The Showing Up of Corporal Jones

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005 - The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
Script	Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Director	David Croft
Producer	David Croft
Recorded	Monday 13/5/68
Original transmission	Wednesday 4/9/68 8.20pm
Series	One
Length	30 minutes
Original Viewing Figures	8.8 million
Preceded by	The Enemy Within the Gates
Followed by	Shooting Pains

The Showing Up of Corporal Jones is the fifth episode of the first series of the British comedy series Dad's Army, which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 4 September 1968.

[edit] Synopsis

When Major Regan from GHQ inspects the platoon, he decides that Jones must resign, on account of being too old; he also says that if Jones completes an assault course in 15 minutes, he can stay. The platoon organise an elaborate plan to keep Jones amongst them.

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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
Janet Davis	Mrs Pike
Martin Wyldeck	Major Regan
Patrick Waddington	Brigadier
Edward Sinclair	Caretaker
Thérèse McMurray	Girl at the Window

[edit] Radio episode

013 - Something Nasty in the Vault
Script	Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Producer	John Dyas
Recorded	Monday 23/7/73
Original transmission	Monday 15/4/74, 6.15pm
Series	One
Length	30 minutes
Original Viewing Figures	0.7 million
Preceded by	Something Nasty in the Vault
Followed by	The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Walker