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|director=David Croft |
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| series = [[Dad's Army]] |
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|producer=David Croft |
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|recorded=Friday 23/5/75 and Saturday 24/5/75 |
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|original_transmission=Friday 26/12/75 6.05pm |
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| episode = 7 |
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|length=40 minutes |
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| director = [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]] |
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|viewing_figures=13.6 million |
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| story = [[Jimmy Perry]] and David Croft |
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|preceding=[[The Face on the Poster]] |
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| producer = David Croft |
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|following=[[The Love of Three Oranges (Dad's Army episode)|The Love of Three Oranges]] |
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| airdate = {{Start date|1975|12|26|df=yes}} |
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| length = 40 minutes |
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"'''My Brother and I'''" is the second Christmas special of the British comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]''. It was originally transmitted on Friday 26 December 1975. The episode features [[Arthur Lowe]] in a [[dual role]] as his regular role of [[Captain Mainwaring]] and as Mainwaring's estranged brother [[Barry Mainwaring|Barry]]. |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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Just as [[Captain Mainwaring]] gives the go-ahead for a [[sherry]] party, his drunken brother [[Barry Mainwaring|Barry]] turns up to spoil the occasion. |
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Just as [[Captain Mainwaring]] gives the go ahead for a sherry party, his drunken brother [[Barry Mainwaring|Barry]] turns up to spoil the occasion. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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As Mainwaring and the [[platoon]] return from an exhausting route march, he discovers Wilson reading Pike's ''[[Hotspur (comic)|Hotspur]]'' comic. There is a letter written in Pike's handwriting hidden amongst the pages. Mainwaring reads it and is instantly disgusted. He convenes an impromptu [[parade]], where he confronts Pike about the letter, and asks Wilson to read it. It says that "the [[British Home Guard|Home Guard]] will only spot any parachutists if they land in a [[public house]]", and that their section "made sure there were no parachutists in eleven pubs in two hours!" |
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Mainwaring makes the platoon promise that he will not hear any more stories about his men drinking on duty. He goes on to say that he has offered to be the host for a sherry party for local civic dignitaries and army officers. Jones' section (with the exception of Frazer, who is "meeting" a client in [[Eastbourne]]) volunteer themselves as stewards. When they leave, Mainwaring praises his men, declaring them "indispensable". Wilson asks if Mainwaring was harsh about the public house business, but Mainwaring does not think he was, and blames it on the way he was brought up, claiming every member of his family "knew when to stop". |
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As Mainwaring and the [[platoon]] return from an exhilarating route march, he discovers Wilson reading Pike's ''[[Hotspur (comic)|Hotspur]]'' magazine. There is a letter written in Pike's handwriting hidden amongst the pages. Mainwaring reads it and is instantly disgusted. He convenes an impromptu [[parade]], where he confronts Pike about the letter, and asks Wilson to read it. It says that the [[British Home Guard|Home Guard]] will only spot any parachutists if they land in a [[public house]], and that their section made sure there were no parachutists in eleven pubs in two hours! Mainwaring makes the platoon promise that he won't hear any more stories about his men drinking. |
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Meanwhile, in a train carriage, a drunken figure with more than a passing resemblance to Mainwaring downs a [[hip flask]] of [[Scotch whisky|Scotch]]. The train stops at Eastbourne, and Frazer joins the man in the carriage, and quickly learns that the drunken man is Mainwaring's [[black sheep]] brother Barry, and that he is on his way to [[Walmington-on-Sea|Walmington]] to collect a [[Pocket watch#Hunter-case watches|half-hunter watch]] that, he claims, Mainwaring stole from him after their father's death. Frazer is more than happy to tell Mainwaring that his brother is in town. |
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He goes on to say that he has offered to be the host for a sherry party for local civil dignitaries and army officers. Jones' section (sans Frazer, because he's interviewing a client in Eastbourne) volunteer themselves as stewards. When they leave, Mainwaring praises his men, declaring them indispensable. Wilson asks if Mainwaring was harsh about the public house business, but Mainwaring doesn't think he was, and blames it on the way he was brought up: every member of his family knew when to stop. |
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A few days later, Mainwaring tells Wilson that he is not ashamed of his brother, but he feels that Barry let his talents go to waste, while Mainwaring himself became a respected and trustworthy figure who can "look the world full in the face". Barry rings and Mainwaring declines the call, leaving it to Wilson. Mainwaring tells Wilson to tell Barry that he will meet him at the Red Lion Inn. |
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Meanwhile, on board a train carriage, a drunken figure with more than a passing resemblance to Mainwaring downs a bottle of [[Scotch]]. The train stops at Eastbourne, and Frazer joins the man in the carriage, and quickly learns that the drunken man is Mainwaring's [[Black sheep (term)|black-sheep]] brother Barry, and that he is on his way to [[Walmington-on-Sea|Walmington]] to collect a watch that, he claims, Mainwaring stole from him after their father's demise. Frazer is more than happy to tell Mainwaring that his brother's in town. |
