The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones

"The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series Five Episode 045
Directed by	David Croft
Story by	Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Produced by	David Croft
Original air date	Friday 3/11/72 8.30pm (recorded Friday 16/6/72)
Running time	30 minutes

The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones is the fifth episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on 3 November 1972.

Synopsis

The platoon, during the course of a weekend exercise, occupies a deserted barn which turns out to be the target for some 25-pounder artillery guns. Back at HQ, Jones and Godfrey try phoning to stop the firing, but Godfrey has cut the telephone wire by mistake. There is only one solution: Jones will have to reach the barn before it's blown to bits.

Notes

The reference for the barn is 937 641, 641 937 is written down by Jones and Godfrey in error.

Radio episode

"A Question of Reference"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series Three Episode 057
Story by	Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Produced by	John Dyas
Original air date	Tuesday 29/6/76 12.27pm (recorded Tuesday 22/6/76)
Running time	30 minutes

Notes

The reason why Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles changed the name of TV episode for radio was because the name "A Question of Reference" (referring to the map reference) meant a bit more than "The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones".^[1]

Cast

Character	TV episode	Audio drama
Capt. George Mainwaring	Arthur Lowe
Sgt. Arthur Wilson	John Le Mesurier
Lcpl. Jack Jones	Clive Dunn
Pte. James Frazer	John Laurie
Pte. Charles Godfrey	Arnold Ridley
Pte. Joe Walker	James Beck	Larry Martyn
Pte. Frank Pike	Ian Lavender
William Hodges	Bill Pertwee
Rev. Timothy Farthing	Frank Williams
Maurice Yeatman	Edward Sinclair
Col. Pritchard	Robert Raglan	Peter Williams
Signals Private	Larry Martyn	Michael Burlington
Artillery Officer	James Taylor

References

↑ Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dads Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4

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

External links

Dad's Army

Characters

Television
episodes

Series 1	The Man and the Hour Museum Piece Command Decision The Enemy Within the Gates The Showing Up of Corporal Jones Shooting Pains

Series 2	Operation Kilt The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret A Stripe for Frazer† Under Fire

Series 3	The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Battle School The Lion Has Phones The Bullet is Not for Firing Something Nasty in the Vault Room at the Bottom Big Guns The Day the Balloon Went Up War Dance Menace from the Deep Branded Man Hunt No Spring for Frazer Sons of the Sea

Series 4	The Big Parade Don't Forget the Diver Boots, Boots, Boots Sgt – Save My Boy! Don't Fence Me In Absent Friends Put That Light Out! The Two and a Half Feathers Mum's Army The Test A. Wilson (Manager)? Uninvited Guests Fallen Idol

Series 5	Asleep in the Deep Keep Young and Beautiful A Soldier's Farewell Getting the Bird The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones If the Cap Fits... The King was in his Counting House All is Safely Gathered In When Did You Last See Your Money? Brain Versus Brawn A Brush with the Law Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel Time on My Hands

Series 6	The Deadly Attachment My British Buddy The Royal Train We Know Our Onions The Honourable Man Things that Go Bump in the Night The Recruit

Series 7	Everybody's Trucking A Man of Action Gorilla Warfare The Godiva Affair The Captain's Car Turkey Dinner

Series 8	Ring Dem Bells When You've Got to Go Is There Honey Still for Tea? Come In, Your Time Is Up High Finance The Face on the Poster

Series 9	Wake Up Walmington The Making of Private Pike Knights of Madness The Miser's Hoard Number Engaged Never Too Old

Specials	Santa On Patrol Resisting the Aggressor Down the Ages Cornish Floral Dance Battle of the Giants! Broadcast to the Empire My Brother and I The Love of Three Oranges