Season 8

Episodes • 1981

Windsor Davies
Melvyn Hayes
Don Estelle
Donald Hewlett
Michael Knowles
John Clegg
Dino Shafeek
Mike Kinsey
Kenneth MacDonald
Stuart McGugan
Gloria's Finest Hour

1. Gloria's Finest Hour

30 min

A head injury changes Beaumont's personality, turning him into a fighting machine.

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Money Talks

2. Money Talks

30 min

When Gunner Graham stands to inherit some money, everybody wants to give him financial advice.

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Aquastars

3. Aquastars

30 min

A show on the river does not go the way it was planned.

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The Last Warrior

4. The Last Warrior

30 min

Whilst playing the RMS Lollipop, The Concert Party hear that Japan has surrendred on the S.S. Mersury and the Second World War is over. One single Japanese soldier has not heard the news that Japan has surrendered.

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Never the Twain Shall Meet

5. Never the Twain Shall Meet

30 min

Now that the war is over, the natives return to their village. They want the men from the Concert Party to move out so that they can return to their homes. Sergeant Major Williams insists on dealing with them in a less than diplomatic fashion.

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The Long Road Home

6. The Long Road Home

30 min

It's time for the men from the Concert Party to start the return journey to Britain. Everyone is supposed to have injections before setting off. The vaccine runs out before Lofty gets his jabs, so he has to stay behind when the others begin their journey. A new batch of vaccine turns up after the others have left, so Lofty is given his injections and, accompanied by the Char Wallah, he sets off to try to catch up with the main evacuation party.

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The Last Roll Call

7. The Last Roll Call

30 min

The men reach England and prepare for demobilisation.

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