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When he gets there, he confronts Barry about the watch. Barry claims that their father intended to give him the watch for looking after him. Mainwaring scoffs at Barry's attempts to look after their father and refuses to hand over the watch. Barry blackmails his brother by saying that he will show him up at the sherry party if he does not. Mainwaring reluctantly hands over the watch, getting Barry's solemn oath that he will be out of Walmington on the 9:30 train. |
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A few days later, Mainwaring tells Wilson that he's not ashamed of his brother, but he feels that he let his talents go to waste, while he became a respected and trustworthy figure who can look the world full in the face. Barry rings and Mainwaring declines the call, leaving it to Wilson. Mainwaring tells Wilson to tell Barry that he'll meet him at the Red Lion [[inn]]. |
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The party goes well until Barry unexpectedly arrives, wanting to apologise for his earlier behaviour, and gets into a lengthy chat with Chief Warden Hodges, the Vicar and the Verger. Pike drags him into the dressing room, giving him a whole bottle of sherry to placate him. Mainwaring arrives, and Hodges gleefully tells him that he had a chat with his brother. Mainwaring is shocked and asks Wilson, Frazer, Jones, Sponge and Pike to get him out as soon as possible. |
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When he gets there, he confronts Barry about the watch. Barry claims that their father intended to give Barry the watch for looking after him. Mainwaring scoffs at his attempts to look after their father, and refuses to hand over the watch. Barry blackmails his brother by saying that he'll show him up at the sherry party if he doesn't. Mainwaring reluctantly hands over the watch, getting Barry's solemn oath that he'll be out of Walmington on the 9:30 train. |
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They try shoving Barry through the window, but he is too fat, so they carry him out in an empty cupboard. Wilson gives Mainwaring the watch that he retrieved from Barry, but Mainwaring's heart of gold allows him to give the watch back to Wilson, and he tells Wilson to give it back to Barry and wish him well. |
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The party goes well until Barry unexpectedly arrives, wanting to apologise for his earlier behaviour, and gets into a lengthy chat with Chief Warden Hodges, the [[Vicar]] and the [[Verger]]. Pike drags him into the dressing room, giving him a bottle of sherry to himself, in exchange for keeping his mouth shut. Mainwaring arrives, and Hodges gleefully tells him that he had a chat with his brother. Mainwaring is shocked and asks Wilson, Frazer, Jones, Sponge and Pike to get him out as soon as possible. |
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==Cast== |
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They try shoving him through the window, but he is too fat, so they carry a comatose Barry out in an empty cupboard. Wilson admits to Mainwaring that he retrieved the watch for him, but Mainwaring's heart of gold allows him to give the watch back to Wilson, and tells Wilson to give it back to Barry and wish him well. |
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*[[Arthur Lowe]] as [[Captain Mainwaring]]/[[Barry Mainwaring]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Dad's Army, My Brother and I |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00794kd |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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*[[John Le Mesurier]] as [[Sergeant Wilson]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Clive Dunn]] as [[Lance Corporal Jones]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[John Laurie]] as [[Private Frazer]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Arnold Ridley]] as [[Private Godfrey]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Ian Lavender]] as [[Private Pike]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Bill Pertwee]] as [[Chief ARP Warden Hodges|ARP Warden Hodges]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Edward Sinclair (actor)|Edward Sinclair]] as [[Maurice Yeatman|The Verger]] |
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*[[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]] as [[Reverend Timothy Farthing|The Vicar]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Penny Irving]] as Chambermaid |
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*[[Arnold Diamond]] as Major-General Anstruther-Stevens |
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*[[Colin Bean]] as Private Sponge<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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#There is only one scene where both the Mainwaring brothers appear on screen at the same time. This is set in the bedroom at the Red Lion hotel where Barry is staying. Barry spends most of the scene sitting or lying on his bed, whereas Captain Mainwaring stands close to the door. For some shots they are both seen simultaneously, by the use of [[rear projection]]. |
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There is only one scene where both Mainwaring brothers appear on screen at the same time. This is set in the bedroom at the Red Lion hotel where Barry is staying. Barry spends most of the scene sitting or lying on his bed whereas Captain Mainwaring stays close to the door. The camera angles during the scene are usually set so that only one of the brothers is seen at once, the other speaking out of vision, allowing Arthur Lowe to pre-record his dialogue for the unseen brother. Where both brothers are on screen at once there is a tell-tale fringing evident around the foot of Barry's bed indicating that [[colour-separation overlay|CSO]] has been used to create the composite shot. During later scenes in the episode at the platoon party in the church hall, Barry leaves the action just before Captain Mainwaring enters, and vice-versa. The two day recording schedule indicates the complex nature of the episode arising from Arthur Lowe's dual role. |
