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””’Lads’ Army””’ (known in later series as ””’Bad Lads’ Army””’, ””’Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class””’ and ””’Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme””’) was a [[Reality television|reality]] [[game show]] that constitutes a historically derived [[social experiment]]. Shown on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], the series is based on the premise of subjecting today’s delinquent young men to the conditions of [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|conscripts]] to [[British Army]] [[National Service]] of the 1950s to see if this could rehabilitate them.

The programme was derived from an earlier one simply called ”Lads’ Army” (a play on ”[[Dad’s Army]]”) in which a number of volunteers underwent four weeks of basic training for 1950s National Service. Unlike the three sequel series (the ones whose titles began with “Bad”), the original programme’s experiment was merely to see if 18- to 24-year-old members of the modern British public could cope with the 1950s training, and how they compared to the public of that period. The success of the original series led to the experiment being repeated with the recruits having committed prior criminal offences. Participants were given the option to undergo the training by courts as an alternative to serving pending sentences to explore the proposition that it would be beneficial to reinstate National Service for petty criminals and delinquents as an alternative to more conventional sentences. Series four raised the maximum age for participants to 26.

The narrator for the first series was [[Kevin Whately]], then [[Dennis Waterman]] took over until the show ended in 2006. Within each series a small number of the recruits have either walked out (after a 24-hour cooling off period), or been ejected. The majority of the remaining recruits claimed some benefit from the experience, with some choosing to enlist in the real [[British Army]] following their time on the show.

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Each series had a slightly different format to its predecessors, although the theme of 1950s military training is common to all series. The 3rd series (known as ”Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class”) had the volunteers train to become officers while the 4th series (known as ”Bad Lads’ Army Extreme”) had the volunteers train to become paratroopers.

Series 1 to 3 included interviews with celebrities who had completed National Service in the 1950s, including [[Joss Ackland]], [[Michael Aspel]], [[Brian Blessed]], [[Richard Briers]], [[Paul Daniels]], [[Frederick Forsyth]], [[Bernard Manning]], [[Nosher Powell]], [[William Roache]], [[Andrew Sachs]] and [[Brian Sewell]]. During re-airings of the first series, the interviews were edited out.

==Series==

== Contestants ==

=== Series 1 (”Lads’ Army”, 2002) ===

”’Waterloo Platoon NCO’s and Officers”’

{| class=”wikitable”

!Rank/Name:

!Role:

!Experience:

|LCPL Andy Thurgood

|Platoon Medic

|Royal Army Medical Corps

|CPL Richard Nauyokas

|1 Section NCO

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps

|CPL Joe Murray

|2 Section NCO

|Parachute Regiment

|CPL Taff Gillingham

|Q/M NCO

|Logistics

|CPL John Goodwin

|PTI

|CPL Neil Sawell

|PTI

|SGT John Roberts

|Drill SGT/”3 Section NCO”

|British Army Infantry

|SGT Mark Sullivan

|Platoon SGT

|Recruit Instructor

|WO2 Colin Coull

|Company SGT Major

|Scots Guards

|CAPT Richard Owen

|Platoon Commander

|Parachute Officer

|Padre David Rindell

|Padre

|Royal Army Chaplain’s Department

==== Waterloo Platoon recruits ====

{| class=”wikitable”

!1 Section CPL Richard Nauyokas

!Ages

!Occupation

!Status

!2 Section CPL Joe Murray

!Ages

!Occupation

!Status

|Ade Adebayo

|21 (1981)

|University Student

|PASSED OUT

|Paul Claydon

|20 (1982)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|William Bate

|19 (1982)

|Computer Engineer

|PASSED OUT

|Steve Daly

|21 (1981)

|Sales Manager

|PASSED OUT

|John Cooke

|23 (1979)

|Construction Site Manager

|PASSED OUT

|Paul Eagle

|22 (1980)

|Labourer

|PASSED OUT

|Jodie Copeland

|24 (1977)

|Customer Service Executive

|PASSED OUT

|Tony Ellis

|22 (1980)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Jamie Dodd

|23 (1978)

|Musician/Pub Cellarman

|LEFT

|David Gardner

|20 (1981)

|Gardener

|PASSED OUT

|Matthew Faulkner

|21 (1981)

|Finance Administrator

|PASSED OUT

|Gordon Hamilton

|21 (1981)

|Club Bouncer

|PASSED OUT

|Michael Honzick

|18 (1984)

|Design Student

|PASSED OUT

|Chris Hampson

|21 (1981)

|Genetics Student

|LEFT

|Ross Pitman

|21 (1980)

|Research Executive

|PASSED OUT

|Daniel Harrison

|24 (1978)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Kenny Poulter

|19 (1983)

|Postman

|PASSED OUT

|Nicholas Holbrook

|22 (1980)

|Business Researcher

|PASSED OUT

|Thomas Rossiter

|18 (1984)

|School Student

|PASSED OUT

|Alex Kingsy

|19 (1983)

|Law Student

|PASSED OUT

|Nicholas Sandford

|23 (1979)

|Personal Trainer

|LEFT

|Aaron Larson

|20 (1982)

|Actor

|LEFT

|John-Paul Watts

|24 (1977)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Peter Layland

|23 (1979)

|Mechanical Engineer

|PASSED OUT

|Tom Woolfe

|22 (1979)

|Rugby Coach

|LEFT

|Dan Neal

|22 (1979)

|Bartender

|PASSED OUT

|William Wood

|22 (1980)

|University Student

|LEFT

|Thomas O’ Hanlon

|21 (1980)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Lee Wooten

|21 (1981)

|University Student

|LEFT

|Adam Spires

|20 (1981)

|Needlecrafter

|PASSED OUT

|James Willingham

|20 (1982)

|University Student

|PASSED OUT

|Samuel Webb

|23 (1978)

|Warehouse Technician

|PASSED OUT

;Key:

* ””’PASSED OUT””’ = Recruit was present at the final stages of training, at the Passing Out Parade.

* ””’LEFT””’ = Recruit quit or was discharged before making it to the final parade.

==== Series overview ====

David Gardner received the “Best Recruit” award, James Willingham was awarded the platoons “Most Improved Recruit”. 2 Section won “Best Section”.

