Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret

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"Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.Series Two
Episode 010
Directed byHarold Snoad
Story byJimmy Perry and David Croft
Produced byDavid Croft
Original air datesSaturday 22 March 1969 7.00pm
(recorded Monday 4 November 1968)
Running time30 minutes
Episode chronology
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Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret is an episode in the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 22 March 1969.

Synopsis

When Mrs Pike mentions having a child around the house again, Wilson gets the wrong idea, and is forced to offer to marry Mrs Pike.

Plot

When Mrs Pike plans to take in an evacuee, Wilson misunderstands and thinks that she is pregnant. Mainwaring orders him to marry her, and just as the preparations are under way, Mrs Pike leads in a 10-year-old Cockney evacuee also named Arthur. The wedding doesn't take place.

Cast

Notes

Until 2001, when two episodes ("Operation Kilt" and "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage") were found, "Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret" was the only episode surviving from the second series.

Radio episode

"Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.Series One
Episode 007
Story byHarold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Produced byJohn Dyas
Original air datesMonday 11 March 1974, 6.15pm
(recorded Friday 13 July 1973)
Running time30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous
"The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones"
Next →
"A Stripe for Frazer"
List of episodes

Further reading

  • Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X.

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