The King was in his Counting House
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047 - The King was in his Counting House |
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| Script | Jimmy Perry and David Croft |
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| Director | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Recorded | 23/6/72 |
| Original transmission | 17/11/1972 |
| Series | Five |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Original Viewing Figures | 16 million |
| Preceded by | If the Cap Fits... |
| Followed by | All is Safely Gathered In |
"The King was in his Counting House" is the seventh episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on the 17 November 1972.
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Mainwaring, sensing the "last twitchings of the wounded Nazi beast," has invited the platoon into his home to socialise in a 'happy, carefree, relaxed atmosphere.'Then disaster strikes: a bomb lands on the strong room of Swallow Bank. There is £96,478 1s to be counted, guarded and then taken by Mainwaring, on horse and cart, to the Eastgate branch.
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036 - The King was in his Counting House |
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| Script | Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles |
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| Producer | John Dyas |
| Recorded | 15/05/1974 |
| Original transmission | 20/5/75 |
| Series | Two |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Original Viewing Figures | ? |
| Preceded by | Don't Fence Me In |
| Followed by | When Did You Last See Your Money? |
The King was in his Counting House is the sixteenth episode of the two series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on the 24 November 1972.
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To boost morale, Mainwaring holds a party in his home.
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| Cast | Characters |
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| Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
| John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
| Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
| John Laurie | Private Frazer |
| Arnold Ridley | Private Godfrey |
| Larry Martyn | Private Walker |
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| 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 |
