* RetroactiveRecognition:
** One of '''Creator/BrianBlessed'''[='s=] first TV roles, and one of the few times he's appeared without his trademark beard.
** Creator/DavidJackson (Gan from ''Series/BlakesSeven'') had a recurring role as DC Braithwaite from 1972-78, having previously appeared in a number of guest roles.
** Creator/ArthurLowe (Captain Mainwaring in ''Series/DadsArmy'') appears in the third ever episode "Handle with Care" as Jakey Ramsden.
** A young woman who's just barely recognisable as Creator/JudiDench appears in the 1963 episode "Made for Each Other".
** Creator/ElisabethSladen guest starred in the 1972 episode "Day Trip"[[note]]She had previously appeared in the [[MissingEpisode now-lost episode]] "Who Were You With" (1971), but of course nobody has since had the chance to retroactively recognise her in it![[/note]], which put her in the sights of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' production team.
** Creator/SallyKnyvette appeared in the episodes "Say Goodbye to the Horses" (1976) and "Skeletons" (1977), shortly before she found fame as Jenna Stannis from ''Series/BlakesSeven''.
** Three guest roles in the early '60s were played by Creator/AngelaDouglas, who would later be best known for her roles in the ''Film/CarryOnSeries''.
** Shiela Clowes from "Domestic" is played by Creator/AnnaDawson, who would later be best known for playing Violet in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances''.
** Sammy Grebb from "Threats and Menaces" and "Sunday Morning" is played by Creator/AnthonyBooth, who would later be best known for playing Mike Rawlins in ''Series/TillDeathUsDoPart'' and Sid Noggett in the ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries''.
** Mick Bentley from "You Can't Win 'Em All!: Part 1" is played by Creator/AnthonyJackson, who would later be best known for playing Trevor Lewis in ''Series/BlessThisHouse'' and Fred Mumford in ''Series/{{Rentaghost}}''.
** A gardener from "I Never Meant to Drop Him: Part 1" is played by Creator/ArnoldRidley, who would later be best known for playing Private Godfrey in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
** Frank Jevons from "Further Enquiries" and Josh Oldroyd from "Checkmate" are played by Creator/ArthurBrough, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Grainger in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
** Pet from "Contraband" is played by Creator/BarbaraNew, who would later be best known for playing Mabel Wheeler in ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
** Ted Griffin from the "Punch-Up" two-parter is played by Creator/BobGrant, who would later be best known for playing Jack Harper in ''Series/OnTheBuses''.
** Three guest roles between 1962 and 1974 were played by Creator/BrendaCowling, who would later be best known for playing Mrs. Lipton in ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
** Wallace Brackett from "Friday Night" and "Family Feud" is played by Creator/BrianMurphy, who would later be best known for playing George Roper in ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse'' and ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred''.
** Three guest roles from between 1963 and 1965 were played by Creator/BrianWilde, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Barrowclough in ''Series/{{Porridge}}'' and Foggy Dewhirst in ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine''.
** A woman from "Down and Out" is played by Creator/CarmenSilvera, who would later be best known for playing Edith Artois in ''Series/AlloAllo''.
** Mr. Cowper from "MembersOnly" is played by Creator/ColinBean, who would later be best known for playing Private Sponge in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
** A man at a bus stop from "A Woman's Place" is played by Creator/ChristopherFairbank, who would later be best known for playing Moxey in ''Series/AufWiedersehenPet''.
** A student from "Love's a Dead Lumber: Part 1" and Bob from the "Funny Creatures, Women" two-parter is played by Creator/ChristopherMitchell, who would later be best known for playing Gunner Parkin in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
** Hazel Jay from "House to House" and Annie Smythe from "Deserter" were played by Creator/DarleneJohnson, who would later be best known for playing Emily Weiss in ''Film/ShockTreatment''.
** Pearson from the "No Questions Asked" two-parter is played by Creator/DavidGriffin, who would later be best known for playing Clive Dempster in ''Series/HiDeHi'' and Emmet Hawksworth in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances''.
** Joe Barnes from "Hi-Jack" and Harry from "Pasttime" are played by Creator/DavidJanson, who would later be best known for playing Ken Richardson in ''Series/GetSomeIn'', Michael the postman in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', and the second Herr Flick in ''Series/AlloAllo''.
** Six guest roles from between 1962 and 1967 were played by Creator/DianaCoupland, who would later be best known for playing Jean Abbott in ''Series/BlessThisHouse''.
** Dukes from "Out of the Frying Pan: Part 1" is played by Creator/EdwardSinclair, who would later be best known for playing the Verger in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
** Thurston from "Teamwork" and Mr. Stanfield from "Light the Blue Paper" are played by Creator/FrankWilliams, who would later be best known for playing TheVicar in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
** Major Philpot from "Pressure" is played by Creator/GavinRichards, who would later be best known for playing Captain Bertorelli in ''Series/AlloAllo'' and Terry Raymond in ''Series/EastEnders''.
** Four guest roles from between 1968 and 1974 are played by Creator/GeoffreyHughes, who would later be best known for playing Onslow in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'' and Twiggy in ''Series/TheRoyleFamily''.
** Three guest roles from between 1964 and 1969 are played by Creator/GeorgeLayton, who would later be best known for playing Paul Collier in ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'' and Bombardier Solomons in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
** Janet Hurt from "Juvenile" is played by Creator/GwynethStrong, who would later be best known for playing Cassandra Trotter in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses''.
