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The Captain's Car

The Captain's Car

1974TV Episode⏱️ 29mTV-PG
ComedyWar
7.6
IMDB Rating
130 votes

Lady Maltby loans her Rolls Royce to the Home Guard; typically the platoon mess things up.

Director
David Croft
Writers
Jimmy Perry, David Croft
Stars
Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn
Release Date
December 13, 1974
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
as Capt. George Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Clive Dunn
Clive Dunn
as LCpl. Jack Jones
John Laurie
John Laurie
as Pte. James Frazer
Arnold Ridley
Arnold Ridley
as Pte. Charles Godfrey
Ian Lavender
Ian Lavender
as Pte. Frank Pike
Bill Pertwee
Bill Pertwee
as Chief Warden Hodges
Talfryn Thomas
Talfryn Thomas
as Private Cheeseman
Frank Williams
Frank Williams
as Reverend Timothy Farthing
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Edward Sinclair
as Verger Maurice Yeatman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

kiss

🎯 Categories

ComedyWar

⭐ Featured Review

It's twins!
by Sleepin_Dragon2020-01-07
8/10

"Captain Mainwaring is lucky to receive a Rolls Royce from the wealthy Lady Maltby, keen to do her bit for the war effort, the fact that she knew Wilson incredibly well helped. The Platoon are offered Guard of Honour, to receive a French General and give a speech. This is a very funny episode, absolutely outrageous, and great to see that Mainwaring has made a massive error, there's a very funny scene where Mainwaring realises the mistake, the best one coming at the end with the kisses. Funny as always to see Wilson get the upper hand over Mainwaring. Mavis Pugh was great as Lady Maltby, ..."

💡 Did You Know?

John Hart Dyke wasn't fond of his performance, as he hated his attempt at a French accent.

📖 Synopsis

Lady Maltby loans her Rolls Royce to the Home Guard; typically the platoon mess things up.