Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel Series 3 Episode 47

represent our hello, john and five done in dad's army round and round went the great big wheel featuring john larry, arnold ridley and ian lavender with this week's guest bill. Pertwee larry, martin, john barron and michael knows here is the news, and this is john snyder reading it As 1942 dawns with renewed enemy activity on all fronts.

The need for newer and more devastating weapons becomes number one priority in an underground room at the war office. Colonel pierce officer, commanding secret weapons very carefully opens a small cardboard box which he hands to his adjutant there. You are stewart.

What do you make of that looks like a shoeboxer inside the box. You idiot Sorry, it's a wheel, sir. Well done stewart, that's exactly what it is a wheel, but with a difference, this is a scale model of the secret weapon.

We shall be testing at warmington next saturday off exciting. Isn't it yeah the actual wheel itself? Stands some 20 feet high and contains 2 000 pounds of high explosive it'll knock out an enemy pill box, no matter how thick up to a range of three miles. Now? What do you think of that eh? It's called the high explosive attack device propelled by ultra high frequency for short they've, called it by the code name head poof.

I like it, sir now by means of a simple control panel, the wheel will do anything we wanted to do. Turn left turn right. Even go round obstacles, that's awfully clever, sir! Yes, this wheel could well be the turning point in the whole wall.

So I don't have to tell you stuart, it's Red hot. I hope you've got the security well buttoned up. Yes, sir.

I've done a thorough wreck of the airfield at warmington sea. Oh good, good, bit off the beaten track, but ideal for our purpose. Now we'll need quite a few troops to keep the areas sealed off.

Yes, sir, I thought, instead of using regular troops, we could use those um what you call them, those uh home things huh, Oh things. Oh you mean the home guards yeah, it's really. Yes, that's right.

There are three home guard cartoons in the area: the east gate under captain square they'll guard the entrances to the airfield, the dim witch under captain, graham they'll patrol the perimeter, and keep out any supers yes. But what about admin? Fatigues, cookhouse and digging the latrines? All the dirty jobs now who's going to do these. I thought the warming general super tool.

It's run by captain mannering he's the local bank manager. What did he say when you asked him to do the fatigues? I haven't told him yet i'm getting dancing today. Well, it's not going to be easy to convince him that his platoon should do all the dirty work.

Don't buy himself i'll talk him into it. Give him plenty of soft soap butter him after her. Well, that's right make him feel important.

There's nothing! Bank Managers like better than feeling important and that kept it mattering is a brief outline of the test. I don't want to take up too much of your time after all, you're a very important man. Oh I wouldn't say I was important.

Would you wilson? No, not really no thank you wilson. Well, captain mary i've told you what the other home guard cartoons will be doing With the test, but I haven't seen what you will be doing. Have I i'm eager to hear something? Well, the fact is, I i don't quite know how to put this.

You see the fact is, there are several things that have to be done, not very pleasant things and I uh well, that's to say we say no more, sir. What you're, trying to tell me is that You want us for special duties. I want you for special duties.

You can rely on us up exactly what our special duties, sir. Oh, really wilson, what a question to ask! It's top secret hush hush! We shall find out when we get there. Oh, yes, you'll find out all right.

I want you to get your chaps together and brief them and don't forget absolute secrecy. Oh and here's a list of things to bring with you. Ah thank you.

You can trust my chaps, they won't be the word for so I may I add how proud and privileged I am that you've chosen my platoon to carry out these special pieces, see you on saturday, then good night, good night, sir, what an awful nice chat wasn't? He yeah now special duties call for special meals, there's only one place where we can be sure of not being overheard. We must go underground yeah, I don't think we'll all get into the vicar's shelter, sir. Yes, what is it? I wish to apologize for the cramped happiness of the men when you looked around us to creep into this crypt.

I did not comprehend completely that you had contemplated us to raid in these confined conditions. Yes, all right now, man, I brought you down here, because I have something highly secret to tell you And I don't want it to be over her come on. Would you mind speaking about you better? I can't hear what you're saying man you're mumbling you're mumbling i've.