During the series, Tom Woolfe was [[Dishonorably discharged|dishonourably discharged]]/back squadded from the camp. Paul Claydon, Lee Wooten, and Chris Hampson chose to leave voluntarily. Nicholas Sandford deserted the base and never returned to camp. Jamie Dodd and Aaron Larson were medically discharged from the camp. William Wood’s exit is unknown as his exit never aired.

After William Wood and Paul Claydon left, William Bate and Paul Eagle were drafted in as replacement recruits.

Captain Richard Owen, Waterloo Platoon’s CO, died after the filming of the series in 2014, at age 48. He is said to have died from cancer.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bafc.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?5184-RIP-Richie-Owen | title=RIP Richie Owen | date=13 April 2014 }}</ref>

The main filming location for series one was Browndown Training Camp at [[Lee-on-Solent]].

=== Series 2 (”Bad Lads’ Army”, 2004) ===

”’Montgomery Platoon NCO’s and Officers”’

{| class=”wikitable”

!Rank/Name:

!Role:

!Experience:

|CPL Richard Nauyokas

|1 Section NCO

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps

|CPL Joe Murray

|2 Section NCO

|Parachute Regiment

|CPL Taff Gillingham

|Q/M NCO

|Logistics

|CPL Mark Sheridan

|PTI

|CPL John Goodwin

|PTI

|CPL Kevin Smith

|Platoon Medic

|Royal Army Medical Corps

|CPL Timothy Dean

|Provost CPL

|Military Police

|CPL James Lance

|Provost CPL

|Military Police

|SGT Jeff Edwards

|Provost SGT

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps

|SGT Alistair Rae

|Platoon SGT

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps,Training Instructor

|SGT Mark Sullivan

|Drill SGT

|Recruit Instructor

|WO2 Glen Thomas

|Company SGT Major

|Sandhurst Officer

|CAPT Henry Dodds

|Platoon Commander

|Royal Engineers

|Padre David Rindell

|Padre

|Royal Army Chaplain’s Department

==== Montgomery Platoon recruits ====

{| class=”wikitable”

!1 Section CPL Richard Nauyokas

!Ages

!Occupation

!Status

!2 Section CPL Joe Murray

!Ages

!Occupation

!Status

|Tjobbe Andrews

|22 (1982)

|Website Designer

|PASSED OUT

|Chris Andrew

|21 (1982)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Marcus Birks

|23 (1981)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Michael Blackham

|19 (1985)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|David Butler

|21 (1983)

|Joiner

|PASSED OUT

|Alan Brown

|23 (1981)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Shaun Carr

|18 (1986)

|Student

|PASSED OUT

|Luke Brown

|23 (1981)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Peter Cray

|23 (1980)

|Actor

|PASSED OUT

|Chris Davis

|18 (1986)

|Student

|PASSED OUT

|Ashley Cummings

|18 (1986)

|Student

|LEFT

|Damien Ellis

|23 (1980)

|Graduate

|PASSED OUT

|Matthew Gilks

|21 (1982)

|Builder

|PASSED OUT

|Daniel Kett

|21 (1982)

|Civil Engineer

|LEFT

|Robert Grundy

|19 (1984)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Michael Lowes

|22 (1982)

|Salesperson

|PASSED OUT

|Chris Harkin

|18 (1986)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Alex Rennie

|24 (1979)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|John Kyprianou

|23 (1980)

|Barman

|PASSED OUT

|Shingi Sekerama

|19 (1985)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Mark Lamont

|20 (1985)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Robert Shutler

|22 (1983)

|Student

|PASSED OUT

|Ashley Morton

|21 (1983)

|Landscape Gardener

|LEFT

|Scott Simpson

|18 (1986)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Wil Moynihan

|20 (1983)

|Barman

|PASSED OUT

|Wayne Spiller

|24 (1980)

|Student

|PASSED OUT

|Hassan Murtada

|24 (1979)

|Scaffolder

|PASSED OUT

|Christopher Townsend

|20 (1983)

|Barman/Student

|LEFT

|Robert Pembrook

|19 (1984)

|Unemployed

|PASSED OUT

|Richard Weaver

|20 (1984)

|Cinema Team Leader

|PASSED OUT

|N/A

|Stilianos Xidakis

|18 (1985)

|High School Student

|PASSED OUT

;Key:

* ””’PASSED OUT””’ = Recruit was present at the final stages of training, at the Passing Out Parade.

* ””’LEFT””’ = Recruit quit or was discharged before making it to the final parade.

==== Series overview ====

Tjobbe Andrews, Matthew Gilks and Robert Shutler were given Officer Recommendations. This would be the goal of the following series. John Kyprianou received the Platoon’s Top Shot (the highest score in the shooting range). Marcus Birks received the Best Recruit award at the Pass Out Parade, with Robert Pembrook receiving the Most Improved award. 2 Section won Best Section. With 2 Section winning best section, CPL Murray was promoted to SGT at the Passing Out Parade.

Luke Brown and Ashley Morton were dishonourably discharged. Morton was the only recruit to receive a dishonourable discharge for committing a criminal offence, namely an unprovoked assault (a [[headbutt]]) on John Kyprianou, although the latter chose not to press charges against Morton. Scott Simpson, Daniel Kett and Chris Townsend chose to leave voluntarily. Ashley Cummings and Alan Brown’s statuses are unknown, as how they were discharged was never specified. Alan Brown also did not turn up on the first day due to a scheduled court appearance; he received a conditional discharge in connection with a fight that he had previously been involved in, with the requirement that he complete National Service.

After Scott Simpson quit before even being issued a single item of kit or his uniform, Alex Rennie was drafted in as a replacement recruit. At the time of the series release, there was speculation that Tom Woolfe from the first series who was back squadded was set to return but never did for unknown reasons. This is heavily suspected, as there was no replacement for 1 Section after Ashley Cummings left and Woolfe was in 1 Section during the first series, however, to this date, nothing has been confirmed.

