The Enemy Within the Gates
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[edit] TV episode
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004 - The Enemy Within the Gates |
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| Script | Jimmy Perry and David Croft |
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| Director | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Recorded | Monday 6/5/68 |
| Original transmission | Wednesday 28/8/68 8.20pm |
| Series | One |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Original Viewing Figures | 8.1 million |
| Preceded by | Command Decision |
| Followed by | The Showing Up of Corporal Jones |
The Enemy Within the Gates is the fourth episode of the first series of the British comedy series Dad's Army, which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 28 August 1968.
[edit] Synopsis
A stranger with a suspicious foreign accent convinces Mainwairing's men that he is a Polish officer serving with GHQ who has come to inform them of a £10 reward for every Nazi arrested. While on night patrol, Jones' section capture two Germans pilots, but Private Godfrey complicates matters by allowing them to escape while he visits the lavatory.
[edit] Plot
Captain Winogrodzki of the Polish Forces informs the platoon that there will be a £10 reward for every live parachutist captured. Jones, Walker and Pike catch two, who escape and are caught by Winogrodzki, who announces his intention to claim the bounty for himself. But when the prisoners are to be taken to GHQ, Walker convinces the soldiers to take Winogrodzki too, on account of his accent. The platoon spend their £30 on a celebration dinner.
[edit] Notes
- Nigel Rideout was given an extra £10 for writing the German dialogue in the script.
[edit] Cast
| 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 |
| Caroline Dowdeswell | Janet King |
| Carl Jaffé | Captain Winogrodzki |
| Denys Peeks and Nigel Rideout |
German Pilots |
| Bill Pertwee | ARP Warden Hodges |
| David Davenport | Military Police Sergeant |
[edit] Radio episode
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004 - The Enemy Within the Gates |
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| Script | Harold Snoad & Michael Knowles |
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| Producer | John Dyas |
| Recorded | Thursday 21/6/73 |
| Original transmission | Monday 18/2/74 6.15pm |
| Series | One |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Original Viewing Figures | 1.3 million |
| Preceded by | Command Decision |
| Followed by | The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage |
[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Plot
[edit] Cast
| Cast | Characters |
|---|---|
| Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
| John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
| Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
| John Laurie | Private Frazer |
| Ian Lavender | Private Pike |
| Arnold Ridley | Private Godfrey |
| Bill Pertwee | Warden Hodges |
| Nan Braunton | Cissy Godfrey |
| Percy Edwards | Percy the Parrot |
| 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 |
| Television episodes |
| List of Dad's Army episodes | Missing episodes | DVD and Video releases |
| Radio episodes |
| List of Dad's Army radio episodes | Audio releases |
| Spin-offs |
| The Film | The Stage Show | It Sticks Out Half a Mile |
