Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel

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052 - Round and Round went the Great Big Wheel
Script	Jimmy Perry and David Croft[1]
Director	David Croft[1]
Producer	David Croft[1]
Recorded	1/12/1972[1]
Original transmission	22/12/72[1]
Series	Five
Length	30 minutes
Original Viewing Figures	13.7 million[1]
Preceded by	A Brush with the Law
Followed by	Time on my Hands

"Round and Round went the Great Big Wheel" is the twelfth episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on the 22 December 1972.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 Notes 4 Cast 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Operation Catherine Wheel has been set up in order to test the War Office's latest weapon: a large, radio-controlled, high explosive-carrying wheel. The Walmington-on-Sea platoon is chosen for fatigues. When Pike and Walker sneak off to listen to the wireless, they cause interference for the wheel, which promptly rolls out of control.

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[edit] Notes

• This episode references the many different, and often bizarre, weapons tested by the War Office at the time. In contrast to some of the schemes the 'big wheel' is actually rather practical.The weapon is based on a real device called the Panjandrum although this was never radio-controlled.

• Pike and Walker listen to Hi gang! This was a popular radio show during wartime, involving a line-up which included Vic Oliver Winston Churchill's son-in-law.

• The title of the episode is a covert reference to an extremely bawdy song which was popular in WWII.

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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
Bill Pertwee	ARP Warden Hodges
Geoffrey Underdown	Major General Sir Charles Holland
Michael Knowles	Captain Stewart
Jeffrey Segal	Minister
John Clegg	Wireless Operator

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel at the Internet Movie Database

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