Get some in 1975 comedy

[darren]

ANYONE SAW OR REMEMBER THIS SHOW.

GET SOME IN.

Storyline

1955 called up into R.A.F. a group of young men find it hard to cope,especially with a corporal who is unhappy and takes it out on them.


Jakey Smith, a reformed teddy boy, is called up to national service in the mid-1950s along with three other young men from contrasting backgrounds.







First episode date: 16 October 1975


Final episode date: 18 May 1978


Number of episodes: 34


Number of seasons: 5

EPISODES HERE.

https://youtu.be/6QA2nOMPNRs

[George 1978]

An episode was seen on Christmas Day in 1992 which seems unbelievable considering the fact that I thought it had not been seen since the 1970s.

I don't really remember seeing an episode, but I assumed that it was a poor man's Dad's Army or something.

[Moonraker]

All I remember about the show was the beginning when they utter 'GET SOME IN.'
I do recall Citizen Smith however.

[Mulletino]

I'd forgotten about this till I saw this thread!

I deffo remember watching that as a family. No doubt my father found it most entertaining as he had to do national service and was a Teddy Boy in his youth. He was based in Germany and spent a portion of his time as a Drill Pig and in the Military Police, so he probably identified quite well with it all as his stories about his time in the service seem quite similar (although a bit less family tv viewing friendly).

No doubt the precursor to Citizen Smith, which we also watched and enjoyed as a family.

[zabadak]

For some bizarre reason, this was popular at school - not with me, though...

[Richard1978]

I've not seen it but the last season was apparently "tacked on" when the previous series had wrapped up most of the plot, & tellingly Jakey Smith was played by Karl Howman.

I did wonder why they chose the RAF, but I guess with Dad's Army & It Ain't Half Hot Mum being in the army & Warship the navy it was the only service left.

[agfagaevart]

I loved that show!

I found Dad's Army to be over-rated and boring - and I still do.
Forces TV was showing GSI last year.

Cprl Marsh: Name?
Pvt Smith: Smiff. Sir
Cprl Marsh: Is that with one F or two?
Pvt Smith: Free, sir.