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Shooting Pains is the sixth episode of the first series in the British comedy series Dad's Army which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 11 September 1968.
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The platoon is selected to provide the guard of honour for Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit to Walmington, but a poor show at the shooting range prompts the irascible Major Regan to consider using the Eastgate platoon instead. A shooting contest between Walmington and Eastgate will settle the matter.
The platoon are to form the guard of honour for Winston Churchill's visit to Walmington-on-Sea. But Major Regan decides that since their shooting isn't up to standard, the Eastgate platoon should do it. After an unsuccessful attempt to dress up a female stage-gunner as a private, Frazer reveals that he is a crack shot.
- Writer Jimmy Perry had a cameo as the entertainer Charlie Cheeseman.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion, 193–194.
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