Trivia / The Army Game

• Missing Episode: Only 51 of the 154 episodes survive today.
• The Original Darrin: During Series 1, Norman Rossington's character (Private "Cupcake" Cook) vanished for two episodes, and when he returned, he was now played by Keith Banks. Banks only appeared in four episodes before Rossington returned to the role for the rest of Series 1 and Series 2.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Partway through Series 1, Private "Professor" Hatchet (played by Charles Hawtrey) disappeared. When he returned a few episodes later, he was now played by Keith Smith.
  • "Peanuts" Perry was played by Michael Balfour in "The Convict's Return" and Bernard Cribbins in "Don't Send My Boy to Prison".
• Recast as a Regular:
  • Frank Williams played Major Fossett in "The Mad Bull", then Captain Pocket from Series 2 to 4.
  • Dick Emery played Humphrey Hetherington in "The Soft Life" and an interior decorator in "A Marriage Has Been Arranged" before being cast as Private "Chubby" Catchpole in Series 4.

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