Under Fire (Dad's Army)

Under Fire is an episode in the British comedy series Dad's Army and was originally transmitted on Saturday 5 April 1969. It is currently missing from the BBC archives, believed lost forever, when the master tape was wiped to be used again. However, audio recordings are saved to preserve its existence.

Plot

The platoon arrest a suspect agent, who insists on being a British citizen, despite his accent, and the fact that he has a dog called Fritz. He attempts to help them put out a fire in the church hall, and is then found to be Warden Hodges' uncle. He comments that he doesn't know how Britain will win the war, and Wilson agrees.

Cast

Notes

1. This episode is currently missing from the BBC's television archives after they wiped the master tapes to reuse them. This is one of three Dad's Army episodes still missing from the archives. The other two are "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker" and "A Stripe for Frazer".
2. This episode was originally planned for transmission on 3 February at 7:30pm.
3. The radio episode still exists. This was Episode 11 for the radio series.
4. There's a hope that an audio or video copy that was made during the transmission still exist.

References

• Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X. 

External links

• "Under Fire" at the Internet Movie Database
• "Under Fire" at TV.com