简介：PopularBBCcomedyseriessetinthefictionalsouthcoastseasidetownofWalmington-On-SeaduringWorldWar2.Alternatingmomentsofgentlecharactercomedywithbroadslapstick,itrecountsthemisadventuresofthelocalvoluntarydefenceforce(or'HomeGuard')consistingofmentoooldor'unfit'formilitaryservice.TheyareledbythepompousMainwaring,managerofthelocalbank,andconsistofthesuave,mild-manneredSergeantWilson,Lance-CorporalJones,thetown'sbutcherandanoldsoldierpronetohysteria,cockneyspivWalker,dourScotsundertakerFrazer,gentle,elderlyandincontinentGodfreyanddim-wittedmummy'sboy,Pike,whosemotheris'friendly'withWilson.TheyarebasedintheChurchhallwherethereismuchfrictionbetweenMainwaring,theeffeminateVicar,hiscreepingVergerandARPWardenHodges(thegrocer)whocallsMainwaring'Napoleon'andstronglydislikeshim.The80episodes(thelast68madeincolour)havebeenfrequentlyrepeated,manyareavailableonvideoandtherewasa1971Cinemaversion.ABritishinstitution,familiartomostpeoplethroughoutthecountry.…