It Ain't Half Hot Mum

TV Series
1974–1981
30m

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The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.

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IMDb RATING

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Windsor Davies

Battery Sergeant-Major 'Shut Up' Williams

Melvyn Hayes

Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont…

Donald Hewlett

Colonel Charles Reynolds

Don Estelle

Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden

Michael Knowles

Captain Jonathan Ashwood

Christopher Mitchell

Gunner 'Parky' Parkin

John Clegg

Gunner 'Paderewski' Graham

Stuart McGugan

Gunner 'Atlas' Mackintosh

Dino Shafeek

Char Wallah Muhammed

Mike Kinsey

Gunner 'Nosher' Evans

Kenneth MacDonald

Gunner 'Nobby' Clark

Barbar Bhatti

Punka Wallah Rumzan

Michael Bates

Rangi Ram

George Layton

Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons

Andy Ho

Ah Syn, the Chinese Chef…

Renu Setna

The Maharajah…

Ashwin Patel

Pandit…

Mohammad Shamsi

Dr. Rahn…

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Trivia
Unlike contemporaneous 1970s sitcoms such as Dad's Army, Porridge and The Good Life, the BBC does not show repeats of It Ain't Half Hot Mum, allegedly due to its politically incorrect content, which is regarded as badly dated. Before his death, writer Jimmy Perry criticised this, saying the series represents "the historical truth" and helps people understand an important part of history and the changes which came about. He said the BBC was "taking the cowardly way out" by not showing it.

Goofs
It's often quite obvious that John Clegg, as Gunner Graham, is miming his playing of the piano.

Quotes
BSM Williams: Never before have I seen such a blatant display of poofery!

Connections
Featured in Open Door: It Ain't Half Racist Mum (1979)

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9/10

Very funny

This had people rolling around laughing in the 1970s and for good reason. It was very funny and totally politically incorrect which made it even better. No one was offended by it back then - even the targets of its jokes but in today's climate thin skinned professionally offended whackjobs absolutely would be. Hilarious.