Episode no. Series One
Episode 004 Produced by David Croft | Directed by David Croft Running time 30 minutes | |
Story by Jimmy Perry and David Croft Original air date Wednesday 28/8/68 8.20pm
(recorded Monday 6/5/68) | ||
The Enemy Within the Gates is the fourth episode of the first series of the British comedy series Dad's Army, which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 28 August 1968.
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Synopsis
A stranger with a suspicious foreign accent convinces Mainwairing's men that he is a Polish officer serving with GHQ who has come to inform them of a £10 reward for every Nazi arrested. While on night patrol, Jones' section capture two German Airmen, but Private Godfrey complicates matters by allowing them to escape while they visit the lavatory.
Plot
Captain Winogrodzki of the Polish Forces informs the platoon that there will be a £10 reward for every live parachutist captured. Jones, Walker and Pike catch two, who escape and are caught by Winogrodzki, who announces his intention to claim the bounty for himself. But when the prisoners are collected by MPs to be taken to GHQ, Walker convinces the soldiers to take Winogrodzki too, on account of his accent. The platoon spend £5, of their £30 reward, on a celebration dinner.
Radio episode
In the radio version of the episode, only one German airman is captured and only £20 bounty is due after Walker persuades the MPs to additionally take Winogrodzki.