Man Hunt (27 Nov. 1969)

Walker has found a discarded parachute which he cut up to make ladies' knickers. This leads to an embarrassing examination of the ladies' pants to determine their colour as British ... See full summary »

Writers:

Jimmy Perry (by), David Croft (by),

Stars:

Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Arthur Lowe	...	Capt. George Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier	...	Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Clive Dunn	...	LCpl. Jack Jones
John Laurie	...	Pte. James Frazer
James Beck	...	Pte. Joe Walker
Arnold Ridley	...	Pte. Charles Godfrey
Ian Lavender	...	Pte. Frank Pike
Bill Pertwee	...	the Chief Warden
Janet Davies	...	Mrs. Pike
Patrick Tull	...	The Suspect
Robert Moore	...	the Large Man
Leon Cortez	...	the Small Man
Olive Mercer	...	the Fierce Lady
Miranda Hampton	...	the Sexy Lady
Bran	...	Himself

Storyline

Walker has found a discarded parachute which he cut up to make ladies' knickers. This leads to an embarrassing examination of the ladies' pants to determine their colour as British parachutes are white and Germans are cream. Using a tracker dog the platoon go into the woods where they trap a man with a foreign accent - but he is an Austrian bird-watcher hunting the rare golden oriole. Eventually a German parachutist appears,asking to be arrested.

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Genres:

Comedy | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1969 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mainwaring, Wilson and Jones are together after the platoon have left with the dog Mainwaring calls Jones "Walker" in a fluffed line.

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Crazy Credits

The 'Bran' credited as himself can only be the dog.

User Reviews

The Adventure of The Women's Knickers

A brilliant episode from the third series for what is for me the greatest TV show ever 'Dads Army'

Mainwaring gives a lecture on parachutes. He explains that British Parachutes are white, German ones are cream. Walker says he found a parachute, cut it up and made them into loads of pairs of knickers, which sold like hot cakes. Mainwaring wants to know if they were British parachutes or Nazi parachutes, so Mainwaring, Wilson and Walker go round Walmington asking women the colour of there underwear, with hilarious results. But there is no answer to the problem. To hunt down Germans, the platoon suggest using a tracker dog, Walker brings in a tracker dog. The tracker dog makes Mrs Pike fall over revealing her knickers. Walker remembers selling her a pair, they're white- it was a British parachute. In the woods, the tracker dog leads them to what they think is a Nazi, but it turns out to be a bird collector who was running away as he caught a very rare bird and didn't want anyone else to have it. Then a real Nazi enters and shouts out: 'Why do you keep running away. I've been trying to give myself up'

An excellent episode. Leon Cortez played an angry husband. He appeared as Henry the Milkman in the second episode 'Museum Piece' Best Bit: Mainwaring is talking about German's parachuting into Britain and uses Rudolf Hess as an example: PIKE: That man who works at the picture looks very much like Hitler (the platoon laugh) MAINWARING: Now now, it may sound absurd, but this is what we're up against. Wilson, next time you're at the pictures ask to see that mans identity card.