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  • Actors: Windsor Davies, Melvyn Hayes, Donald Hewlett, Don Estelle, Michael Knowles
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Sep 2005
  • Run Time: 240 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009OJ92W
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,507 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Fall in!... for a feast of classic fun as the boys from the concert party parade their special brand of army camp. This much-loved BBC comedy series stars the members of the Royal Artillery Concert Party including Gunner 'Gloria' Beaumont (Melvyn Hayes), Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden (Don Estelle) and 'La-di-dah' Gunner Graham (John Clegg), all under the watchful eye of Sergeant Major 'SHUUUUT UUUUP' Williams (Windsor Davies).

This set features all eight episodes from the first season of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's (creator and writers of Dad's Army) classic It Aint Half Hot Mum, including the episodes "Meet the Gang", "My Lovely Boy", "The Mutiny of the Punka Wallahs", "A Star is Born", "The Jungle Patrol", "It's a Wise Child", "The Road to Bannu" and "The Inspector Calls". .

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5.0 out of 5 stars A neglected classic., 21 Sep 2005
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Written by the same team who wrote 'Dad's Army', it's strange that 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' never remotely achieved the same amount of public affection as the legendary earlier series. It's true the characters in general aren't quite so strong and memorable and the series isn't as 'gentle' as DA, however 'It Ain't Half Hot' is still one of THE great sitcoms. The reason it hasn't been repeated very often must be down to the curse of 'political correctness' which seems to dog the BBC probably more than most institutions. Having a white actor (Michael Bates) playing an Indian isn't seen as the done thing these days - ironically Bates was actually born in India! Furthermore, much of the humour stems from the Sargeant Major's antipathy to foreigners and effeminate men. Whether this is politically correct or not, it is reflective of the character himself, the era the series was set in and the wartime situation; and most important of all it is very funny.
The extras are a bit odd in that they comprise two episodes thought lost and never released on the previous VHS release - there were eight episodes in all in this first series. The two 'lost' episodes were discovered in Australia and are described as not of broadcastable quality. Although they are inferior sound and picture wise to the other six, they are perfectly viewable. However, it is evident that about four or five minutes have been edited from these two episodes as they are shorter than the others. What is odd about it is I would have thought that by the seventies the BBC had stopped losing/wiping programmes as they did in the sixties.
Although the earlier series are probably the best (the series lost a lot when Michael Bates died after the fifth series) 'It Ain't Half Hot' maintained a remarkable consistency over eight series - I still have the last couple of episodes from the final series on VHS recorded from their original broadcasts in the early 80's - and it's to be hoped it isn't long before all are available on DVD, which hopefully will re-establish this series to its rightful place among the comedy greats. The second series is due out next month.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Just as I remembered it, 3 April 2009
It seems strange that a series that was enjoyed by so many at the time attracted so much critism thirty years later.

Anyway this was the first series, produced by the same team that gave us 'Dads Army', The intention was to poke fun at the British occupation of India. In truth it is very difficult not to to smile at some bits in this. So what was the problem? Apparently, Alan Bates playing the part of an Indian coolie and Windsor Davies playing a Sgt Major who thinks that all concert party members are effeminate.

Althoigh it was never the writers intention, this is considered ' non PC' by some. The others? They still seem to enjoy this.

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