Introduction
A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.
Outline of Series 05, Episode 08
Private Godfrey requests leave to help his widowed friend Mrs Prentice gather the harvest and Mainwaring, citing the harvest as vital to the war effort, offers the assistance of the platoon. Hodges wants to turn over a new leaf and help as well. Jones loses his pants in the Threshing Machine and the platoon get drunk on Mrs Prentice’s homemade wine afterwards, where they fight with an equally drunk Hodges during the vicar’s harvest blessing.
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Production & Filming Details
- Creator: Jim Perry.
- Directors: David Croft, Harold Snoad, and Bob Spiers
- Writers: Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
- Producers: David Croft.
- Distributor: BBC Worldwide.
- Network: BBC 1.
- Release Date: 31 July 1968 (UK).
- Running time: 30 minutes.
- Country: UK.
- Language: English.
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