The BEST episodes of Dad's Army season 9
Every episode of Dad's Army season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dad's Army season 9!
Introducing the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard, a bunch of hapless old and young men who have kept people all over the world very amused since the 1960s. Writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft made each episode of Dad's Army as funny as the previous one, with an element of humour which has survived decades. It has many of the most memorable catchphrases of any sitcom and due to its public embracing, is one of the most repeated shows in television history. The BBC keeps an episode on queue in case of a fault at Television Centre and it even successfully invaded the big screen with a memorable, well-loved Dad's Army feature film made by Columbia Pictures.
#1 - Never Too Old
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1977
LCpl. Jones wants to marry Mrs. Fox but has to get Capt. Mainwaring's permission. During the reception an invasion alert is called and Jones spends his wedding night on the beach doing guard duty. Note: as the end of the series, it aired on Remembrance Sunday and ended with a tribute from the platoon to the real Home Guard.
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#2 - The Making of Private Pike
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1977
Capt. Mainwaring is to be an umpire in a war game exercise so he gets the use of a car. Pike meets a girl and uses the car to take her out, but they stay out all night and the whole town is shocked.
#3 - Wake Up Walmington
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1977
The people of Walmington-on-Sea are becoming apathetic about the war effort. When practicing on a firing range, Mainwaring is told to keep the noise down and Hodges is verbally assaulted for his efforts as chief warden. Mainwaring decides to scare his townfolk by getting the platoon to dress up as fifth columnists and marching through the countryside 'asking ze questions!' Will their plan work? Or will Mainwaring just end up looking rather silly in front of Capt. Square and the Eastgate platoon?
#4 - Knights of Madness
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1977
During a Wings For Victory fundraising event the platoon decides to stage a re-enactment of the battle between St. George and the Dragon, but friction starts when Hodges and the wardens plan the same thing.
#5 - The Miser's Hoard
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1977
Frazer is busy counting up his earnings when his doctor visits and accidentally knocks over a money box revealing that Frazer is far from poor. Concerned, the doctor alerts Mainwaring, who alerts Jones and very soon Frazer's fortune is the subject of town gossip. Eventually the platoon, Hodges, the vicar and the verger are spying on Frazer to see what he does with his money. Will they get their hands on it, or does Frazer have a sneaky trick up his sleeve?
#6 - Number Engaged
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1977
The platoon takes over from the regular army in guarding some vital telephone wires. During an air raid a bomb lands in the wires and a way has to be found to get it down before it explodes.