and Directed by David Croft

Gunner Parkins has fallen in love with a pretty Burmese girl from the local village - the same girl that Captain Ashwood and Sergeant Major Williams have been visiting. Then, Gunner Sugden has something to say ...

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Thin Yu	Burmese	Fiesta Mei Ling
Head Man	Burmese	John A. Tinn

Note this is the Last Episode that Michael Bates Starred in as Rangi Ram.

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Series 6 (1978)

1. The Stars Look Down (23/10/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

The men from the Concert Party become involved in the production of an American war film. The Sergeant Major is horrified when he discovers that the Americans want to make the British look like a bunch of cowards being saved single-handed by a heroic GI.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Colonel Sol Zimmerman	American	Ed Bishop
Sam	American	Freddie Earlle (Dad's Army)
Chuck	American	Michael Halsey (Secret Army)

Note this is the First Episode that Michael Bates did not Star as Rangi Ram because he died on 11/01/1978.

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2. The Big League (30/10/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

Two of the men from the Concert Party get drunk and upset the natives from a nearby village. A football match is arranged as a way of mending fences. The villagers cheat and look like winning by a big margin. Drastic measures are needed to prevent the Army from total humiliation.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Military Police Sergeant	English	David English (Secret Army)
The Village Head Man	Burmese	Ashwin Patel
The Referee Mohammad Bux	Indian	Mohammad Shamsi

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3. The Great Payroll Snatch (06/11/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

The men from the concert party are given the job of guarding the Army payroll. A local bandit leader challenges the Sergeant Major to a test of manhood in order to get him away from the camp while his men steal the payroll.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Me Thant	Burmese	Burt Kwouk (Tenko)
The Bandits	Burmese	Robert Lee (Tenko) and David Yip
Major Webster	English	Michael Lomax (Dad's Army)

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4. The Dhobi Wallahs (20/11/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

The Japanese organise a pincer movement which takes the British by surprise.

GHQ send a radio message which includes a code word instructing the men from the Concert Party to withdraw. Gunner Parkins doesn't pass the message on to Colonel Reynolds. As a result, the gang find themselves trapped behind enemy lines.

The men disguise themselves as dhobi wallahs and end up doing laundry for a group of Japanese soldiers.

Later, the men are ordered to blow up a bridge. They fail in their task, then discover that GHQ have changed their mind about having the bridge blown up.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Dhobi Wallah	Indian	Saad Ghazi
Brigadier Cox	English	Denys Hawthorne

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5. Lead Kindly Light (27/11/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

There's a plan to disband the Concert Party. The only hope of a reprieve is for the men to put on a good show for the area commander.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Major Loosemore	English	Michael Bevis (Dad's Army)
The First Soldier	English	Rupert Bates
The Second Soldier	English	Denis Bond
The Nursing Sister	English	Fleur Chandler
Reverand Burgess	English	John Quentin
Captain de Wolfe	English	Martin Sharvell-Martin (Dad's Army)
Captain Rogers	English	James Taylor (Dad's Army)

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6. Holidays at Home (11/12/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

Lofty dreams that he and the rest of the men are sailors on the 'Bounty'.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Major Loosemore	English	Michael Bevis (Dad's Army)

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7. Caught Short (18/12/1978)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by Phil Bishop

Some money has gone missing from the camp's petty cash. Captain Ashwood is given the job of tracking down the culprit.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Military Police Sergeant	English	Derek Martin

Note this is the Last Episode that Babar Bhatti Starred as Punkah Wallah Rumzan

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Series 7 (1980)

1. That's Entertainment? (17/10/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The Sgt Major makes a decision guaranteed to cause uproar when he picks a Scottish audience to watch a special English performance.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Major Grant Hopkirk	English	Peter Cellier
Major Forsett	English	Jimmy Perry (Dad's Army)
1st Highlander	Scottish	Martin Cochrane
2nd Highlander	Scottish	Robert McIntosh
Mr. Patel	Indian	Renu Setna

Note this is the First Episode that Andy Ho Starred in as Ah Syn, the Chinese Cook and this is the First Episode that Babar Bhatti did not star as Punkah Wallah Rumzan because he left the show.

