The Enemy Within the Gates

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 Cast 2.4 Quotes 3 Notes 4 References

TV episode

"The Enemy Within the Gates"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series One Episode 004
Directed by	David Croft[1]
Story by	Jimmy Perry and David Croft[1]
Produced by	David Croft[1]
Original air date	Wednesday 28/8/68 8.20pm[1] (recorded Monday 6/5/68[1])
Running time	30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous "Command Decision" Next → "The Showing Up of Corporal Jones"

The Enemy Within the Gates is the fourth episode of the first series of the British comedy series Dad's Army, which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 28 August 1968.

Synopsis

A stranger with a suspicious foreign accent convinces Mainwairing's men that he is a Polish officer serving with GHQ who has come to inform them of a £10 reward for every Nazi arrested. While on night patrol, Jones' section capture a Germans pilot, but Private Godfrey complicates matters by allowing him to escape while he visits the lavatory.

Plot

Captain Winogrodzki of the Polish Forces informs the platoon that there will be a £10 reward for every live parachutist captured. Jones, Walker and Pike catch one, who escapes and is caught by Winogrodzki, who announces his intention to claim the bounty for himself. But when the prisoner is collected by MPs to be taken to GHQ, Walker convinces the soldiers to take Winogrodzki too, on account of his accent. The platoon spend their £20 on a celebration dinner.

Notes

1. Nigel Rideout was given an extra £10 for writing the German dialogue in the script.^[1]

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
Caroline Dowdeswell	Janet King
Carl Jaffe	Captain Winogrodzki
Denys Peeks and Nigel Rideout	German Pilots
Bill Pertwee	ARP Warden Hodges
David Davenport	Military Police Sergeant

Radio episode

"The Enemy Within the Gates"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series One Episode 004
Story by	Harold Snoad & Michael Knowles[1]
Produced by	John Dyas
Original air date	Monday 18/2/74 6.15pm[1] (recorded Thursday 21/6/73[1])
Running time	30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous "Command Decision" Next → "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage"

Synopsis

Plot

Cast

Cast	Characters
Arthur Lowe	Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier	Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn	Lance Corporal Jones
James Beck	Private Walker
John Laurie	Private Frazer
Ian Lavender	Private Pike
Arnold Ridley	Private Godfrey
Bill Pertwee	Warden Hodges
Nan Braunton	Cissy Godfrey
Percy Edwards	Percy the Parrot

Quotes

Pike:What are we gonna do with this swan?

Walker:I'm gonna take it home. Pluck it, truss it, dress it. Then I'll hang it up for a few days and then roast it with some potatoes and sprouts. Very tasty, very sweet.

Notes

References

• "The Enemy Within the Gates" at the Internet Movie Database
• "The Enemy Within the Gates" at TV.com

Dad's Army series 1 episodes "The Man and the Hour" "Command Decision" "The Enemy Within the Gates" "The Showing Up of Corporal Jones" "Shooting Pains"