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Series 1 (1974)

1. "Meet the Gang"

First Broadcast: Thu 3rd January 1974

It's 1945 and it looks like the days of British rule in India is coming to an end. But for the Royal Artillery Concert Party there is still work to be done.

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2. My Lovely Boy

First Broadcast: Thu 10th January 1974

Sgt-Major Williams has a surprise in store when he sees a photograph of his former girlfriend from 20 years ago beside Gnr. Parkins' bed. Is the woman in the picture Parky's mum, and could Williams be his Dad?

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3. The Mutiny of the Punka Wallahs

First Broadcast: Thu 17th January 1974

An industrial dispute is caused when the Punka Wallahs are replaced by electric fans. Rangi and Solly have to put their heads together to sort it out.

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4. A Star is Born

First Broadcast: Thu 24th January 1974

When Sgt Major Williams convinces the Colonel to go on leave, there is nothing standing in the way of the Concert Party and Jungle training. Nothing that is except Solly's ingenuity.

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5. The Jungle Patrol

First Broadcast: Thu 31st January 1974

The Sgt Major manages to get the Concert Party on a jungle survival course and it's down to Rangi to ensure that they survive.

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6. It's a Wise Child

First Broadcast: Thu 7th February 1974

Solly and Rangi join forces to discover the truth about the Sgt-Major's claims that Parky is his long lost son.

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7. The Road to Bannu

First Broadcast: Thu 14th February 1974

The Concert Party become stranded in an isolated part of the North West Frontier, and Solly has to conjure up 'Bing Crosby' in order to appease a bandit chief.

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8. The Inspector Calls

First Broadcast: Thu 21st February 1974

In an effort to get the Concert Party into the same uniform, Sgt-Major Williams devises a musical number for them.

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