The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones

Contents 1 TV episode 1.1 Synopsis 1.2 Plot 1.3 Notes 1.4 Cast 2 Radio episode 2.1 Synopsis 2.2 Plot 2.3 Notes 2.4 Cast 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

TV episode

"The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series Five Episode 045
Directed by	David Croft
Story by	Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Produced by	David Croft
Original air date	Friday 3/11/72 8.30pm (recorded Friday 16/6/72)
Running time	30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous "Getting the Bird" Next → "If the Cap Fits..."

"The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones" is the fifth episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on the 3 November 1972.

Synopsis

The platoon, during the course of a weekend exercise, occupies a deserted barn which turns out to be the target for some 25-pounder artillery guns. Back at HQ, Jones and Godfrey try phoning to stop the firing, but Godfrey has cut the telephone wire by mistake. There is only one solution: Jones will have to reach the barn before it's blown to bits.

Plot

Notes

THe reference for the barn is 641 937

Cast

Cast	Characters
Arthur Lowe	Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier	Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn	Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie	Private Frazer
Arnold Ridley	Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender	Private Pike
James Beck	Private Walker
Bill Pertwee	ARP Warden Hodges
Frank Williams	The Vicar
Edward Sinclair	The Verger
Robert Raglan	Colonel
Larry Martyn	Signals Private
James Taylor	Artillery Officer

Radio episode

"A Question of Reference"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series Three Episode 057
Story by	Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Produced by	John Dyas
Original air date	Tuesday 29/6/76 12.27pm (recorded Tuesday 22/6/76)
Running time	30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous "The Royal Train" Next → "The Recruit"

Synopsis

Plot

Notes

1. The reason why Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles changed the name of TV episode for radio was because the name "A Question of Reference" (referring to the map reference) meant a bit more than "The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones". ^[1]

Cast

Cast	Characters
Arthur Lowe	Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier	Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn	Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie	Private Frazer
Arnold Ridley	Private Godfrey
Larry Martyn	Private Walker
Peter Williams	the Colonel
Michael Burlington	the Signaller

Notes

1. ^ Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dads Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4

References

• Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. ISBN 0-75284-637-X. 

External links

• "The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones" at the Internet Movie Database
• "The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones" at TV.com

Dad's Army series 5 episodes "Asleep in the Deep" "Keep Young and Beautiful" "A Soldier's Farewell" "Getting the Bird" "The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones" "If the Cap Fits..." "The King was in his Counting House" "All is Safely Gathered In" "When Did You Last See Your Money?" "Brain Versus Brawn" "A Brush with the Law" "Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel" "Time on My Hands"