
Season 4
Season 4

Season 4
Season 4
- Air date:1970-09-25
- User score:7.0
- Number of episodes:13
List of Episodes

Air date: 1970-09-25
Runtime: 30 min
Mainwaring watches a film reel at the cinema which shows Winston Churchill inspecting Army troops and their mascot - a ram, of course where Mainwaring's concerned - if another platoon has a mascot, so must his. Sponge volunteers one from his farm but they have to catch it first, something that of course ends in complete disaster with Pike up to his neck in it - literally. Meanwhile the town parade is being organised and of course Mainwaring wants the platoon to lead, but Hodges has other ideas...

Air date: 1970-10-02
Runtime: 30 min
During home guard maneuvers LCpl Jones disguised as a log and helped by Frazer in a diving suit floats down the river in order to attack the Eastgate platoons headquarters

Air date: 1970-10-09
Runtime: 30 min
Capt Mainwaring decides to harden the platoons feet by long route marches When the platoon have had enough they find a clever way of stopping him

Air date: 1970-10-16
Runtime: 30 min
The platoon have moved to a new H.Q's position on the beach When Pike fails to turn up they find him caught up in the barbed wire at the waters edge With the tide coming in Mainwaring and Wilson mount a rescue mission but someone else gets there first

Air date: 1970-10-23
Runtime: 30 min
Don't Fence Me In is the fifth episode of the fourth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on Friday 23 October 1970.

Air date: 1970-10-30
Runtime: 30 min
Absent Friends is the sixth episode of the fourth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on Friday 30 October 1970.

Air date: 1970-11-06
Runtime: 30 min
The platoon are manning the local lighthouse and they accidently switch on the light and can't find a way to switch it off During an upcoming air raid they must a way to cover up the glare

Air date: 1970-11-13
Runtime: 30 min
LCpl Jones goes to a reunion of his old regiment While he is away an old comrade that fought in the same battle joins the platoon and accuses Jones of cowardice On his return Jones has to tell the real story

Air date: 1970-11-20
Runtime: 30 min
Captain Mainwaring decides to enlist women to the platoon to assist with the war effort. After initial interviews go rather less than satisfactory, a Mrs. Fiona Grey walks into his office and into his life. Mainwaring is flattered that Fiona not only has similar views to him about the war, but also is complementary about his persona. He finds himself falling in love, unfortunately the men very quickly realise and start to gossip behind his back and Fiona decides to leave, but can Mainwaring get to the station in time to stop her?

Air date: 1970-11-27
Runtime: 30 min
In a cricket Match between the platoon and the air raid wardens, Chief Warden Hodges has a secret weapon up his sleeve. He plans to use England's fast bowler Fred Trueman, but all does not go as planed.

Air date: 1970-12-04
Runtime: 30 min
Sgt Wilson becomes a manager of his own branch and gets a commission on the same day but hours later his new branch has been destroyed during an air raid Mainwaring offers him his old job back and his old rank.

Air date: 1970-12-11
Runtime: 30 min
When the A.R.P. Headquarters has been destroyed Hodges and the wardens move into Mainwarings Office and the two of them start arguing over space Later the chimney catches fire and they have to work together to put the fire out

Air date: 1970-12-18
Runtime: 30 min
While the platoon are at a training camp Mainwaring gets drunk with the other officers during the night and misses the live grenade training the following morning. Later during the training one of the grenades lands in Jones van and Mainwaring rides to the rescue
Top Cast

Arthur Lowe
Captain George Mainwaring

John Le Mesurier
Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Clive Dunn
Lance-Corporal Jack Jones

John Laurie
Private James Frazer

Arnold Ridley
Private Charles Godfrey

Ian Lavender
Private Frank Pike

James Beck
Private Joe Walker

Bill Pertwee
ARP Warden Bert Hodges

Edward Sinclair
Maurice Yeatman

Frank Williams
Reverend Timothy Farthing
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