After the filming of the series, Michael Lowes suffered from clinical depression after facing indecent exposure charges, and was found dead in his home from an apparent suicide in 2010, at age 28.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/reality-tv-star-facing-indecency-1413284| title = Reality TV star was facing indecency charges – Chronicle Live| date = 9 April 2010}}</ref> SGT Alistair Rae, the platoon sergeant for Montgomery, Churchill and Pegasus Platoons, died in November 2020 at the age of 62 due to complications from COVID-19,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/19056448.heartfelt-tributes-paid-fearsome-tv-sergeant-alastair-rae-grange-died-covid-19/ | title=Heartfelt tributes paid to fearsome TV sergeant who died of Covid-19 | date=2 February 2021 }}</ref> as did contestant Marcus Birks in 2021, at the age of 40.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-58376709 | title=Former Covid sceptic from Staffordshire Marcus Birks dies in hospital | work=BBC News | date=29 August 2021 }}</ref>

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=== Series 3 (”Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class”, 2005) ===

”’Churchill Platoon NCO’s and Officers”’

{| class=”wikitable”

!Rank/Name:

!Role:

!Experience:

|CPL Glenn Thomas

|1 Section NCO

|Sandhurst Officer

|CPL Joe Murray

|2 Section NCO

|Parachute Regiment

|CPL Taff Gillingham

|Q/M NCO

|Logistics

|CPL Richard Nauyokas

|Relief NCO

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps

|CPL John Goodwin

|PTI

|CPL Gary Nash

|PTI

|CPL Joseph Hoodless

|Platoon Admin

|Royal Marines

|CPL Kevin Smith

|Platoon Medic

|Royal Army Medical Corps

|CPL Timothy Dean

|Provost CPL

|Military Police

|CPL James Lance

|Provost CPL

|Military Police

|SGT Timothy Weston

|Provost SGT

|Grenadier Guards

|SGT Alistair Rae

|Platoon SGT

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Training Instructor

|WO2 Julian Whatley

|Company SGT Major

|Regimental SGT Major

|CAPT Harry Lort Phillips

|Platoon Commander

|9th/12th Royal Lancers

|MAJ Henry Dodds

|Company Commander

|Royal Engineers

|Padre David Rindell

|Padre

|Royal Army Chaplain’s Department

==== Churchill Platoon recruits ====

{| class=”wikitable”

!1 Section (Blue) NCO – CPL Glen Thomas

!Ages

!Occupation

!Officer Potential

!2 Section (Red) NCO – CPL Joe Murray

!Ages

!Occupation

!Officer Potential

|Tim Bailey

|22 (1983)

|Unemployed

|YES

|Darren Adams

|19 (1986)

|Student

|NO

|Carl Bedford

|20 (1985)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Ross Barrett

|20 (1984)

|Unemployed Novelist/Barman

|NO

|Chris Danns

|24 (1981)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Steven Bedford

|20 (1984)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Aaron Groom

|23 (1981)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Ben Hains

|21 (1984)

|Painter Decorator

|NO

|Les Harvey

|18 (1987)

|Royal Marine Dropout/Stock Taker

|NO

|Darren Hardman

|22 (1982)

|Unemployed

|YES

|Jack Kendall

|21 (1984)

|Scaffolder

|NO

|Rifat Hassan

|22 (1982)

|Security Guard

|YES

|Simon Magil

|22 (1982)

|Unemployed

|YES

|David Johnstone

|24 (1980)

|Web Designer

|NO

|Garry Miller

|20 (1985)

|Office Junior

|YES

|Jonathan McDade

|18 (1987)

|Student

|YES

|Adam Oakley

|19 (1986)

|Royal Mail Sorter

|LEFT

|Simon Pietkewitz

|23 (1983)

|Unemployed

|YES

|Robert Page

|20 (1984)

|Drivers Mate

|YES

|Benjamin Priestman

|22 (1982)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Simon Pinkney

|23 (1981)

|Actor/Dancer

|LEFT

|Matthew Rawlings

|24 (1980)

|Boxer

|NO

|James Roberts

|20 (1984)

|Tyre Fitter

|YES

|Haydn Russell

|21 (1984)

|Sales Temp

|NO

|Robert Schofield

|21 (1983)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Rocco Scalercio

|20 (1985)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Dale Tate

|22 (1983)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Taisen Coree-Smith

|24 (1981)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Matthew Tate

|24 (1980)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Adrian Turton

|24 (1980)

|Technician

|LEFT

|Wesley Worrall

|21 (1983)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Kirk Woodend

|21 (1984)

|Stripper/Porn Actor

|LEFT

;Key

* ””’YES””’ = Recruit was selected for officer training.

* ””’NO””’ = Recruit was not selected for officer training.

* ””’LEFT””’ = Recruit left the series, either voluntarily, due to being dishonourably discharged or a medical discharge.

==== Series overview ====

The Passing Out Parade never stated who received “Best Recruit”, or “Most Improved Recruit”, as well as which Section were the winners overall. This is the only series that had no contestants born in the 1970s.

Les Harvey was nicknamed “Nemo” (a reference to the Pixar film ”Finding Nemo)” by the NCOs, after being singled out during the first day at the camp by Sgt Rae, who remarked that he looked like “something that’s just escaped out of a tropical fish tank”.

Wesley Worrall, Steven Bedford, and Matthew Tate were dishonourably discharged from the camp. Ben Haines deserted the section but quickly returned. Kirk Woodend chose to leave voluntarily and Adam Oakley was medically discharged. Dale Tate (Matthew Tate’s brother) deserted the section and never returned to the Platoon; his brother deserted with him, but later returned. Matthew Tate was dishonourably discharged for hiding 8 shillings (the remainder of his wages from the second week) in the ablution block, and attempting to frame the entire platoon for stealing said money. Simon Pinkney and Adrian Turton left the camp, however their exits were never aired.

After Wesley Worrall and Steven Bedford were discharged, Chris Danns and Matthew Rawlings were drafted in, as replacement recruits.

Robert Page initially was selected for officer training but quit before training began and was forced to return to unit.

At the end of the final episode, the narrator stated that 11 of 24 who passed out had subsequently applied to join the regular [[British Army]].

This is CPL Richard Nauyokas’ very first appearance in series 3

while his previous appearances were in series 1 to 2.

Robert Page died after the filming of the series in 2020 at age 36. His cause is unknown.

The main filming location for series three was again at Browndown Training Camp at [[Lee-on-Solent]].

