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The Day the Balloon Went Up

Dad's Army Series 2
Episode 20 of 20

Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort. Adapted from TV. With Arthur Lowe. From June 1975.

Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort.

The comic exploits of a Second World War Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Vicar …. Frank Williams
The Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Squadron Leader …. Michael Knowles
Announcer …. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in June 1975.

30 minutes

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