Sitcom · 1970s
Dad's Army
My Brother and I
Mainwaring meets his drunken brother Barry. Both are played by Arthur Lowe.
- Family-safe
- Good for kids
Content note: Gentle period humour, some drinking
BBC One
1975
First shown 26 Dec 1975
- First shown
- 26 December 1975
- Channel
- BBC One
- Runtime
- 40 mins
- Genre
- Sitcom
Where to watch
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Captain Mainwaring has an important social occasion to host, and the last thing he needs is a visit from his brother Barry. Barry turns up drunk, with his eye on a family heirloom he believes is rightfully his. Arthur Lowe plays both brothers, which is a joy in itself, while Wilson, Jones, Frazer, Godfrey and Pike do what they do best, which is make everything slightly worse. Forty minutes of Home Guard pomposity and affectionate bickering, made for Boxing Day 1975. Settle in with the leftover trifle and the good chair.
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