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==Cast== |
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!Cast |
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!Characters |
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|[[Arthur Lowe]] |
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|[[Captain Mainwaring]] |
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|[[John Le Mesurier]] |
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|[[Sergeant Wilson]] |
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|[[Clive Dunn]] |
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|[[Lance Corporal Jones]] |
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|[[John Laurie]] |
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|[[Private Frazer]] |
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|[[Arnold Ridley]] |
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|[[Private Godfrey]] |
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|[[Ian Lavender]] |
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|[[Private Pike]] |
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|[[Bill Pertwee]] |
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|[[ARP Warden William Hodges|ARP Warden Hodges]] |
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||[[Edward Sinclair]] |
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|[[Maurice Yeatman|The Verger]] |
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|[[Frank Williams]] |
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|[[Reverend Timothy Farthing|The Vicar]] |
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|[[Arthur Lowe]] |
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|[[Barry Mainwaring]] |
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|[[Penny Irving]] |
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|Chambermaid |
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|Arnold Diamond |
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|Major-General Anstruther-Stevens |
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|[[Colin Bean]] |
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|Private Sponge |
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Episode no. | Series 8 Episode 7 | ||
Directed by | David Croft | ||
Story by | Jimmy Perry and David Croft | ||
Produced by | David Croft | ||
Original air date | 26 December 1975 (1975-12-26) | ||
Running time | 40 minutes | ||
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"My Brother and I" is the second Christmas special of the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Friday 26 December 1975. The episode features Arthur Lowe in a dual role as his regular role of Captain Mainwaring and as Mainwaring's estranged brother Barry.
Just as Captain Mainwaring gives the go-ahead for a sherry party, his drunken brother Barry turns up to spoil the occasion.
As Mainwaring and the platoon return from an exhausting route march, he discovers Wilson reading Pike's Hotspur comic. There is a letter written in Pike's handwriting hidden amongst the pages. Mainwaring reads it and is instantly disgusted. He convenes an impromptu parade, where he confronts Pike about the letter, and asks Wilson to read it. It says that "the Home Guard will only spot any parachutists if they land in a public house", and that their section "made sure there were no parachutists in eleven pubs in two hours!"
Mainwaring makes the platoon promise that he will not hear any more stories about his men drinking on duty. He goes on to say that he has offered to be the host for a sherry party for local civic dignitaries and army officers. Jones' section (with the exception of Frazer, who is "meeting" a client in Eastbourne) volunteer themselves as stewards. When they leave, Mainwaring praises his men, declaring them "indispensable". Wilson asks if Mainwaring was harsh about the public house business, but Mainwaring does not think he was, and blames it on the way he was brought up, claiming every member of his family "knew when to stop".
Meanwhile, in a train carriage, a drunken figure with more than a passing resemblance to Mainwaring downs a hip flaskofScotch. The train stops at Eastbourne, and Frazer joins the man in the carriage, and quickly learns that the drunken man is Mainwaring's black sheep brother Barry, and that he is on his way to Walmington to collect a half-hunter watch that, he claims, Mainwaring stole from him after their father's death. Frazer is more than happy to tell Mainwaring that his brother is in town.
A few days later, Mainwaring tells Wilson that he is not ashamed of his brother, but he feels that Barry let his talents go to waste, while Mainwaring himself became a respected and trustworthy figure who can "look the world full in the face". Barry rings and Mainwaring declines the call, leaving it to Wilson. Mainwaring tells Wilson to tell Barry that he will meet him at the Red Lion Inn.
When he gets there, he confronts Barry about the watch. Barry claims that their father intended to give him the watch for looking after him. Mainwaring scoffs at Barry's attempts to look after their father and refuses to hand over the watch. Barry blackmails his brother by saying that he will show him up at the sherry party if he does not. Mainwaring reluctantly hands over the watch, getting Barry's solemn oath that he will be out of Walmington on the 9:30 train.
The party goes well until Barry unexpectedly arrives, wanting to apologise for his earlier behaviour, and gets into a lengthy chat with Chief Warden Hodges, the Vicar and the Verger. Pike drags him into the dressing room, giving him a whole bottle of sherry to placate him. Mainwaring arrives, and Hodges gleefully tells him that he had a chat with his brother. Mainwaring is shocked and asks Wilson, Frazer, Jones, Sponge and Pike to get him out as soon as possible.
They try shoving Barry through the window, but he is too fat, so they carry him out in an empty cupboard. Wilson gives Mainwaring the watch that he retrieved from Barry, but Mainwaring's heart of gold allows him to give the watch back to Wilson, and he tells Wilson to give it back to Barry and wish him well.
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