=== Series 4 (”Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme”, 2006) ===

”’Pegasus Platoon NCO’s and Officers”’

{| class=”wikitable”

!Rank/Name:

!Role:

!Experience:

|LCPL Susan Tucker

|Company Clerk

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps

|LCPL JJ Adams

|Assistant Medic

|Royal Air Force

|CPL Richard Nauyokas

|1 Section NCO

|Royal Army Ordnance Corps

|CPL Joe Murray

|2 Section NCO

|Parachute Regiment

|SGT Taff Gillingham

|Q/M NCO

|Logistics

|CPL John Newton

|PTI

|Parachute Regiment

|CPL Jim Bush

|PTI

|Parachute Regiment

|CPL Alex Bohanna

|Platoon Medic

|Royal Army Medical Corps

|CPL Kevin Smith

|Assistant Medic

|Royal Army Medical Corps

|CPL Timothy Dean

|Provost CPL

|Military Police

|CPL James Lance

|Provost CPL

|Military Police

|SGT Taff Gillingham

|Q/M NCO

|Logistics

|SGT Timothy Weston

|Provost SGT

|Grenadier Guards

|SGT Alistair Rae

|Platoon SGT

|Training Instructor

|WO2 Julian Whatley

|Company SGT Major

|Regimental SGT Major

|CAPT Henry Dodds

|Platoon Commander

|Royal Engineers

==== Pegasus Platoon recruits ====

{| class=”wikitable”

!Blue Section NCO – CPL Richard Nauyokus

!Ages

!Occupation

!Final Jump Selection

!Red Section NCO – CPL Joe Murray

!Ages

!Occupation

!Final Jump Selection

|Jamie Brooks

|21 (1984)

|NO

|James Bourne

|23 (1983)

|Unemployed

|YES

|Samuel Bruce Angland

|21 (1984)

|Security Guard

|NO

|Chris Coad

|22 (1984)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Keith Burke

|19 (1987)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Aiden Chaffe

|18 (1988)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Colin Elliot

|23 (1983)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Andrew Findlay

|24 (1981)

|Teaching Assistant

|NO

|Mark Grimes

|26 (1979)

|Unemployed

|NO

|Luke Howard

|18 (1987)

|LEFT

|Sebastian Judd

|21 (1985)

|YES

|Kyle Jensen

|22 (1983)

|Roofer

|YES

|Raymond Impey

|21 (1985)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Andrew Jimson

|25 (1981)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Phillip Lee-Hodgeson

|20 (1985)

|NO

|Darren McDonald

|26 (1980)

|Fitness Instructor

|LEFT

|Adam Mercer

|25 (1981)

|Unemployed

|LEFT

|Sean Morris

|24 (1981)

|YES

|Luke Moyes

|19 (1986)

|LEFT

|Shaz Nawaz

|23 (1982)

|Security Guard

|YES

|Joe Peto

|18 (1988)

|YES

|Jerry Reilly

|25 (1980)

|NO

|Matthew Reed

|18 (1988)

|University Student/Riot Leader

|LEFT

|Joe Renwick

|19 (1986)

|NO

|Giles Walker

|25 (1980)

|LEFT

|Leon Thompson

|20 (1986)

|LEFT

|Steven Walker

|22 (1983)

|YES

|Jamie Smeadly

|21 (1984)

|Plasterer

|NO

|Gavin Woodhouse

|21 (1985)

|Unemployed

|YES

|Robin Woodfourth

|22 (1983)

|Unemployed

|YES

|Dean Whittaker

|24 (1982)

|LEFT

|Tyrone Walsh

|26 (1979)

|NO

;Key

* ””’YES””’ = Recruit was selected for the Final Parachute Jump

* ””’NO””’ = Recruit was not selected for Final Parachute Jump.

* ””’LEFT””’ = Recruit left the series, either voluntarily, due to being dishonourably discharged or a medical discharge.

==== Series overview ====

The Passing Out Parade never stated who received “Best Recruit”, or “Most Improved Recruit”. Blue Section was the winning section.

Colin Elliot was dishonourably discharged from the camp. Keith Burke, Adam Mercer, Dean Whittaker, and Andrew Jimson were dismissed on Bin Day, just before the interrogation phase. Giles Walker, Leon Thompson, Luke Howard, Matthew Reed, Raymond Impey, Darren McDonald, and Luke Moyes were all dismissed from the camp but their exits never aired. This series features a high amount of unusual dismissals, with 12 exits total.

After Colin Elliot and Giles Walker were discharged, Joe Peto and Steven Walker were drafted in, as replacement recruits. This was the first time that both replacement recruits went into the same section.

Aiden Chaffe died on 22 October 2018 at the age of 31 following a skydiving accident.<ref>{{cite news |title=Experienced skydiver died after ‘misjudgement’ on jump |date=5 March 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-47461209 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>

Robin Woodforth died on 24th February 2025 at the age of 41.

Series four was filmed at the [[Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath]], in Dorset. However, for the series, it was named ‘Sandford Army Camp’.

Series four is the only series to not feature interviews with celebrities who had completed National Service in the 1950s.

==Transmissions==

{| class=”wikitable” style=”text-align:center;”

! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes

| ”’1”’ || 3 June 2002 || 5 July 2002 || 10

| ”’2”’ || 8 July 2004 || 26 August 2004 || 8

| ”’3”’ || 28 July 2005 || 8 September 2005 || 7

| ”’4”’ || 11 July 2006 || 29 August 2006 || 7

==Ratings==

Official episode viewing figures are from [[BARB]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30|title=Weekly Top 30 Programmes|publisher=[[Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board]]|access-date=22 October 2015}}</ref>

===Series 1===

{| class=”wikitable” style=”text-align:center;”

! Episode no. !! Airdate !! Viewers (millions) !! ITV weekly ranking

| 1 || {{Start date|2002|06|03|df=y}} || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}

| 2 || {{Start date|2002|06|05|df=y}} || 6.14 || 15

| 3 || {{Start date|2002|06|10|df=y}} || 6.27 || 14

| 4 || {{Start date|2002|06|14|df=y}} || 5.47 || 18

| 5 || {{Start date|2002|06|17|df=y}} || 5.28 || 23

| 6 || {{Start date|2002|06|21|df=y}} || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}

| 7 || {{Start date|2002|06|24|df=y}} || 5.98 || 14

| 8 || {{Start date|2002|06|25|df=y}} || 5.19 || 16

| 9 || {{Start date|2002|06|28|df=y}} || 4.93 || 18

| 10 || {{Start date|2002|07|05|df=y}} || 5.42 || 18

===Series 2===

{| class=”wikitable” style=”text-align:center;”

