Command Decision (Dad's Army)

Command Decision is the third episode of the first series of the British comedy series Dad's Army, which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 14 August 1968. It has been praised as classic.^[2]

Synopsis

Leadership agrees with Captain Mainwairing, but the men, still without uniforms and arms, are getting restless. The platoon's fortunes take a turn when old campaigner Colonel Square arrives with an offer of rifles and horses. There is a catch; to secure the weapons, Mainwaring must hand over command to Colonel Square.

Plot

The platoon are all feeling blue due to their lack of rifles. Mainwaring promises them some before the week is out, but time is running short. He eventually puts the platoon under the command of Colonel Square on a promise of rifles, but after being forced to ride horses holding elephant-shooting muskets, he takes control again. In the end, rifles arrive.

Notes

Cast

Supporting Cast

Caroline Dowdeswell as Janet King
Geoffrey Lumsden as Colonel Square
Charles Hill as Butler
Gordon Peters as Soldier

Radio episode

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. p. 48. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X.
^ Levy, Andrew (11 December 2007). "OK, platoon, sharpen pencils to beat Hitler". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 January 2008.

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[Complete_A-Z-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. p. 48. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X.

[2] Levy, Andrew (11 December 2007). "OK, platoon, sharpen pencils to beat Hitler". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 January 2008.

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