Dad's Army S03E08 · The Day the Balloon Went Up

Overview

After Mainwaring complains of sloppy slauting, a runaway barrage balloon appears with the Verger clinging onto it. He's rescued and various people, including Godfrey's sister Cissie, are asked to hang on until Mainwaring takes charge. Unfortunately, it takes off in the breeze with Mainwaring on the other end of its rope, dragging him through trees and a haystack until it stops on a railway bridge. The men are about to secure it but then an officer comes by and, in order to perfect the saluting so beloved of Mainwaring, they have to let go of the balloon.

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1. 1 1. The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones1969-09-11 · 29mMainwaring's lecture is a total mess due to gas masks. To obtain rationed petrol, Joe convinces Jones to volunteer his butcher's van as platoon car. Alas, after they worked for day
2. 2 2. Battle School1969-09-18 · 29mIt's Mainwaring's platoon's turn for a weekend of guerrilla warfare training at a rural facility. Thanks to train delay and the captain's disastrous sense of direction, they arrive
3. 3 3. The Lion Has 'Phones1969-09-25 · 29mMainwaring gives the platoon a lecture in communications but when a German plane crashes into the town's reservoir, it becomes obvious that many of the men have no idea how to use
4. 4 4. The Bullet Is Not for Firing1969-10-02 · 29mMainwaring is extremely annoyed that the platoon – sans Godfrey, who was too slow – have used up all their ammunition firing in vain at a low-flying German aeroplane. An inquiry is
5. 5 5. Something Nasty in the Vault1969-10-09 · 29mAn unannounced bank inspector from head office is far from impressed by Mainwaring's bumbling while handling some minor cash deposit and black market matters with Jones and Walker.
6. 6 6. Room at the Bottom1969-10-16 · 28mWilson secretly enjoys passing on HQ Captain Bailey's finding that Mainwaring's captain's commission in the original local militia days is invalid, so he'll be reduced to lieutenan
7. 7 7. Big Guns1969-10-23 · 29mA large field gun has been delivered for demonstration but none of the platoon know how it works. After a process of trial and error using models to represent the town, the time co
8. 8 8. The Day the Balloon Went Up1969-10-30 · 27mAfter Mainwaring complains of sloppy slauting, a runaway barrage balloon appears with the Verger clinging onto it. He's rescued and various people, including Godfrey's sister Cissi
9. 9 9. War Dance1969-11-06 · 30mPike's work is suffering due to distraction from his girlfriend Violet, whom Mainwaring regards as common as her mother used to clean for him. Furthermore, at the upcoming platoon
10. 10 10. Menace from the Deep1969-11-13 · 29mThe platoon are on guard duty on a derelict pier, which they have reached by boat but, thanks to Pike's clumsiness, the boat has floated away, carrying their food. Hodges rows out
11. 11 11. Branded1969-11-20 · 29mGodfrey reveals that he was a Conscientious Objector during WWI, leading Mainwaring and some of the platoon to brand him as a coward. However, during an exercise in which Mainwarin
12. 12 12. Man Hunt1969-11-27 · 28mWalker has found a discarded parachute which he cuts up to make ladies' knickers. This leads to an embarrassing examination of the ladies' pants to determine their colour as Britis
13. 13 13. No Spring for Frazer1969-12-04 · 28mDuring weapons inspection, Mainwaring scolds Frazer for losing a single spring, rendering the Lewis gun useless, and HQ has no spare parts, so even a court-martial may follow. Fraz
14. 14 14. Sons of the Sea1969-12-11 · 29mWhen a bank client's debt means his rowing boat must be auctioned, Mainwaring can't resist acquiring it for river patrols, however overstretched his men already are. Frazer supplem