Dad’s Army, All Is Safely Gathered In, 1972
As this year marks 180 years of the modern Harvest Festival we are looking at how comedy has looked at the festival. In the previous post we saw Terry and Arthur mixed up in an inner city Harvest Festival and for our second post it’s an all time classic with Captain Mainwaring and his platoon.
All is safely gathered in was the 8th episode of series 5 of the popular comedy. First broadcast in 1972 it’s a classic and was a personal favourite of writer David Croft who had once described the episode as “a joyous thing” in an interview with Graham McCann.
All is safely gathered in is said to authentically recreate a wartime harvest.
Summary
When Private Godfrey requests leave to help an old flame gather in her harvest Captain Mainwaring, citing the harvest as vital to the war effort, offers the assistance of the platoon.
Meanwhile, ARP Warden Hodges has a narrow escape from a falling bomb and, in a crisis of faith, decides to assist them.
Clips
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Episode from Daily Motion
Cast
Arthur Lowe
John Le Mesurier
Clive Dunn
John Laurie
James Beck – Private Walker
Arnold Ridley – Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender – Private Pike
Bill Pertwee – ARP Warden Hodges
Brenda Cowling – Mrs Prentice
Frank Williams – The Vicar
Edward Sinclair – The Verger
Colin Bean – Private Sponge
April Walker – Judy (Land Girl)
Tina Cornioli – Olive (Land Girl)
There is a third Land Girl in the episode who does not speak, she was unnamed and uncredited. If anyone knows we’d love to hear.
Details
Channel: BBC1
Written By: David Croft and Jimmy Perry
Produced and Directed By: David Croft
Original Transmission Date: 24th November 1972