! Episode no. !! Airdate !! Viewers (millions) !! ITV weekly ranking

| 1 || {{Start date|2004|07|08|df=y}} || 6.48 || 15

| 2 || {{Start date|2004|07|15|df=y}} || 6.58 || 13

| 3 || {{Start date|2004|07|22|df=y}} || 6.23 || 15

| 4 || {{Start date|2004|07|29|df=y}} || 5.45 || 17

| 5 || {{Start date|2004|08|05|df=y}} || 5.64 || 16

| 6 || {{Start date|2004|08|12|df=y}} || 5.41 || 17

| 7 || {{Start date|2004|08|19|df=y}} || 5.44 || 16

| 8 || {{Start date|2004|08|26|df=y}} || 4.72 || 16

===Series 3===

{| class=”wikitable” style=”text-align:center;”

! Episode no. !! Airdate !! Viewers (millions) !! ITV weekly ranking

| 1 || {{Start date|2005|07|28|df=y}} || 5.13 || 15

| 2 || {{Start date|2005|08|04|df=y}} || 5.24 || 15

| 3 || {{Start date|2005|08|11|df=y}} || 5.23 || 15

| 4 || {{Start date|2005|08|18|df=y}} || 4.67 || 18

| 5 || {{Start date|2005|08|25|df=y}} || 5.05 || 15

| 6 || {{Start date|2005|09|01|df=y}} || 5.09 || 15

| 7 || {{Start date|2005|09|08|df=y}} || 5.40 || 18

===Series 4===

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! Episode no. !! Airdate !! Viewers (millions) !! ITV weekly ranking

| 1 || {{Start date|2006|07|11|df=y}} || 3.87 || 19

| 2 || {{Start date|2006|07|18|df=y}} || 3.31 || 21

| 3 || {{Start date|2006|07|25|df=y}} || 3.14 || 21

| 4 || {{Start date|2006|08|01|df=y}} || 3.31 || 25

| 5 || {{Start date|2006|08|15|df=y}} || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}

| 6 || {{Start date|2006|08|22|df=y}} || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}

| 7 || {{Start date|2006|08|29|df=y}} || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}

==Italian version==

British television series

Lads’ Army
Also known as	Bad Lads’ Army (2004) Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class (2005) Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme (2006)
Genre	Reality
Voices of	Kevin Whately (2002) Dennis Waterman (2004–2006)
Composer	Daniel Pemberton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	32
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company	Twenty Twenty
Network	ITV
Release	3 June 2002 (2002-06-03) – 29 August 2006 (2006-08-29)

Lads’ Army (known in later series as Bad Lads’ Army, Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class and Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme) was a reality game show that constitutes a historically derived social experiment. Shown on ITV, the series is based on the premise of subjecting today’s delinquent young men to the conditions of conscripts to British Army National Service of the 1950s to see if this could rehabilitate them.

The programme was derived from an earlier one simply called Lads’ Army (a play on Dad’s Army) in which a number of volunteers underwent four weeks of basic training for 1950s National Service. Unlike the three sequel series (the ones whose titles began with “Bad”), the original programme’s experiment was merely to see if 18- to 24-year-old members of the modern British public could cope with the 1950s training, and how they compared to the public of that period. The success of the original series led to the experiment being repeated with the recruits having committed prior criminal offences. Participants were given the option to undergo the training by courts as an alternative to serving pending sentences to explore the proposition that it would be beneficial to reinstate National Service for petty criminals and delinquents as an alternative to more conventional sentences. Series four raised the maximum age for participants to 26.

The narrator for the first series was Kevin Whately, then Dennis Waterman took over until the show ended in 2006. Within each series a small number of the recruits have either walked out (after a 24-hour cooling off period), or been ejected. The majority of the remaining recruits claimed some benefit from the experience, with some choosing to enlist in the real British Army following their time on the show.

Format

Browndown Training Camp in Gosport, home of *Lads’ Army* and *Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class*

The programme format is relatively simple. The recruits are issued period uniforms and equipment and fed, quartered and trained according to the standards of the era. Their free time is limited to visits to the NAAFI with period refreshments and facilities. The recruits form a single platoon made up of two sections, each under the care of a section commander, either Richard Nauyokas or Joe Murray. In series three, Nauyokas was replaced by Glenn Thomas (who appeared as the Company Sergeant Major in series two), although he still appeared as a relief corporal. During training the sections compete against each other, building a sense of competition but also of teamwork and loyalty. Success brings modest rewards. Praise is given for whole-hearted attempts at tasks. The NCOs and officers running the training are all, or have been, professional British soldiers.

Each series had a slightly different format to its predecessors, although the theme of 1950s military training is common to all series. The 3rd series (known as Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class) had the volunteers train to become officers while the 4th series (known as Bad Lads’ Army Extreme) had the volunteers train to become paratroopers.

Series 1 to 3 included interviews with celebrities who had completed National Service in the 1950s, including Joss Ackland, Michael Aspel, Brian Blessed, Richard Briers, Paul Daniels, Frederick Forsyth, Bernard Manning, Nosher Powell, William Roache, Andrew Sachs and Brian Sewell. During re-airings of the first series, the interviews were edited out.

