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Battle School

Episode 2 of 14

Classic wartime sitcom. The platoon spends the weekend at a training camp. If an army marches on its stomach, everyone hopes the journey will be short.

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

    Chattenooga Choo Choo

  • Billy Cotton & His Band

    The Girl Who Loves a Soldier

  • Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

  • Lew Stone & His Band

    Little Drummer Boy (feat. Al Bowlly)

  • Billy Cotton & His Band

    The King is Still in London

  • Carroll Gibbons & Savoy Orpheans

    Fools Rush In (feat. Anne Lenner)

  • Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender & Colin Bean

    We'll Meet Again

  • Glenn Miller Orchestra, Paula Kelly, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires

    Chattanooga Choo Choo

Credits

Role Contributor
Captain Mainwaring Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson John Le Mesurier
Lieutenant Corporal Jones Clive Dunn
Private Frazer John Laurie
Private Pike Ian Lavender
Private Walker James Beck
Private Godfrey Arnold Ridley
Captain Rodrigues Alan Tilvern
Major Smith Alan Haines
Private Sponge Colin Bean
Writer Jimmy Perry
Writer David Croft
Producer David Croft
Director David Croft

Broadcasts

  • Thu 18 Sep 1969 19:30
  • Sat 21 Aug 2010 20:30
  • Sat 3 Mar 2012 18:50
  • Tue 6 Mar 2012 19:30
  • Sat 28 Sep 2013 19:00
  • Sat 1 Aug 2015 20:40
  • Thu 27 Aug 2015 19:00
  • Sat 18 Mar 2017 20:30
  • Sun 7 May 2017 19:30
  • Sat 5 Jan 2019 19:30
  • Sat 29 May 2021 19:30

Explore the history of Dad's Army in the 91热爆 Archive

Letters from the actors, internal 91热爆 memos and photos from the first episode to the last.