A Jumbo-sized problem Series 3 Episode 60

we present arthelene john, the mesura and clive dunn in dad's army, a jumbo sized problem featuring john larry, arnold ridley and ian lavender with this week's guest bill pertwee and larry. Martin here is the news, and this is john snag reading it.

It is the summer of 1942 and as a result of hitler's persisting in his attempts to thrust the doctrines of The third reich upon the free world, war has now become very much a part of everyday life. Morale, however, is still high and down at warmington on sea, in the yard, outside the headquarters of the local home guard unit, corporal jones is showing some of this platoon, his old van, which has just been refurbished yeah. It looks almost new again.

Doesn't it lads it? Certainly looks very posh, mr jones. Yes, I thought it was worth a bit Of effort. You know pokey, I mean they don't make bands like this anymore handmade, despite you know, by a fellow in stockton and after you finish, your varni get on his railway, of course, to be sarcastic jock.

I bet this old vehicle will still be going when all the modern ones have stopped yeah, but that's only because the brakes don't work anyway. I think it looks very nice now It's been repainted. Thank you, mr godfrey.

It's very smart having your name on the sides. Yes, that's real gold leaf. That is, you know, vanity, sheer vanity.

He just wants to burn his name all over the town like he was a tina baked beans. It's very jolly mr fraser it'll cheer people up as it goes along the road, even though there isn't any meat in it. Hey here come mr memory in uncle after I wonder what they'll think of it right Man, the other round, pay attention.

I've got some important information to give you all right now, this area. Excuse me, you noticed mr jones has had his van done up. Don't you think he looks nice, don't you drop 500 percent home or for all I said now.

What i'm going to say is highly confidential. Actually it does look awfully nice, a bigger bottle. He goes.

His van he's made a marvelous job of it hasn't he I mean look at the difference. Yes now, as I was saying, this area has been selected. Excuse me, mr manley will sergeant wilson get sent home if he interrupts you again.

I shall give you another warning pike. Now this area has been selected for the divisional scheme And the broad plan is as follows: now can you all see this diagram? No, I can't see it very well. Captain mary right i'll stand up here on the running board.

Now yeah mister, look what you're done! You broke my running board! It's come clean off now. What am I going to do? Leave it where it just for the time being we'll be in the way? Yes, but that's only just being quiet jones. What Do you think he's doing breaking off my van like that, you better be quiet, mr jones or he'll.

Send you home one of these moods. Stop mumbling now i'll dispense the diagram for the moment and explain the basic idea. Instead, our task in this operation is a vital, important one.

We are to signpost the area so that the units reach their correct destinations. Well, you've got a bit of chalk. Yes, thank You.

I want to know if you have a piece that I can use. Thank you now the axis of advanced will be down clayton road, thus hey mister memory. Please don't draw on my van knight.

That's only just been repainted, oh don't fuss. So jones rub off again look watch out what you're doing you're rubbing my gold leaf off you're Desecrating my lovely van mr manning desecrated niche. Oh, you can soon get that fixed now, of course, in common with the rest of the country, all the real signposts have been removed.

So without our help, the whole convoy could finish up in chaos, and that is why you were told to prepare secret signs to guide them. Let's have a look at a couple of them bike. You were making the sign for warmington.

Can we see it yeah here? Mr memory see it says: warmington and i've drawn a hand with a pointing finger. That's very good frank. The hand is absolutely lifelike.

What do you think? Yes, I do. Indeed it's very well done back. The hand's got a dirty fingernail that I don't like that sort of thing.

I'm sorry if you find a defensive Launcher personally, I think it's a very good sign. So do i, sir? So, do I in fact there's only one wee thing wrong with what is that it's pointing the wrong way when you come down you're on the road wounds to the left? Ah, just wondering who were the first to spot that we need to solve that by hanging. The sign upside down look See now the finger points the right way.

Yes, but the writing's upside down as well your stupid boy. They won't be able to read it. They can, if they stand on their edge, be important.

Who's got the eastgate sign here. It is sir, oh yeah just a minute watch that you've drawn on it looks like a man standing by a fence. Well, you said it was secret, so I i did The thing in code: that's a for east at a gate for gate east.