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The Army Game is a British sitcom that broadcast on ITV from 1957 to 1961. Made in black-and-white, it is about National Service conscription to the post-war British Army. It was created by Sid Colin. Many stars, including Charles Hawtrey, William Hartnell, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass and Dick Emery became household names, and appeared in the Carry On films, which began with Carry On Sergeant, virtually a spin-off. It was made for the ITV network by Granada.

Original Release

06/19/1957

Cast

Name

Character

Harry Fowler

Cpl. 'Flogger' Hoskins / Corporal 'Flogger' Hoskins / Cpl. Hoskins

Frank Williams

Capt. T.R. Pocket / Capt. Pocket / Captain T.R. Pocket / Major Fossett

Ted Lune

Pvt. Len Bone

Alfie Bass

Pvt. 'Bootsie' Bisley / Pvt. Bisley

Bill Fraser

CSM Claude Snudge

Mario Fabrizi

LCpl. 'Moosh' Merryweather / Count Mario Fabrizi Of Tuscana / Foreign Traveler

Geoffrey Palmer

Soldier / Corporal / Coporal Foster / M.O. / Member of Parliament / Orderly Corporal / Orderly Sergeant / Police Sergeant / Private / Radio Announcer / Radio Presenter / Sergeant / Voice on radio / Voice on Television

William Hartnell

CSM Percy Bullimore / CSM Bullimore / Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore

Geoffrey Sumner

Maj. Upshot-Bagley / Major Upshot-Bagley

Robert Desmond

Pvt. Billy Baker

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	The Return of the Pig	Tuesday, 27 September 1960
2	The Informer	Tuesday, 04 October 1960
3	The Do-Gooders	Tuesday, 11 October 1960
4	The Marshall's Baton	Tuesday, 18 October 1960
5	Insurance	Tuesday, 25 October 1960
6	It's in the Book	Tuesday, 01 November 1960
7	Waltzing Matilda	Tuesday, 08 November 1960
8	The Kindest Man in Britain	Tuesday, 15 November 1960
9	Say It with Flowers	Tuesday, 22 November 1960
10	Music Hath Charms	Tuesday, 29 November 1960
11	Suddenly This Write	Tuesday, 06 December 1960
12	Quiz Kids	Tuesday, 13 December 1960
13	The Artist	Tuesday, 20 December 1960
14	Private Cinders	Tuesday, 27 December 1960
15	Tunes of Glory	Tuesday, 03 January 1961
16	Now It Can Be Told	Tuesday, 10 January 1961
17	Keep It Out of the Draught	Tuesday, 17 January 1961
18	Outward Bound	Tuesday, 24 January 1961
19	All at Sea	Tuesday, 31 January 1961
20	Decline and Fall	Tuesday, 07 February 1961
21	My Funny Valentine	Tuesday, 14 February 1961
22	Any Complaints?	Tuesday, 21 February 1961
24	The Beast of Nether Hopping	Tuesday, 07 March 1961
25	The Green Fingers	Tuesday, 14 March 1961
26	Cold Cure	Tuesday, 21 March 1961
27	The Man Who Never Was	Tuesday, 28 March 1961
28	Poison Pen	Tuesday, 04 April 1961
29	Into the Breach	Tuesday, 11 April 1961
30	Unknown Title	Tuesday, 18 April 1961
31	Vice Versa	Tuesday, 25 April 1961
32	The Body in the Bath	Tuesday, 02 May 1961
33	Series 5, Episode 33	Tuesday, 09 May 1961
34	Fun and Adventure	Tuesday, 16 May 1961
35	A Certain Thing	Tuesday, 23 May 1961
36	Tea and Sympathy	Tuesday, 30 May 1961
37	The D-Day Dodger	Tuesday, 06 June 1961
38	The Importance of Being Eric	Tuesday, 13 June 1961
39	Series 5, Episode 39	Tuesday, 20 June 1961