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It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

It Ain't Half Hot Mum

It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew

It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Image shows from L to R: Gunner 'Lofty' Sugen (Don Estelle), BSM 'Shut Up' Williams (Windsor Davies), Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont (Melvyn Hayes). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

"India, 1944 - a Royal Artillery Concert Party try to avoid going in to action by performing for the troops with their brand of camp entertainment!"

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Comedy Details
Comedy Type:TV Sitcom
Alternate Names:Iahhm
Broadcast:Thu 3rd January 1974 - Thu 3rd September 1981  (BBC1)
Episode Count:56 (8 series)
Production Company :British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Laugh Track:YES, Live Audience
Regular Cast
Michael Bates ... Rangi Ram (Series 1-5)
George Layton ... Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons (Series 1-2)
Windsor Davies ... BSM 'Shut Up' Williams
Melvyn Hayes ... Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont
Don Estelle ... Gunner 'Lofty' Sugen
Donald Hewlett ... Colonel Charles Reynolds
Michael Knowles ... Captain Jonathan Ashwood
Christopher Mitchell ... Gunner 'Parky' Parkin
John Clegg ... Gunner 'Paderewski' Graham
Stuart McGugan ... Gunner 'Atlas' MacKintosh
Mike Kinsey ... Gunner 'Nosher' Evans
Kenneth MacDonald ... Gunner 'Nobby' Clark
Dino Shafeek ... Char Wallah Muhammed
Babar Bhatti ... Punka Wallah Rumzan (Series 1-6)
Andy Ho ... Ah Syn, the cook (Series 7-8)
Writing Team
David Croft ... Writer
Jimmy Perry ... Writer
Production Team
John Kilby ... Director (Series 7-8)
Phil Bishop ... Director (Series 6)
Bob Spiers ... Director (Series 4)
David Croft ... Producer (Series 1-2 & 4-8)
Graeme Muir ... Producer (Series 3)
Barbara Gosnold ... Production Design (Series 1-2 & 4)
Dick Coles ... Production Design (Series 4)
Bryan Ellis ... Production Design (Series 5-7)
Garry Freeman ... Production Design (Series 8)

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