** A detective constable from "Sheena: Part 2" is played by Creator/HilaryMinster, who would later be best known for playing General von Klinkerhoffen in ''Series/AlloAllo''.
** An extra from "A Place of Safety" is played by Creator/JackHaig, who would later be best known for playing the first [=LeClerc=] in ''Series/AlloAllo''.
** Eight guest roles from between 1962 and 1969 are played by Creator/JackSmethurst, who would later be best known for playing Eddie Booth in ''Series/LoveThyNeighbour''.
** A constable from "The Five Whistles" is played by Creator/JamesBeck, who would later be best known for playing Private Walker in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
** Five guest roles from between 1962 and 1968 are played by Creator/JanetDavies, who would later be best known for playing Mrs. Pike in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
** Ginny from "The Legacy" is played by Creator/JanineDuvitski, who would later be best known for playing Jane Edwards in ''Series/WaitingForGod'' and Pippa Trench in ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave''.
** Sergeant Culshaw is played by Creator/JohnChallis, who would later be best known for playing Boycie in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' and ''Series/TheGreenGreenGrass''.
** Eward Wendover from "Incident Reported" is played by Creator/JohnLouisMansi, who would later be best known for playing Von Smallhausen in ''Series/AlloAllo''.
** Three guest roles from between 1961 and 1968 are played by Creator/JosephineTewson, who would later be best known for playing Elizabeth Warden in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances''.
** Mr. Harris from "Who Was That Lady: Part 2" and Tommy Jefferson from the "In and Out" four-parter are played by Creator/KeithMarsh, who would later be best known for playing Jacko in ''Series/LoveThyNeighbour''.
** Richie from "The Share Out" and Frankie Hancock from "The Great Art Robbery" two-parter are played by Creator/KennethCope, who would later be best known for playing Marty Hopkirk in ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased''.
** Len Fordham from "Routine" is played by Creator/KennethMacDonald, who would later be best known for playing Gunner Clark in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' and Mike Fisher in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses''.
** Four guest roles from between 1963 and 1977 are played by Creator/KennethWaller, who would later be best known for playing Old Mr. Grace in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' and Grandad in ''Series/{{Bread|1986}}''.
** Tom from "Threats and Menaces" is played by Creator/LarryDann, who would later be best known for playing Sergeant Peters in ''Series/TheBill''.
** A milkman from "One Day in Spring Street" and Freddie from the "Hudson's Way" two-parter are played by Creator/LarryMartyn, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Mash in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
** Six guest roles from between 1962 and 1976 are played by Creator/LeslieDwyer, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Partridge in ''Series/HiDeHi''.
** A factory girl in "Stop Over: Part 1" and a woman at a bus stop in "A Woman's Place" are played by Creator/LindaRegan, who would later be best known for playing April Wingate in ''Series/HiDeHi''.
** Bobo from "Week Off" and Trev from "Bits an' Bats" are played by Creator/MichaelAngelis, who would later be best known for narrating ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' from 1991 to 2012.
** Three guest roles from between 1963 and 1967 are played by Creator/MichaelRobbins, who would later be best known for playing Arthur Rudge in ''Series/OnTheBuses''.
** Vera from the "Calling the Tune" two-parter is played by Creator/MollieSugden, who would later be best known for playing Mrs. Slocombe in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
** Madge Kenton from "Search" is played by Creator/PatriciaRoutledge, who would later be best known for playing Hyacinth Bouquet in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances''.
** Denny Kerry from "Cop and Blow" is played by Creator/PatrickMower, who would later be best known for playing Rodney Blackstock in ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}''.
** Jim Blackitt from "Celebration" is played by Creator/RichardOCallaghan, who would later be best known for his two roles in the ''Film/CarryOn'' films.
** Roubicec from "Two Hundred Tartan Teddy Bears" is played by Creator/RichardMarner, who would later be best known for playing Colonel von Strohm in ''Series/AlloAllo''.
** Sharon Young from the "A Day Like Every Day" two-parter is played by Creator/SallyGeeson, who would later be best known for playing Sally Abbott in ''Series/BlessThisHouse''.
** Billie Stevens from the "Finch and Sons" two-parter and Anne Weston from the "Playing for Keeps" two-parter are played by Creator/SheilaFearn, who would later be best known for playing Audrey Collier in ''Series/TheLikelyLads'' and Ann Fourmile in ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred''.
** Betty from the "Hold Up" two-parter and Agnes from "First Offender" are played by Creator/ShirleyStelfox, who would later be best known for playing the first Rose in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'' and Edna Birch in ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}''.
** Three guest roles from between 1964 and 1970 are played by Creator/TalfrynThomas, who would later be best known for playing Private Cheeseman in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
** Three guest roles from between 1962 and 1969 are played by Creator/TrevorBannister, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Lucas in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
** Morrie Morris from "The Five Whistles" is played by Creator/WarrenMitchell, who would later be best known for playing Alf Garnett in ''Series/TillDeathUsDoPart''.
** Six guest roles from 1967 to 1973 are played by Creator/WindsorDavies, who would later be best known for playing Sergeant Major Williams in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
** Three guest roles from 1962 to 1964 are played by Creator/YoothaJoyce, who would later be best known for playing Mildred Roper in ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse'' and ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred''.
* ValuesDissonance: One episode saw the cops bust a child-porn ring engaged in making dubious home movies. The series screened in the early evening, just after teatime. In the 1970s, long before the emergence of the modern frenzied hysteria about paedophilia, this passed by a British TV audience without undue comment.
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