Contestants

Series 1 (Lads’ Army, 2002)

Waterloo Platoon NCO’s and Officers


Rank/Name:	Role:	Experience:
LCPL Andy Thurgood	Platoon Medic	Royal Army Medical Corps
CPL Richard Nauyokas	1 Section NCO	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
CPL Joe Murray	2 Section NCO	Parachute Regiment
CPL Taff Gillingham	Q/M NCO	Logistics
CPL John Goodwin	PTI	PTI
CPL Neil Sawell	PTI	PTI
SGT John Roberts	Drill SGT/”3 Section NCO”	British Army Infantry
SGT Mark Sullivan	Platoon SGT	Recruit Instructor
WO2 Colin Coull	Company SGT Major	Scots Guards
CAPT Richard Owen	Platoon Commander	Parachute Officer
Padre David Rindell	Padre	Royal Army Chaplain’s Department

Waterloo Platoon recruits


1 Section CPL Richard Nauyokas	Ages	Occupation	Status	2 Section CPL Joe Murray	Ages	Occupation	Status
Ade Adebayo	21 (1981)	University Student	PASSED OUT	Paul Claydon	20 (1982)	Unemployed	LEFT
William Bate	19 (1982)	Computer Engineer	PASSED OUT	Steve Daly	21 (1981)	Sales Manager	PASSED OUT
John Cooke	23 (1979)	Construction Site Manager	PASSED OUT	Paul Eagle	22 (1980)	Labourer	PASSED OUT
Jodie Copeland	24 (1977)	Customer Service Executive	PASSED OUT	Tony Ellis	22 (1980)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT
Jamie Dodd	23 (1978)	Musician/Pub Cellarman	LEFT	David Gardner	20 (1981)	Gardener	PASSED OUT
Matthew Faulkner	21 (1981)	Finance Administrator	PASSED OUT	Gordon Hamilton	21 (1981)	Club Bouncer	PASSED OUT
Michael Honzick	18 (1984)	Design Student	PASSED OUT	Chris Hampson	21 (1981)	Genetics Student	LEFT
Ross Pitman	21 (1980)	Research Executive	PASSED OUT	Daniel Harrison	24 (1978)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT
Kenny Poulter	19 (1983)	Postman	PASSED OUT	Nicholas Holbrook	22 (1980)	Business Researcher	PASSED OUT
Thomas Rossiter	18 (1984)	School Student	PASSED OUT	Alex Kingsy	19 (1983)	Law Student	PASSED OUT
Nicholas Sandford	23 (1979)	Personal Trainer	LEFT	Aaron Larson	20 (1982)	Actor	LEFT
John-Paul Watts	24 (1977)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT	Peter Layland	23 (1979)	Mechanical Engineer	PASSED OUT
Tom Woolfe	22 (1979)	Rugby Coach	LEFT	Dan Neal	22 (1979)	Bartender	PASSED OUT
William Wood	22 (1980)	University Student	LEFT	Thomas O’ Hanlon	21 (1980)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT
Lee Wooten	21 (1981)	University Student	LEFT	Adam Spires	20 (1981)	Needlecrafter	PASSED OUT
James Willingham	20 (1982)	University Student	PASSED OUT	Samuel Webb	23 (1978)	Warehouse Technician	PASSED OUT

Key

PASSED OUT = Recruit was present at the final stages of training, at the Passing Out Parade.
LEFT = Recruit quit or was discharged before making it to the final parade.

Series overview

David Gardner received the “Best Recruit” award, James Willingham was awarded the platoons “Most Improved Recruit”. 2 Section won “Best Section”.

During the series, Tom Woolfe was dishonourably discharged/back squadded from the camp. Paul Claydon, Lee Wooten, and Chris Hampson chose to leave voluntarily. Nicholas Sandford deserted the base and never returned to camp. Jamie Dodd and Aaron Larson were medically discharged from the camp. William Wood’s exit is unknown as his exit never aired.

After William Wood and Paul Claydon left, William Bate and Paul Eagle were drafted in as replacement recruits.

Captain Richard Owen, Waterloo Platoon’s CO, died after the filming of the series in 2014, at age 48. He is said to have died from cancer.^[1]

The main filming location for series one was Browndown Training Camp at Lee-on-Solent.

Series 2 (Bad Lads’ Army, 2004)

Montgomery Platoon NCO’s and Officers

Rank/Name:	Role:	Experience:
CPL Richard Nauyokas	1 Section NCO	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
CPL Joe Murray	2 Section NCO	Parachute Regiment
CPL Taff Gillingham	Q/M NCO	Logistics
CPL Mark Sheridan	PTI	PTI
CPL John Goodwin	PTI	PTI
CPL Kevin Smith	Platoon Medic	Royal Army Medical Corps
CPL Timothy Dean	Provost CPL	Military Police
CPL James Lance	Provost CPL	Military Police
SGT Jeff Edwards	Provost SGT	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
SGT Alistair Rae	Platoon SGT	Royal Army Ordnance Corps,Training Instructor
SGT Mark Sullivan	Drill SGT	Recruit Instructor
WO2 Glen Thomas	Company SGT Major	Sandhurst Officer
CAPT Henry Dodds	Platoon Commander	Royal Engineers
Padre David Rindell	Padre	Royal Army Chaplain’s Department

Montgomery Platoon recruits

1 Section CPL Richard Nauyokas	Ages	Occupation	Status	2 Section CPL Joe Murray	Ages	Occupation	Status
Tjobbe Andrews	22 (1982)	Website Designer	PASSED OUT	Chris Andrew	21 (1982)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT
Marcus Birks	23 (1981)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT	Michael Blackham	19 (1985)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT
David Butler	21 (1983)	Joiner	PASSED OUT	Alan Brown	23 (1981)	Unemployed	LEFT
Shaun Carr	18 (1986)	Student	PASSED OUT	Luke Brown	23 (1981)	Unemployed	LEFT
Peter Cray	23 (1980)	Actor	PASSED OUT	Chris Davis	18 (1986)	Student	PASSED OUT
Ashley Cummings	18 (1986)	Student	LEFT	Damien Ellis	23 (1980)	Graduate	PASSED OUT
Matthew Gilks	21 (1982)	Builder	PASSED OUT	Daniel Kett	21 (1982)	Civil Engineer	LEFT
Robert Grundy	19 (1984)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT	Michael Lowes	22 (1982)	Salesperson	PASSED OUT
Chris Harkin	18 (1986)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT	Alex Rennie	24 (1979)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT
John Kyprianou	23 (1980)	Barman	PASSED OUT	Shingi Sekerama	19 (1985)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT
Mark Lamont	20 (1985)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT	Robert Shutler	22 (1983)	Student	PASSED OUT
Ashley Morton	21 (1983)	Landscape Gardener	LEFT	Scott Simpson	18 (1986)	Unemployed	LEFT
Wil Moynihan	20 (1983)	Barman	PASSED OUT	Wayne Spiller	24 (1980)	Student	PASSED OUT
Hassan Murtada	24 (1979)	Scaffolder	PASSED OUT	Christopher Townsend	20 (1983)	Barman/Student	LEFT
Robert Pembrook	19 (1984)	Unemployed	PASSED OUT	Richard Weaver	20 (1984)	Cinema Team Leader	PASSED OUT
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Stilianos Xidakis	18 (1985)	High School Student	PASSED OUT

Key

PASSED OUT = Recruit was present at the final stages of training, at the Passing Out Parade.
LEFT = Recruit quit or was discharged before making it to the final parade.