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2. The Guinea Pigs (24/10/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The Concert Party are roped into testing a new anti-malaria drug.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Captain Webb	English	Michael Bevis (Dad's Army)
Captain Hudson	English	John D. Collins (Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo! and Secret Army)
Lieutenant-Colonel Bridges	English	Rikki Fulton (Guest Star)
Corporal Higgins	English	Denis Bond

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3. Dog in the Manger (31/10/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

Captain Ashwood has problems when a female welfare officer falls madly in love with him.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Captain Georgina Tollemache	English	June Whitfield (Guest Star)

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4. The Great Broadcast (07/11/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The men from the Concert Party perform on Forces Radio. Sergeant Major Williams talks to Gunner Parkins' mother.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The BBC Technician	English	Geoffrey Beevers
Charles the Announcer	English	John D. Collins (Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo! and Secret Army)
Mrs. Parkins	English	Hilda Fenemore (Dad's Army)
Dennis Forbes Dobson the BBC Producer	English	Robin Parkinson (Dad's Army and 'Allo 'Allo!)

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5. Class of 1945 (14/11/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The men from the Concert Party try to get rid of Sergeant Major Williams by talking him into applying for a commission.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Brigadier	Welsh	Glyn Houston (Guest Star)

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6. Star Commandos (21/11/1980)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The Brigadier decides that the men from the Concert Party should become part of the British advance, doing their shows in the front line.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Brigadier	English	Henry McGee (Guest Star)
The Commando Sergeant	English	Iain Rattray ('Allo 'Allo!)
The Squadron Leader	English	John D. Collins (Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo! and Secret Army)

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Series 8 (1981)

1. Gloria's Finest Hour (23/07/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The Japanese are preventing supplies from reaching the British troops, so there's a shortage of food.

Gunner Beaumont gets involved in a search for food. He gets hit on the head and his personality suddenly changes dramatically. He turns into a fearless fighting man and insists on leading the Sergeant Major in a mission against the Japanese.

They discover that the supplies are being held up by a single Japanese soldier. After the mission, Gloria suddenly returns to his normal, cowardly self.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Brigadier	English	Dennis Ramsden

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2. Money Talks (30/07/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

It seems that Gunner Graham will soon be inheriting a substantial sum of money. Suddenly, everyone wants to talk to him about investing in their schemes for making money when the war is over.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Brigadier	English	Eric Dodson ('Allo 'Allo!)

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3. Aquastars (06/08/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The men from the Concert Party try to stage a spectacular show on the river. Everything goes disastrously wrong.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Brigadier	English	Eric Dodson ('Allo 'Allo!)
The Corporal	English	Roy Heather
The Commentary	English	Barry Cryer

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4. The Last Warrior (13/08/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

Japan has surrendered and the war is over. Unfortunately, there's a fanatical Japanese soldier out on an island who refuses to lay down his arms. The men from the Concert Party try to persuade him to surrender.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Major Parkinson	English	Nicholas McArdle
The Military Police Corporal	English	Gordon Salkilld

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5. Never the Twain Shall Meet (20/08/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

Now that the war is over, the natives return to their village. They want the men from the Concert Party to move out so that they can return to their homes. Sergeant Major Williams insists on dealing with them in a less than diplomatic fashion.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
Mr. Kumar Puhara	Indian	Renu Setna
The Village Head Man	Burmese	Ali Baba

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6. The Long Road Home (27/08/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

It's time for the men from the Concert Party to start the return journey to Britain.

Everyone is supposed to have injections before setting off. The vaccine runs out before Lofty gets his jabs, so he has to stay behind when the others begin their journey.

A new batch of vaccine turns up after the others have left, so Lofty is given his injections and, accompanied by the Char Wallah, he sets off to try to catch up with the main evacuation party.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The Garage Proprietor	Indian	Ishaq Bux
The Merchant Navy Lieutenant	English	Roger Whieldon
Captain Dachet	English	John D. Collins (Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo! and Secret Army)
The Medical Orderly	English	Colin Haigh
The Military Police Sergeant	English	Graham Hamilton

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7. The Last Roll Call (03/09/1981)

Produced by David Croft, Directed by John Kilby

The men reach England and prepare for demobilisation.

Also Starring

Role	Nationality	Actor
The WVS Lady	English	Brenda Cowling (Dad's Army)
The Military Police Sergeant	English	Ralph Morse (Uncredited)
The Military Police Corporal	English	John Benfield
The Royal Army Pay Corps Captain	English	John Oxley
The Demob Centre Supervisors	English	Bill Pertwee (Dad's Army) and Jeffrey Segal (Dad's Army)
Mr. Harman (The Customs Hall Supervisor)	English	Arnold Peters (Dad's Army)
The Station Room Waitress	English	Stella Tanner

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.77.226.85 (talk) 17:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.69.172.5 (talk) 11:35, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

British Israeli?

There is no such country at this time.
Is someone getting mixed up with British Israelite? Varlaam (talk) 05:29, 8 July 2012 (UTC)