Under Fire (Dad's Army)

Under Fire is an episode in the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 5 April 1969. One of the three missing Dad's Army episodes, the videotape was wiped for reuse. However, audio recordings of the soundtrack have been recovered. The last episode of series 2, it was the final Dad's Army episode to be recorded in black and white.

"Under Fire"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.Series Two
Episode 012
Directed byHarold Snoad
Story byJimmy Perry and David Croft
Produced byDavid Croft
Original air dateSaturday 5 April 1969, 7.00pm
(recorded Wednesday 27 November 1968)
Running time30 minutes
"Under Fire"
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes episode
Episode no.Series 1
Episode 3
Directed byBen Kellett
Story byJimmy Perry and David Croft
Produced byCandida Julian-Jones
Original air date27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)
Running time30 minutes

Plot

The platoon arrest a suspect agent, who insists on being a British citizen, despite his accent, and the fact that he has a dog called Fritz. He attempts to help them put out a fire in the church hall, and is then found to be Warden Hodges' uncle. He comments that he doesn't know how Britain will win the war, and Wilson agrees.

Cast

Remake

Notes
  1. Known as one of the three missing Dad's Army episodes, after the tape was wiped by the BBC for reuse. The other two are The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker and A Stripe for Frazer.
  2. Before being wiped, the episode was repeated on 29 August 1969.
  3. UKTV Gold commissioned recreations of all three missing episodes. The remake of this episode was first broadcast on 27 August 2019.

Radio Episode

The radio episode still exists. It was Episode 11 for the 1st radio series.

Further reading
  • Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.