In World War II, with a German invasion looming, the defence of Walmington-on-Sea rests in the hands of the local bank manager and a motley collection of volunteers in the Home Guard unit. Despite being woefully ill-equipped, the rag-tag crew is ready to take on invading troops from across the Channel.
Mainwaring and the air-raid warden dispute the matter of precedence as the platoon prepare for a parade to mark Spitfire Week. Mainwaring decides they need a mascot.
The platoon have to plant a bomb in a windmill occupied by another platoon. Jones though, gets caught up and carried aloft by the sails - don't panic!
Captain Mainwaring becomes obsessed with the healthy state of the platoon's feet. Watch out for a classic Mainwaring mishap on the beach.
Classic comedy with the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard. Pike loses his way in a minefield during night manoeuvres and has to be rescued by Wilson. Stupid boy!
Mainwaring's men are sent to guard the local POW camp full of Italian soldiers. Walker can't resist pulling one of his scams and has them assembling radio parts.
The platoon take part in a darts match in the pub against the ARP Wardens. But when Captain Mainwaring returns unexpectedly, Wilson has to try and get them out.
Captain Mainwaring sets up an observation post in the lighthouse, thus providing ample opportunity for disaster with Jones in charge, and an impending air raid.
Classic wartime sitcom. An old comrade-in-arms dredges up the past and brings the glorious history of Corporal Jones into question.
More from Jimmy Perry's comical pen in the show that's as traditionally British as fish and chips. Scandal galore as Captain Mainwaring lets women into the platoon.
Would everyone mind awfully falling in for some vintage wartime comedy? The Chief Warden challenges Capt Mainwaring to a game of cricket, but there may be a ringer about.
Evergreen wartime comedy, and is it time for Wilson to step out of Captain Mainwaring's shadow? He's to be appointed manager of the Eastgate branch of the bank.
More classic comedy with the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard. When the wardens' HQ is bombed, they have to share the church hall with their enemies, the Home Guard!
More immortal laughs from Walmington-on-Sea as the elderly platoon goes on an exercise and Captain Mainwaring is persuaded to have one too many in the officer's mess.
The undecorated Captain Mainwaring tries to get out of attending a parade and challenges a rival platoon to a stamina test.