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In Absent Friends, Sergeant Wilson's been left in
charge, but when Mainwaring suddenly returns he finds the
platoon have gone AWOL. The Menace from the Deep sees
them stationed at the end of the pier with a wayward mine,
while in The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage, it's decided
that Godfrey's home is the perfect place to repel invaders
to Walmington. Finally, in When Did You Last See Your
Money?, Jones realises he has lost £500 entrusted
to him. Fortunately, the platoon agree to help their comrade...
Volume
Three in The Very Best Episodes of Dad's Army
series collects together another four classic episodes
of the BBC series. For this collection the powers that be
have asked comedian Phil Jupitus to choose his four favourite
episodes. Jupitus
is a long-standing and enthusiastic Dad's Army fan,
and this CD features his four favourite episodes. In addition,
he has written sleeve notes explaining what makes each one
such a joy to listen to.
Absent
Friends
(originally broadcast on 13 April 1976) sees Mainwaring turning
up at the office of the Home Guard unexpectedly to find his
men have gone AWOL. Sergeant Wilson has been left in charge
and he has let the majority of the men go to the local public
house where they are taking part in a darts competition against
the ARP wardens. A mini mutiny gets underway as Mainwaring
attempts to get the men back to their posts. Meanwhile Corporal
Jones mistakenly gets the idea into his head that Mainwaring's
wife is pregnant. And when a violent criminal, who has been
loose in the area, turns up at their front door Mainwaring
is going to wish he had stayed at home after all.
In
The Menace From the Deep (originally broadcast on 27 May
1974) the Walmington Home Guard are charged with guarding
the end of the pier after the naval detachment that was stationed
there are recalled. Trouble
starts when Mainwaring tries to use his authority to commandeer
the only hammock as well as schedule one hour thirty minute
watches for everyone apart from himself. Pike manages to set
their boat free and cut the telephone cable, effectively stranding
them with no means of contacting the shore. They work out
that by opening and closing a blind they can send an SOS to
shore. ARP warden Bert Hodges sees the light and sets off
to tell them to turn the light off in case an enemy aircraft
spots it.
The
Battle of Godfrey's Cottage (originally broadcast on 25
February 1974) sees Mainwaring and his men discussing the
various tactical options that would help see of a Nazi invasion.
Godfrey's cottage is seen as the ideal position to mount a
machine gun post. When the church bells are rung, to sound
an invasion, Mainwaring becomes separated from the majority
of his men and heads to Godfrey's cottage to defend Walmington.
However, unbeknownst to him, the rest of his men are also
heading towards Godfrey's cottage and the two seem to think
that the other are part of a German invasion force. This
episode marks the first appearance of ARP warden Hodges as
well as a guest spot for Percy Edwards as the Parrot.
When
Did You Last See Your Money? (originally broadcast on
27 May 1975) sees Corporal Jones in a flap after he looses
£500 that has been entrusted to him by the local traders'
association. The Home Guard join forces to help Jones find
the money, taking him back over the past through days in an
attempt to unearth where the money has been left.
While
the four episodes collected here are to your liking will be
very much up to individual taste. To be honest though, the
majority of the Dad's Army episodes represent classic
comedy. Any collection is a good one, and this is no exception.
Jupitus has impeccable taste.
Darren
Rea
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