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Ring Dem Bells

Dad's Army Series 8
Episode 1 of 6

Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon is ordered to assist in the making of a training film, but Captain Mainwaring is disgusted to learn that his men will be playing the parts of Nazi soldiers.

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29 minutes

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Wed 7 May 2025 19:30
BBC Two

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Music Played

  • Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

  • Ray Noble and His Orchestra

    You Oughta Be in Pictures

  • Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

Credits

Captain Wainwaring Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones Clive Dunn
Private Frazer John Laurie
Private Pike Ian Lavender
Harold Forster John Bardon
Landlord Jack Haig
Verger Edward Sinclair
Vicar Frank Williams
Doris, the Barmaid Janet Mahoney
ARP Warden Hodges Bill Pertwee
Queenie Beal Hilda Fenemore
Colonel Robert Raglan
Private Godfrey Arnold Ridley
Writer David Croft
Writer Jimmy Perry
Producer David Croft

Broadcasts

  • Fri 5 Sep 1975 20:00
    BBC One London
  • Sat 31 May 2008 19:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 19 Sep 2009 19:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
  • Fri 9 Oct 2009 19:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 6 Apr 2013 20:30
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Wales, England & Northern Ireland only
  • Sat 27 Aug 2016 20:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland & HD only
  • Sat 9 Jun 2018 19:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & HD only
  • Sat 30 May 2020 20:00
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 14 Jun 2020 18:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Wed 7 May 2025 19:30
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD, Northern Ireland, Wales HD & 1 more only

Explore the history of Dad's Army in the BBC Archive

Explore the history of Dad's Army in the BBC Archive

Letters from the actors, internal BBC memos and photos from the first episode to the last.

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