Turkey Dinner
Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard platoon decides to give a turkey dinner to the old-age pensioners of Walmington-on-Sea.
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Music Played
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
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Harry Davidson and his orchestra
Turkey in the Straw
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Jack Payne, his band & Robert Ashley
There'll Always Be an England
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Lance Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Chief Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| Private Cheeseman | Talfryn Thomas |
| Vicar | Frank Williams |
| Verger | Edward Sinclair |
| Mr Bluett | Harold Bennett |
| Mrs Fox | Pamela Cundell |
| Mrs Pike | Janet Davies |
| Mrs Yeatman | Olive Mercer |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Writer | David Croft |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
Broadcasts
Mon 23 Dec 1974 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London- Christmas Day 2007 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Boxing Day 2008 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), England, Northern Ireland & Scotland only
- Sat 27 Dec 2008 00:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
- Christmas Day 2009 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Christmas Eve 2010 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & England only
- Mon 27 Dec 2010 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Christmas Day 2011 16:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Thu 27 Dec 2012 16:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Thu 27 Dec 2012 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
- Sat 28 Dec 2013 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Tue 23 Dec 2014 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Christmas Day 2015 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Christmas Day 2016 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland & HD only
- Sat 23 Dec 2017 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Thu 27 Dec 2018 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England & HD only
- Fri 28 Dec 2018 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 28 Dec 2019 19:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Boxing Day 2020 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Mon 20 Dec 2021 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Tue 21 Dec 2021 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Christmas Eve 2022 20:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales HD & Wales only
- Boxing Day 2023 17:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Boxing Day 2023 17:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sunday 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD & England only
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Letters from the actors, internal Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ memos and photos from the first episode to the last.