Dad's Army: Knights of Madness
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Somehow, Captain Mainwaring and his men have won a place alongside air raid sirens, rationing and Vera Lynn as images of Wartime Britain These three brilliant episodes feature this rag-tag Home Guard platoon in some of their most farcical of antics.
KNIGHTS OF MADNESS
"What a noble figure Captain Mainwaring makes." "Aye, noble - but stupid." Mainwaring's efforts to re-stage St George and the Dragon (casting himself as the slayer) doesn't quite go to plan, particularly when the wardens reveal the pagent...
THE MAKING OF PRIVATE PIKE
Where has Private Pike been all night? Why hasn't Hodges' niece Sylvia been home? And what happened to Captain Mainwaring's new staff car? Could these events be linked? Is Pike about to lose his 'soppy boy' image?
THE MISER'S HOARD
When Mainwaring discovers that Frazer is hoarding gold sovereigns, he's eager to persuade him to invest it in the bank. When money is at stake the wily undertaker is more than a match for the rest of the platoon.
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