Series overview

Luke Brown and Ashley Morton were dishonourably discharged. Morton was the only recruit to receive a dishonourable discharge for committing a criminal offence, namely an unprovoked assault (a headbutt) on John Kyprianou, although the latter chose not to press charges against Morton. Scott Simpson, Daniel Kett and Chris Townsend chose to leave voluntarily. Ashley Cummings and Alan Brown’s statuses are unknown, as how they were discharged was never specified. Alan Brown also did not turn up on the first day due to a scheduled court appearance; he received a conditional discharge in connection with a fight that he had previously been involved in, with the requirement that he complete National Service.

After the filming of the series, Michael Lowes suffered from clinical depression after facing indecent exposure charges, and was found dead in his home from an apparent suicide in 2010, at age 28.^[2] SGT Alistair Rae, the platoon sergeant for Montgomery, Churchill and Pegasus Platoons, died in November 2020 at the age of 62 due to complications from COVID-19,^[3] as did contestant Marcus Birks in 2021, at the age of 40.^[4]

The main filming location for series two was at New Zealand Farm Camp on Salisbury Plain.

Series 3 (Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class, 2005)

Churchill Platoon NCO’s and Officers

Rank/Name:	Role:	Experience:
CPL Glenn Thomas	1 Section NCO	Sandhurst Officer
CPL Joe Murray	2 Section NCO	Parachute Regiment
CPL Taff Gillingham	Q/M NCO	Logistics
CPL Richard Nauyokas	Relief NCO	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
CPL John Goodwin	PTI	PTI
CPL Gary Nash	PTI	PTI
CPL Joseph Hoodless	Platoon Admin	Royal Marines
CPL Kevin Smith	Platoon Medic	Royal Army Medical Corps
CPL Timothy Dean	Provost CPL	Military Police
CPL James Lance	Provost CPL	Military Police
SGT Timothy Weston	Provost SGT	Grenadier Guards
SGT Alistair Rae	Platoon SGT	Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Training Instructor
WO2 Julian Whatley	Company SGT Major	Regimental SGT Major
CAPT Harry Lort Phillips	Platoon Commander	9th/12th Royal Lancers
MAJ Henry Dodds	Company Commander	Royal Engineers
Padre David Rindell	Padre	Royal Army Chaplain’s Department

Churchill Platoon recruits

1 Section (Blue) NCO – CPL Glen Thomas	Ages	Occupation	Officer Potential	2 Section (Red) NCO – CPL Joe Murray	Ages	Occupation	Officer Potential
Tim Bailey	22 (1983)	Unemployed	YES	Darren Adams	19 (1986)	Student	NO
Carl Bedford	20 (1985)	Unemployed	NO	Ross Barrett	20 (1984)	Unemployed Novelist/Barman	NO
Chris Danns	24 (1981)	Unemployed	NO	Steven Bedford	20 (1984)	Unemployed	LEFT
Aaron Groom	23 (1981)	Unemployed	NO	Ben Hains	21 (1984)	Painter Decorator	NO
Les Harvey	18 (1987)	Royal Marine Dropout/Stock Taker	NO	Darren Hardman	22 (1982)	Unemployed	YES
Jack Kendall	21 (1984)	Scaffolder	NO	Rifat Hassan	22 (1982)	Security Guard	YES
Simon Magil	22 (1982)	Unemployed	YES	David Johnstone	24 (1980)	Web Designer	NO
Garry Miller	20 (1985)	Office Junior	YES	Jonathan McDade	18 (1987)	Student	YES
Adam Oakley	19 (1986)	Royal Mail Sorter	LEFT	Simon Pietkewitz	23 (1983)	Unemployed	YES
Robert Page	20 (1984)	Drivers Mate	YES	Benjamin Priestman	22 (1982)	Unemployed	NO
Simon Pinkney	23 (1981)	Actor/Dancer	LEFT	Matthew Rawlings	24 (1980)	Boxer	NO
James Roberts	20 (1984)	Tyre Fitter	YES	Haydn Russell	21 (1984)	Sales Temp	NO
Robert Schofield	21 (1983)	Unemployed	NO	Rocco Scalercio	20 (1985)	Unemployed	NO
Dale Tate	22 (1983)	Unemployed	LEFT	Taisen Coree-Smith	24 (1981)	Unemployed	NO
Matthew Tate	24 (1980)	Unemployed	LEFT	Adrian Turton	24 (1980)	Technician	LEFT
Wesley Worrall	21 (1983)	Unemployed	LEFT	Kirk Woodend	21 (1984)	Stripper/Porn Actor	LEFT

Key

YES = Recruit was selected for officer training.
NO = Recruit was not selected for officer training.
LEFT = Recruit left the series, either voluntarily, due to being dishonourably discharged or a medical discharge.

Series overview

Les Harvey was nicknamed “Nemo” (a reference to the Pixar film Finding Nemo) by the NCOs, after being singled out during the first day at the camp by Sgt Rae, who remarked that he looked like “something that’s just escaped out of a tropical fish tank”.

After Wesley Worrall and Steven Bedford were discharged, Chris Danns and Matthew Rawlings were drafted in, as replacement recruits.

Robert Page initially was selected for officer training but quit before training began and was forced to return to unit.

At the end of the final episode, the narrator stated that 11 of 24 who passed out had subsequently applied to join the regular British Army.

This is CPL Richard Nauyokas’ very first appearance in series 3
while his previous appearances were in series 1 to 2.

Robert Page died after the filming of the series in 2020 at age 36. His cause is unknown.

The main filming location for series three was again at Browndown Training Camp at Lee-on-Solent.

