Dad's Army A Wilson. Manager Series 2 Episode 39

we present arthur lowe, john, the measurer and i've done in dad's arbit, a wilson manager featuring john larry, arnold ridley, or dean lavender. With this week's guests, edward sinclair, michael knowles and fraser carr.

Here is the news, and this is jon snag reading it. The drone of enemy aircraft continues to infest the skies over southern england, but by the summer of 1941, the british people have learned to live with. Hitler's continual bombing raids and a dash to the shelter has become just another part of their daily routine.

At warrington on sea, the manager of swallows back, mr mannering is in his office at the start of another day of commerce good morning, mr man, oh good morning pack, is that today's post, yes, sir, actually there's only two letters and they're Both marked delayed by enemy Action, oh yeah, by the way where's wilson, it's nearly quarter past nine - I don't know mr mandarin or perhaps he's been captured. What well a nazi paratrooper could have landed during the night hidden himself and then captured uncle arthur on his way to work, stupid boy answer that william, yes, sir, Hello, swallows bank, no i'm not the manager. Would you hold on a moment please, mr mandarin? It's a long distance from london, but I know too no.

I should take off. Yes, thank you. [ Music, ], hello, mannering, here ah good morning, bannering west here, head office, oh good morning, Sir! Well I won't waste time mannering.

This call is expensive. I just wanted to tell you that I shall be able to send you anyone to replace mr wilson for several weeks, so you'll just have to manage as best you can replay. I'm sorry, I don't think I understand.

I said I can't send you anyone to replace wilson for several weeks. Why where's he going. What are you talking about where's? He going.

You know as well as I do he's taking over as manager at our eastgate branch manager at eastgate. That's right! He put him for the post months ago. Didn't he tell you well, I wrote to you fully about his letter weeks ago.

Well, I didn't get it. It must have been one of the letters that was destroyed in an air raid anyhow. You'll just have to carry on as best you can don't forget.

There's a war on i'll Keep in touch goodbye, bye, good lord! I don't believe this wilson manager at escape. Yes, what is it captain bailey from ghq is here to see you, sir very well pack sherman, please wonder what he wants come in captain bailey, sir. Thank you mike good morning, sam Good morning, mandarin.

Please sit down! Oh dear thanks, i'm in a bit of a hurry, I just popped in to tell you that sergeant wilson's commission has come through commission. Yes, captain square wants him to take up his duties with the escape platoon as soon as possible. The escape platoon is, I expect to miss him all the same.

You couldn't expect him to stay with a warming splatoon, but he's going to be living over at eastgate. No, no, I suppose not well. I must be off by the way.

Have you decided yet who you're going to promote in this place? No, not yet well. Let me know, as soon as you can, I must say, sergeant wilson deserves his promotion. He's a good champ congratulating bobby, won't talk, cheerio goodbye, wilson Manager and an officer well's gone mad.

I'm sure I i shall wake up in a minute find us all in a very bad dream. Oh now, what come in excuse me, captain mandarin, but while you were with captain bailey, the vicar called in, he left a message. Don't tell me, wilson's gon na be made the archbishop of canterbury.

No, he didn't even say who's being Considered. That's a relief anyway. What did he want? Then? Apparently, there's been a mix-up in the bookings for the church hall tonight.

Oh, don't worry well he's double booked, there's our parade and the warmington buffalo's annual beetle drive he'd like us to cancel this evening's parade. Oh, very well, i'm in no mood to grapple with the vicar as soon as you've got time. Pack you Better get on your bicycle and go around to all the members of the platoon tell them that the parade is cancelled tonight.

Yes, mr man, oh and i've written out the platoon orders as soon as miss king has a moment. I want the typed and duplicated right, mr mandarin, good morning, mr smithers good morning, mr wilson, ah there he is, you can go pike very good. Mr manny morning, aunt laughter good morning, [ Music, ] frank morning, sir a lovely day.

Isn't it what time do you call this wilson? Well, I make it um 20 to 10. So I think that's right. Where have you been well? Actually, sir, i've been doing a bit of shopping.

I went to bloxson's the military outfitter in eastbourne to buy myself a new hat. That's me i'll uh i'll show you Yeah. How do you like it? It's for officers only of course, of course, when I i bought some of these uh pip things to go on my epaulettes.