The horsing around continues as Captain Mainwaring makes a rash pledge.The horsing around continues as Captain Mainwaring makes a rash pledge.The horsing around continues as Captain Mainwaring makes a rash pledge.
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- David Croft(uncredited)
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- TriviaPart of the episode takes place on Tuesday July 23rd 1940, when Prime Minister Churchill renamed the LDV to the Home Guard.
- GoofsMuch is made of the fact that Mainwaring has promised the platoon rifles by the end of the week. On the day he must face the men he receives a phone call from GHQ confirming that the Local Defence Volunteers have been renamed the Home Guard. This occurred on Tuesday July 23rd 1940, and it is extremely unlikely that this news would be kept from active troops for three days or so.
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It's the Home Guard!
The need for weapons is still the main concern for Mainwaring, he's offered rifles, but would need to stand aside in favour of the gruff Colonel Square.
I thought this was very funny indeed, Geoffrey Lumsden was great as Square, but that scene with the horses was very funny. An unarmed pack of home guards instead of an unarmed band of LDV's.
Colonel Square makes his first appearance, he got off on the wrong foot with Mainwaring, and the pair would have an uncomfortable working relationship from here on.
The quality is truly visible in this first series. 8/10
I thought this was very funny indeed, Geoffrey Lumsden was great as Square, but that scene with the horses was very funny. An unarmed pack of home guards instead of an unarmed band of LDV's.
Colonel Square makes his first appearance, he got off on the wrong foot with Mainwaring, and the pair would have an uncomfortable working relationship from here on.
The quality is truly visible in this first series. 8/10
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- Jan 12, 2020
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