Dad's Army season 4 The Two and a Half Feathers - Metacritic

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TV-PG
BBC-1
Nov 13, 1970
30 m

TV-PG
BBC-1
Nov 13, 1970
30 m

Summary Intoducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard, a bunch of hapless old and young men who have kept people all over the world very amused for the past forty years. Creator/Writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry made each episode of Dad's Army as funny as the previous one, with an element of humour which has survived decades. It has the most ...

Directed By: David Croft

Written By: Jimmy Perry, David Croft

TV-PG
BBC-1
Nov 13, 1970
30 m

TV-PG
BBC-1
Nov 13, 1970
30 m

S4 • Episode 8

The Two and a Half Feathers

Air Date: Nov 13, 1970

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Summary Intoducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard, a bunch of hapless old and young men who have kept people all over the world very amused for the past forty years. Creator/Writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry made each episode of Dad's Army as funny as the previous one, with an element of humour which has survived decades. It has the most ...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 25, 1970 • 29 m

The rivalry between Mainwaring's Home Guard and Hodge's ARP men surfaces again when it comes to who marches at the front of a parade.

Episode 2 • Oct 2, 1970 • 29 m

Don't Forget the Diver

The Walmington platoon have to defeat the Eastgate Platoon in an exercise. Mainwaring has a plan utilizing a diver and revolving around Jones.

Episode 3 • Oct 9, 1970 • 30 m

Boots, Boots, Boots

The men hatch plans to curb Mainwaring's latest passion; feet and boots.

Episode 4 • Oct 16, 1970 • 29 m

Sgt - Save My Boy!

Pike gets caught up in barbed wire - just as his mum is paying the platoon a visit.

Episode 5 • Oct 23, 1970 • 29 m

Don't Fence Me In

Mainwaring is crestfallen as the platoon are ordered to take over guarding a POW camp - an easy task but there is something shady about the business.

Episode 6 • Oct 30, 1970 • 30 m

Mainwaring, and Wilson, are both stunned to find themselves undermined, but an opportunity arises to hit the bull's-eye and regain respect.

Episode 7 • Nov 6, 1970 • 29 m

Put That Light Out!

Jones, Fraser, Godfrey and Pike are trapped in the lighthouse tower at night when they accidentally illuminate the entire town for enemy bombers.

Episode 8 • Nov 13, 1970 • 30 m

The Two and a Half Feathers

A 'ghost' from Jones's past joins the platoon, bringing allegations. Jones is compelled to defend his reputation in historic vignette.

Episode 9 • Nov 20, 1970 • 30 m

Captain Mainwaring and the men have a 'brief encounter' as womenfolk join the platoon to fight against the common foe.

Episode 10 • Nov 27, 1970 • 30 m

The ARP wardens challenge the Home Guard to a cricket match.

Episode 11 • Dec 4, 1970 • 28 m

A. Wilson (Manager)?

Mainwaring's pique on learning of Wilson's promotion, leads to more chaos in Walmington and Eastgate.

Episode 12 • Dec 11, 1970 • 29 m

Uninvited Guests

Mainwaring and Hodges, and their men, are forced by circumstances to share facilities - with predictable bad grace.

Episode 13 • Dec 18, 1970 • 34 m

Captain Square persuades Mainwaring to join him in the officers' mess whilst on a training weekend.

Episode 14 • Dec 27, 1971 • 1 h

Battle of the Giants!

Captain Square continues to vex Captain Mainwaring, leading to an inter-platoon competition.

9 Seasons

Top Cast

Arthur Lowe

Capt. George Mainwaring, Barry Mainwaring, Sergeant Ironside

John Le Mesurier

Sgt. Arthur Wilson, Colonel Smythe

Clive Dunn

LCpl. Jack Jones

John Laurie

Pte. James Frazer, Dervish warrior

Arnold Ridley

Pte. Charles Godfrey, Fakir

Ian Lavender

Pte. Frank Pike, Second lieutenant

James Beck

Pte. Joe Walker, Private Green

Bill Pertwee

Chief Warden Hodges, Dervish warrior

Edward Sinclair

Verger Maurice Yeatman

Colin Bean

Private Sponge

Frank Williams

Reverend Timothy Farthing

Janet Davies

Mrs. Mavis Pike

Robert Raglan

the Colonel, The Colonel, Captain Pritchard, the H.G. Sergeant

Pamela Cundell

Mrs. Fox

Harold Bennett

Mr. Bluett, Mr. Blewitt

Olive Mercer

Mrs. Yeatman

Eric Longworth

the Town Clerk, The Town Clerk, Mr. Gordon

Geoffrey Lumsden

Captain Square, Colonel Square

Freddie Wiles

Platoon Member

Freddie White

Platoon Member

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