All is Safely Gathered In Series 2 Episode 40

we present arthur now john lameyer and clive dunn in dad's army, [ Applause, ] all is safely gathered in featuring john larry, arnold ridley and ian lavender with this week's guest bill. Pertwee, frank williams and nan kenwa [ Applause.

] here is the news, and this is john snagg reading it as the summer of 1941 mellows Into autumn. Hitler is locked in deadly combat with the russian bell. Meanwhile, in africa and the middle east, the brave allies inflict heavy losses on the axis powers and in britain the home guard of those tireless guardians of our island freedom remained ever vigilant in captain manor's office at the church hall in warmington on sea, private godfrey is Waiting rather ancestor To go it's most unusual, mr mannery, mr wilson, to be late.

Don't you worry, mr godfrey? They must have been held up, but my bus leaves at 10 past mr jones. They won't hold it for you. These days get out of the way mind you don't bump it.

Mr memory you'll be silly pike, it's not a baby. It's a tommy young, oh mr man, sir, mr god. Here would like permission to be excused now jones.

I have important news for him. Well, if he doesn't go now, mr memory might be too late, then tell him to go now and get back on parade as fast as he can right to write up. Ah there we are: oh, isn't it a smashing gun mr memory? Damn you dirty rat, you ah put that tommy gun down at once.

Yes, mr man, I carried it here and i'm gon na handle it first. Ah, yes, beautifully balanced, devastating weapon on the right hands, actually think it was even more devastating in the wrong hands. Stop doing that pike.

I'm sorry, mr mentioned, i'm sorry we're going to show this to the troops bring the mags wilson. Let me carry it mr memory, please please let me carry don't fall in yes, mr man, You must control that boy thinks it's a game. [, Music ] - I pay attention.

I know you've all been waiting for it so here it is uh thompson, sub machine gun, known in military circles as the tommy young. Oh now, this is one of the most sophisticated weapons ever produced. It.

Fires 650 rounds of 0. 45 ammunition per Minute. The drum magazine holds 50.

. You've got the drum wilson. Oh yes, well hold it up.

Then, right, I said to say yes: yes, the magazine everyone, there are soldiers filling up the drum the clip-on magazine known as the box holds 20 rounds, show the clip wilson vice versa. There's the clip see it excuse me for being No afraid not jones. Oh pity, mr man who's going to have the tommy gun.

Please may I have it please. May I have certainly not excuse me captain man right, not you either godfrey, oh dear well, we ought to take it in turns general mccully always used to say. Take it in turns who was general mccullen? Well, he wasn't very important.