Britain's Home Guard

Summary At Osterley Park in Middlesex, the site of the first Home Guard training school, Melvyn looks back to the Second World War and a time when millions of ordinary men were prepared to die for our country as Home Guard recruits. Robert Brown comes face to face with his father as a Home Guard Company Commander. Dad's Army creator, Jimmy Perry explains why he signed up to the Home Guard. And Ken Chambers shares his own extraordinary stories from his time in the Home Guard, some of which could have been taken straight from Dad's Army.

S1.E6 ∙ Britain's Home Guard

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Melvyn Bragg John Krish Les Dennis Derek Martin

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 11, 2011

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : UK

Production companies : BBC Manchester

Summary At Osterley Park in Middlesex, the site of the first Home Guard training school, Melvyn looks back to the Second World War and a time when millions of ordinary men were prepared to die for our country as Home Guard recruits. Robert Brown comes face to face with his father as a Home Guard Company Commander. Dad's Army creator, Jimmy Perry explains why he signed up to the Home Guard. And Ken Chambers shares his own extraordinary stories from his time in the Home Guard, some of which could have been taken straight from Dad's Army.

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 11, 2011

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : UK

Production companies : BBC Manchester

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