Series 4 (Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme, 2006)

Pegasus Platoon NCO’s and Officers

Rank/Name:	Role:	Experience:
LCPL Susan Tucker	Company Clerk	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
LCPL JJ Adams	Assistant Medic	Royal Air Force
CPL Richard Nauyokas	1 Section NCO	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
CPL Joe Murray	2 Section NCO	Parachute Regiment
SGT Taff Gillingham	Q/M NCO	Logistics
CPL John Newton	PTI	Parachute Regiment
CPL Jim Bush	PTI	Parachute Regiment
CPL Alex Bohanna	Platoon Medic	Royal Army Medical Corps
CPL Kevin Smith	Assistant Medic	Royal Army Medical Corps
CPL Timothy Dean	Provost CPL	Military Police
CPL James Lance	Provost CPL	Military Police
SGT Taff Gillingham	Q/M NCO	Logistics
SGT Timothy Weston	Provost SGT	Grenadier Guards
SGT Alistair Rae	Platoon SGT	Training Instructor
WO2 Julian Whatley	Company SGT Major	Regimental SGT Major
CAPT Henry Dodds	Platoon Commander	Royal Engineers

Pegasus Platoon recruits

Blue Section NCO – CPL Richard Nauyokus	Ages	Occupation	Final Jump Selection	Red Section NCO – CPL Joe Murray	Ages	Occupation	Final Jump Selection
Jamie Brooks	21 (1984)		NO	James Bourne	23 (1983)	Unemployed	YES
Samuel Bruce Angland	21 (1984)	Security Guard	NO	Chris Coad	22 (1984)	Unemployed	NO
Keith Burke	19 (1987)	Unemployed	LEFT	Aiden Chaffe	18 (1988)	Unemployed	NO
Colin Elliot	23 (1983)	Unemployed	LEFT	Andrew Findlay	24 (1981)	Teaching Assistant	NO
Mark Grimes	26 (1979)	Unemployed	NO	Luke Howard	18 (1987)		LEFT
Sebastian Judd	21 (1985)		YES	Kyle Jensen	22 (1983)	Roofer	YES
Raymond Impey	21 (1985)	Unemployed	LEFT	Andrew Jimson	25 (1981)	Unemployed	LEFT
Phillip Lee-Hodgeson	20 (1985)		NO	Darren McDonald	26 (1980)	Fitness Instructor	LEFT
Adam Mercer	25 (1981)	Unemployed	LEFT	Sean Morris	24 (1981)		YES
Luke Moyes	19 (1986)		LEFT	Shaz Nawaz	23 (1982)	Security Guard	YES
Joe Peto	18 (1988)		YES	Jerry Reilly	25 (1980)		NO
Matthew Reed	18 (1988)	University Student/Riot Leader	LEFT	Joe Renwick	19 (1986)		NO
Giles Walker	25 (1980)		LEFT	Leon Thompson	20 (1986)		LEFT
Steven Walker	22 (1983)		YES	Jamie Smeadly	21 (1984)	Plasterer	NO
Gavin Woodhouse	21 (1985)	Unemployed	YES	Robin Woodfourth	22 (1983)	Unemployed	YES
Dean Whittaker	24 (1982)		LEFT	Tyrone Walsh	26 (1979)		NO

Key

YES = Recruit was selected for the Final Parachute Jump
NO = Recruit was not selected for Final Parachute Jump.
LEFT = Recruit left the series, either voluntarily, due to being dishonourably discharged or a medical discharge.

Series overview

The Passing Out Parade never stated who received “Best Recruit”, or “Most Improved Recruit”. Blue Section was the winning section.

Aiden Chaffe died on 22 October 2018 at the age of 31 following a skydiving accident.^[5]

Robin Woodforth died on 24th February 2025 at the age of 41.

Series four was filmed at the Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, in Dorset. However, for the series, it was named ‘Sandford Army Camp’.

Series four is the only series to not feature interviews with celebrities who had completed National Service in the 1950s.

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	3 June 2002	5 July 2002	10
2	8 July 2004	26 August 2004	8
3	28 July 2005	8 September 2005	7
4	11 July 2006	29 August 2006	7

Ratings

Official episode viewing figures are from BARB.^[6]

Series 1

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	ITV weekly ranking
1	3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)	—	—
2	5 June 2002 (2002-06-05)	6.14	15
3	10 June 2002 (2002-06-10)	6.27	14
4	14 June 2002 (2002-06-14)	5.47	18
5	17 June 2002 (2002-06-17)	5.28	23
6	21 June 2002 (2002-06-21)	—	—
7	24 June 2002 (2002-06-24)	5.98	14
8	25 June 2002 (2002-06-25)	5.19	16
9	28 June 2002 (2002-06-28)	4.93	18
10	5 July 2002 (2002-07-05)	5.42	18

Series 2

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	ITV weekly ranking
1	8 July 2004 (2004-07-08)	6.48	15
2	15 July 2004 (2004-07-15)	6.58	13
3	22 July 2004 (2004-07-22)	6.23	15
4	29 July 2004 (2004-07-29)	5.45	17
5	5 August 2004 (2004-08-05)	5.64	16
6	12 August 2004 (2004-08-12)	5.41	17
7	19 August 2004 (2004-08-19)	5.44	16
8	26 August 2004 (2004-08-26)	4.72	16

Series 3

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	ITV weekly ranking
1	28 July 2005 (2005-07-28)	5.13	15
2	4 August 2005 (2005-08-04)	5.24	15
3	11 August 2005 (2005-08-11)	5.23	15
4	18 August 2005 (2005-08-18)	4.67	18
5	25 August 2005 (2005-08-25)	5.05	15
6	1 September 2005 (2005-09-01)	5.09	15
7	8 September 2005 (2005-09-08)	5.40	18

Series 4

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	ITV weekly ranking
1	11 July 2006 (2006-07-11)	3.87	19
2	18 July 2006 (2006-07-18)	3.31	21
3	25 July 2006 (2006-07-25)	3.14	21
4	1 August 2006 (2006-08-01)	3.31	25
5	15 August 2006 (2006-08-15)	—	—
6	22 August 2006 (2006-08-22)	—	—
7	29 August 2006 (2006-08-29)	—	—

Italian version

The format has been exported to Italy and first aired in 2021.

Country	Title	TV channel	Seasons	Distribution
Italy	La caserma	Rai 2	2	27 January 2021 – 10 March 2021 12 November 2023 – 17 December 2023

Lads’ Army: Difference between revisions

Format