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

The Colonel is approached by American Colonel Sol Zimmerman, who was a famous film director before the war broke out. He is directing a film called ‘Private Washington Goes To War’ and wants the company to play extras. Unfortunately the film is heavily biased. The British are shown as cowardly or ridiculous and the whole is but a vehicle for the monosyllabic actor Chuck to win the war single-handedly. Graham and Williams protest in vain though star-struck Gloria is keen to appear. Ultimately Lofty accidentally destroys the finished film and Williams declares him to be…

It Ain’t Half Hot Mum TV Series 06

You can find a full index of It Ain’t Half Hot Mum Series 06 here.

You can find a full index and overview of It Ain’t Half Hot Mum here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): David Croft and Paul Bishop.
• Producer(s): David Croft and Paul Bishop.
• Original Network: BBC One.
• Release Date: 23 October 1978.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHRBxhEblI8