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When You've Got to Go: Directed by David Croft. With Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie. Pike gets his call-up papers whilst Mainwaring and Hodges vie for who can recruit the most blood-donors.
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- Comedy, War
- David Croft
- 1975-09-12
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"When You've Got to Go" is the second episode of the eighth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was first transmitted on Friday 12 September 1975. Synopsis. Private Pike passes his medical tests and gets a position in the Royal Air Force. Plot
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is the second episode of the eighth British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally broadcast on Wednesday 12 September 1975.
Wilson and Mrs Pike are having tea waiting for Frank to come home from his call-up medical. When Frank arrives home, his mother is unpleasantly surprised when he tells her that he has passed A1 (in spite of his chronically bad chest, his painful sinuses, his weak ankles and recently acquired nervous twitch), and has requested to be put in the RAF. At the evening's parade, Mainwaring and the platoon are deciding what to do to celebrate Private Pike's departure. They decide to have a dinner at the Fish and Chip restaurant.
Later on, Mainwaring is having a meeting with the blood donor people who ask him how many pints of blood he and the platoon will be able to donate. He originally says 50, but after learning that the Wardens have also promised 50, he then changes his mind and says 100. Mainwaring soon discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew, as all but two members of the platoon are ineligible to donate blood due to medical conditions or being overage. Hodges arrives to rub it in to Mainwaring, but is interrupted by Corporal Jones who states that he has been down to the POW camp and gathered 80 Italian soldiers. Hodges then states that he still wins because he reached his target. Jones then replies that he hasn't, as he has also brought down 17 nuns as well. With Mainwaring, Pike and the Vicar making donations as well, it brings the total for the platoon to 100 pints. Meanwhile, one of the doctors has discovered that Private Pike's blood type is so rare that you won't find another one like him in 10,000.
This episode contains a light reference to an uncomfortable fact; Mainwaring says to the Italian soldier, "Your government should be more careful about who it chooses for friends", the soldier then replies "Oh, you can talk. What about Stalin?"; while the Allies bravely fought against an evil dictator (Hitler) who killed millions of people, they al...
- 12th September 1975
- David Croft
- David Croft
- 5 min
Oct 15, 2023 · Taken from S08E02 When You've Got to Go. Taken from S08E02 When You've Got to Go.
Despite his bad chest, blocked sinuses, weak ankles and a recently acquired facial tic, Pike passes the medical exam and is set to join the Royal Air Force.
"Dad's Army" When You've Got to Go (TV Episode 1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
