Broadcast to the Empire

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Christmas Night With the Stars Insert: Broadcast to the Empire

Script Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Director David Croft
Producer David Croft
Recorded Sunday 26/11/72
Original transmission Monday 25/12/72
Series N/A
Length ??
Original Viewing Figures ??
Preceded by 1970: The Cornish Floral Dance
Followed by N/A

Broadcast to the Empire is the fourth and final Christmas Night With the Stars Insert of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on Monday 25 December 1972.

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This was later extended into a full episode for the radio series.

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Cast Characters
Arthur Lowe Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie Private Frazer
James Beck Private Walker
Arnold Ridley Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender Private Pike
Bill Pertwee ARP Warden
Peter Greene BBC Engineer
Michael Knowles Mr Willerby Troughton-Maxwell
BBC Producer


Dad's Army
Characters
Captain Mainwaring | Sergeant Wilson | Lance-Corporal Jones
Private Walker | Private Pike | Private Frazer | Private Godfrey
Warden Hodges | Mavis Pike | Reverend Farthing | Maurice Yeatman
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