Introduction

It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum is a BBC television sitcom about a Royal Artillery concert party based in Deolali in India and the fictional village of Tin Min in Burma, during the last months of the Second World War.

The title comes from the first episode, in which young Gunner Parkin (Christopher Mitchell) writes home to his mother in England.

Outline

Whilst in Bombay, Williams meets Sharp, another company sergeant-major and brags to him that his men are tough crack shots. Unfortunately for Williams Sharp decides to visit the camp to review the company. Williams panics but help is at hand. The men have been learning the Indian rope trick, which involves hypnosis, and Sharp is hypnotised into believing they are a tough fighting force.

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Graeme Muir.
• Producer(s): Graeme Muir.
• Original Network: BBC One.
• Release Date: 23 January 1976.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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