The Army Game
| The Army Game | |
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Opening titles for The Army Game
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Sid Colin |
| Starring |
Geoffrey Sumner William Hartnell Alfie Bass Norman Rossington Charles Hawtrey Bernard Bresslaw Bill Fraser Ted Lune Michael Medwin Frank Williams Dick Emery |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 154 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 19 June 1957 – 20 June 1961 |
The Army Game is a British sitcom that broadcast on ITV from 1957 to 1961. Made in black-and-white, it is about National Service conscription to the post-war British Army. It was created by Sid Colin. Many stars, including Charles Hawtrey, William Hartnell, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass and Dick Emery became household names, and appeared in the Carry On films, which began with Carry On Sergeant, virtually a spin-off. It was made for the ITV network by Granada Television.
The creator, Sid Colin, was inspired by a 1956 film, Private's Progress, that starred Ian Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Terry-Thomas and William Hartnell. Many of the cast had recently undertaken military service themselves.
Writers included Sid Colin, Larry Stephens, Maurice Wiltshire, Lew Schwarz, John Jowett, John Antrobus, John Foley, Marty Feldman, Barry Took, David Climie, David Cumming, Derek Collyer, Brad Ashton, John Junkin, Talbot Rothwell, Sidney Nelson, Stan Mars, Bob Perkins and Alan MacKinnon. At least three episodes are uncredited.
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