Their time at R.A.F. Skelton over, the 'erks' enjoy a short leave before being sent by train to their new posting at R.A.F. Midham, Lancashire. It is Butlins by comparison; the lads have a room all to themselves, there are W.A.F.'s close-at-hand ( a fact that delights Jakey ), and they are just ten miles away from Blackpool. Best of all - no Marsh. But the euphoria does not last; Marsh arrives unexpectedly ( having failed to get the posting he wanted ) and the easy-going 'Group- Captain Brice' stands down to be replaced by 'Group-Captain Ruark' ( Nigel Pegrum ) whose attitude to discipline is on a par with Marsh's. Far from being 'happy days are here again', its back to the old square-bashing routine...
Good episode, although its heartbreaking to see the lads back in Marsh's orbit when they'd thought they'd seen the last of him. As 'Flight-Sergeant Wells' ( no relation to Lori ) is the splendid George Innes, whose credits include 'Upstairs, Downstairs' ( in which he played 'Alfred' the footman ) and 'Danger U.X.B.' ( which cast his as 'Sapper Wilkins'. Nigel Pegrum appeared in several children's programmes from this era such as 'Robot's Robots', 'The Tomorrow People', and 'Sing To The Animals'.
Funniest moment - no moment stands out as such, although the look on Marsh's face when he realises he is just another nursing attendant trainee and will be treated as such is a gem. He displays his breathtaking knowledge of nursing when he refers to a cut-away diagram of the human anatomy as a 'skellington'.
Good episode, although its heartbreaking to see the lads back in Marsh's orbit when they'd thought they'd seen the last of him. As 'Flight-Sergeant Wells' ( no relation to Lori ) is the splendid George Innes, whose credits include 'Upstairs, Downstairs' ( in which he played 'Alfred' the footman ) and 'Danger U.X.B.' ( which cast his as 'Sapper Wilkins'. Nigel Pegrum appeared in several children's programmes from this era such as 'Robot's Robots', 'The Tomorrow People', and 'Sing To The Animals'.
Funniest moment - no moment stands out as such, although the look on Marsh's face when he realises he is just another nursing attendant trainee and will be treated as such is a gem. He displays his breathtaking knowledge of nursing when he refers to a cut-away diagram of the human anatomy as a 'skellington'.
