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Turkey Dinner

Dad's Army Series 7
Episode 6 of 6

Classic wartime sitcom. Mainwaring's Home Guard platoon decides to give a turkey dinner to the old-age pensioners of Walmington-on-Sea.

29 minutes

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Sunday 17:30
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?

  • Harry Davidson and his orchestra

    Turkey in the Straw

  • Jack Payne, his band & Robert Ashley

    There'll Always Be an England

  • Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

Credits

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 20:00
    BBC One London
  • Christmas Day 2007 20:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Boxing Day 2008 20:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), England, Northern Ireland & Scotland only
  • Sat 27 Dec 2008 00:10
    BBC Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
  • Christmas Day 2009 20:00
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Christmas Eve 2010 18:15
    BBC Two Wales & England only
  • Mon 27 Dec 2010 18:15
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Christmas Day 2011 16:40
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Thu 27 Dec 2012 16:55
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Thu 27 Dec 2012 19:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Sat 28 Dec 2013 19:30
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Tue 23 Dec 2014 19:00
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Christmas Day 2015 19:30
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Christmas Day 2016 20:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland & HD only
  • Sat 23 Dec 2017 20:30
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Thu 27 Dec 2018 19:00
    BBC Two England & HD only
  • Fri 28 Dec 2018 20:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 28 Dec 2019 19:50
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
  • Boxing Day 2020 17:00
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Mon 20 Dec 2021 19:00
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Tue 21 Dec 2021 18:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Christmas Eve 2022 20:10
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD & Wales only
  • Boxing Day 2023 17:15
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Boxing Day 2023 17:45
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 22 Dec 2024 20:30
    BBC Two HD & England only
  • Sunday 17:30
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales, Wales HD, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only

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