A Brush with the Law
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051 - A Brush with the Law |
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| Script | Jimmy Perry and David Croft |
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| Director | David Croft |
| Producer | David Croft |
| Recorded | 26/11/1972 |
| Original transmission | 15/12/72 |
| Series | Five |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Original Viewing Figures | 15.4 million |
| Preceded by | Brain Versus Brawn |
| Followed by | Round and Round went the Great Big Wheel |
"A Brush with the Law" is the eleventh episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on the 15 December 1972.
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[edit] Synopsis
Mainwaring is charged with showing a light and taken to court by a gleeful Warden. As if that wasn't enough, the magistrate is none other than his old arch-nemesis Captain Square. The platoon tries to help by testifying as witnesses to Mainwaring's innocence, but things go from bad to worse when Jones messes up his story under oath. As both Square and Hodges proceed to push Mainwaring towards what could be a sticky end, Walker steps in and puts some pressure on Square by reminding him of his own illegal activities involving some black market whiskey, but it's the Verger who finally saves the day, confessing it was he who showed the light after all.
The case is dismissed, and Mainwaring is allowed to leave the court "without a stain on his charachter". He attributes his acquital to "honesty, fair play and the integrity of British justice".
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[edit] Notes
Mainwaring was prosecuted under the Emergency Powers Act (1940) which had been rushed onto the statute books by the goverent under a wave of popular pressure. Under its rules, Mainwaring could have been sentenced to several months in jail had he been found guilty as charged.
[edit] Cast
| Cast | Characters |
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| 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 |
| Geoffrey Lumsden | Captain Square |
| Frank Williams | Vicar |
| Edward Sinclair | Verger |
| Stuart Sherwin | Reg Adamson (Junior Warden) |
| Jeffrey Gardiner | Mr Wintergreen |
| Marjorie Wilde | Lady Magistrate |
| Chris Gannon | Mr Bone, the Clerk of the Court |
| Toby Perkins | Usher |
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