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 war is now officially at an end, as all the Japanese have surrendered – except for the sniper who has taken up a post on an island from where he is shooting at anybody who tries to get past him on road or river. The company is persuaded to put their acting skills to the test and engage him whilst he can be disarmed by the military.

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): David Croft and John Kilby.
• Producer(s): David Croft and John Kilby.
• Original Network: BBC One.
• Release Date: 13 August 1981.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.