Get Some In! (1975): S01E01 – Call Up

Introduction Get Some In! is a British television sitcom about National Service life in the Royal Air Force (RAF), broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television. Outline Sadistic Drill Instructor, Corporal Percy Marsh takes charge of C Flight, a new intake of National Servicemen who have joined the Royal Air Force. Ken Richardson is…

Andrew Marshall

10/11/2021

1–2 minutes

Comedy, Military TV Series, National Service, RAF: Royal Air Force

Introduction

Get Some In! is a British television sitcom about National Service life in the Royal Air Force (RAF), broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television.

Outline

Sadistic Drill Instructor, Corporal Percy Marsh takes charge of C Flight, a new intake of National Servicemen who have joined the Royal Air Force. Ken Richardson is a former grammar school pupil, Jakey Smith is a teddy boy, Bruce Leckie is a pessimistic Glaswegian and Matthew Lilley is a vicar’s mild-mannered son. Marsh tries to fiddle a good posting to Hong Kong for himself and his wife, Alice.

With Talfryn Thomas as Corporal White, Ralph Watson as Corporal Potts, Seymour Green as Rev. Lilley and Tom Watson as Mr. Richardson.

Get Some In! Series

You can find a full index and overview of Get Some In! here.

Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 16 October 1975.
Rating: PG.
Running Time: 30 minutes.
Country: UK.
Language: English.