Time on my Hands
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053 - Time on my Hands |
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| Script | Jimmy Perry and David Croft |
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| Director | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Recorded | 8/12/1972 |
| Original transmission | 29/12/72 |
| Series | Five |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Original Viewing Figures | 16.6 million |
| Preceded by | Round and Round went the Great Big Wheel |
| Followed by | The Deadly Attachment |
"Time on my Hands" is the thirteenth and final episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on the 29 December 1972.
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[edit] Synopsis
A German pilot has bailed out and is now tangled up on the town hall's clock tower. Mainwairing's men are obliged to retrieve him. Getting up is not a problem - they can climb a makeshift ladder. Getting down again proves more difficult - Jones has broken the ladder.
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[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 |
| Bill Pertwee | ARP Warden Hodges |
| Frank Williams | Vicar |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Harold Bennett | Mr Blewitt |
| Colin Bean | Private Sponge |
| Joan Cooper | Miss Fortescue |
| Eric Longworth | Mr Gordon (Town Clerk) |
| Christopher Sandford | German Pilot |
[edit] References
| 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 |
