Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1974
India during World War II and the Royal Artillery has formed a Concert Party to entertain the other troops. The 'quit India' campaign is gaining momentum and the sun appears to be setting on this corner of the empire.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1974
BSM Williams and Gunner Parkins have identical photographs beside their beds. Could they both be of Edith, the Sergeant-Major's girl-friend in Colchester 20 years ago? Could Edith be young Parky's mum? Could Williams be his dad?
And, when Solomons wants to kick the lad out of the concert party, Williams looks like having to post his only-begotten son 'up the jungle.'
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1974
Punka Wallahs are replaced by electric fans - Rangi and Solly conspire to sort out this industrial dispute.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1974
Sergeant-Major Williams persuades the Colonel to go on leave - nothing stands between the concert party and jungle training-except Solly's ingenuity.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1974
The Sergeant Major takes the Concert Party on a jungle survival course - Rangi ensures that they survive.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1974
Rangi helps Solly to determine whether or not Parky is the Sergeant-Major's long-lost son.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1974
The Concert Party is stranded in a remote part of the North West Frontier.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1974
The BSM gets the Concert Party into the same uniform by devising a musical number for them.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1975
The Sergeant-Major attempts to train the Concert Party in the ancient ceremony of lowering the Union Jack at sunset.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1975
The plane carrying the Concert Party is forced down in the jungle. Are they this side of the enemy lines - or the other side?
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1975
Overnight, the Union Jack has been lowered and the Indian National Flag put in its place. The Sergeant Major tries to find out who did it.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1975
The Concert Party obtain a booking to provide the cabaret at the Kama Sutra Club, Deolali.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1975
The Sergeant-Major forcibly removes a Holy Man from the Parade Ground and is cursed.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1975
The nights are hot and passions are high.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1975
A snake-charmer's missing snake turns up in the Sergeant Major's quarters.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1975
The monsoon rain catches the concert party without transport miles from Deolali camp. They take refuge in a ruined temple.
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1976
While the officers are in hospital, Williams posts a concert party in the jungle but is forced to bring the officers back to stage a special performance.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1976
The concert party is sent to the palace of the Maharajah of Bharatpur to protect him.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1976
The concert party try to protect and stop the attempts on the life of the Maharajah of Bharatpur.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1976
Sergeant Major Williams has a problem - how to make the Concert Party drill like guardsmen. Only a miracle can help.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1976
Sergeant-Major Williams's life is threatened by a dreaded Chinese secret society, the Black Scorpion Tong..
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1976
The Concert Party may lose their pianist. Can they carry on ... ?
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1976
Lofty is being affected by the heat and he decides that either he or the Sergeant Major must die.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1976
In order to escape the wrath of a righteous husband, the Colonel agrees to take the Concert Party to a remote corner of the North-West Frontier. On the way, Mrs Waddilove-Evans is kidnapped by Pathans.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1976
The Concert Party is faced with the task of rescuing the Colonel's girlfriend from the clutches of the dreaded Pathan tribesmen.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1976
The Concert Party decide to concentrate all their efforts on helping one member to get his discharge. Gloria wins the draw.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1976
An elephant becomes attached to Lofty and follows him into the camp leaving a trail of damage.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1976
The Royal Artillery Concert Party go to a remote airfield to give a show to some RAF men who have not seen any women for two years.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1976
A new District Officer is appointed. The Royal Artillery Concert Party put on a special patriotic show in his honour.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 28, 1976
It is the twenty-first birthday of Gunner Parkins. Believing him to be his long-lost son, BSM Williams plans to give him a present.
Season 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1977
The Concert Party have been posted to Burma to entertain the fighting troops as near to the front as possible.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1977
The Concert Party build a rope bridge over a dangerous river to carry urgent medical supplies.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1977
Local bandits have to be bribed to stay peaceful. The concert party are ordered to find their hide-out and hand over the golden payola.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1977
The Concert Party contrive to organise a supply air drop near the village. They receive two cases of Christmas puddings.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1977
An aircraft man is sent to join the Concert Party. He is so talented that most of them are instantly redundant.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1977
Several of the Concert Party fall in love with a pretty Burmese girl in a nearby village.
Season 6
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1978
An American film unit comes into the area to make a propaganda film for the USA. The Concert Party are detailed to be extras.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1978
In an attempt to improve relations, arrangements are made to play football against a village team. The Colonel insists the Burmese team win.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1978
A band of Burmese bandits learn that the Concert Party are temporarily guarding a large sum of money. They plan to steal it.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1978
The Royal Artillery Concert Party find themselves cut off and surrounded by the Japanese. They are ordered to lie low and indulge in sabotage activities.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1978
The senior divisional parade chances to see the Royal Artillery Concert Party show and finds it lewd, coarse and salacious!
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1978
The Royal Artillery Concert Party find themselves cut off and surrounded by the Japanese. They are ordered to lie low and indulge in sabotage activities.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1978
The senior divisional padre chances to see the Royal Artillery Concert Party show and finds it lewd, coarse and salacious.
Season 7
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1980
The Sgt Major arranges a Scottish audience knowing that the Concert Party are doing a special English scene. Riot ensues.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1980
The Concert Party are dragooned into volunteering to take part in a field test of a new anti-malaria drug.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1980
A lady welfare officer falls head-over-heels in love with Captain Ashwood and contrives to spend a night with him in the jungle.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1980
The concert party rehearses for an appearance on the Forces' radio programme.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1980
In an effort to rid-themselves of the Sergeant Major, the concert party persuade him to apply for a commission.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1980
The Brigadier decides that the concert party should train to go in with the first assault troops on the invasion of Malaya.
Season 8
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Jul 23, 1981
As a result of an unlikely accident, Bombardier Beaumont becomes a lion-hearted hero and wins a medal.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Jul 30, 1981
It is rumoured that Gunner Graham is about to inherit a large fortune from his aunt. With the end of the war in sight, all members of Concert Party want to go into business with him.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Aug 6, 1981
A change in direction for the Concert Party, as they become "Aqua Stars".
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Aug 13, 1981
The war is over and a lone Japanese soldier is occupying an island and holding up all river and road traffic. BSM Williams leads the concert party on an expedition to flush him out.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Aug 20, 1981
The war is over so the village people want to return to the hut which the Royal Artillery Concert Party are occupying.
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Aug 27, 1981
The Royal Artillery Concert Party are due for demob and they start out on the return journey home.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Sep 3, 1981
The Royal Artillery Concert Party are back in England awaiting demob. The Sergeant-Major is determined that they will be disciplined soldiers to the bitter end.