It Ain't Half Hot Mum The Road to Bannu (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, War

It Ain't Half Hot Mum

The Road to Bannu (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, War

The party heads for Bannu to put on a show, first by train and then by jeep, which breaks down in the desert. Knowledge that tribesmen killed British soldiers there 50 years earlier does not inspire confidence. Then some local tribesmen ...See moreThe party heads for Bannu to put on a show, first by train and then by jeep, which breaks down in the desert. Knowledge that tribesmen killed British soldiers there 50 years earlier does not inspire confidence. Then some local tribesmen appear. The concert party sit down to talk with them with Rangi acting as interpreter. When the khan learns that they are a 'road show' he confuses them with the 'Road' film series, popular at the time, leading to Solly impersonating Bing Crosby and the company's drag queen Gunner 'Gloria' Beaumont doing a version of Dorothy Lamour--which goes down rather too well. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Bates Rangi Ram Rangi Ram See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
George Layton Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Windsor Davies Battery Sergeant-Major 'Shut Up' Williams Battery Sergeant-Major 'Shut Up' Williams See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Melvyn Hayes Gunner 'Gloria' Beaumont Gunner 'Gloria' Beaumont See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Donald Hewlett Colonel Charles Reynolds Colonel Charles Reynolds See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Michael Knowles Captain Jonathan Ashwood Captain Jonathan Ashwood See fewer	You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
Christopher Mitchell Gunner 'Parky' Parkin Gunner 'Parky' Parkin See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
John Clegg Gunner 'Paderewski' Graham Gunner 'Paderewski' Graham See fewer	Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Stuart McGugan Gunner 'Atlas' Mackintosh Gunner 'Atlas' Mackintosh See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Don Estelle Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Dino Shafeek Char Wallah Muhammed Char Wallah Muhammed See fewer	Mind Your Language (1977)
Barbar Bhatti Punka Wallah Rumzan (as Babar Bhatti) Punka Wallah Rumzan (as Babar Bhatti) See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Mike Kinsey Gunner 'Nosher' Evans Gunner 'Nosher' Evans See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Kenneth MacDonald Gunner 'Nobby' Clark Gunner 'Nobby' Clark See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Rafiq Anwar Chief Tribesman Chief Tribesman See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Ishaq Bux Stationmaster Stationmaster See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Zohra Sehgal Rangi's Mother-in-Law (as Zohra Segal) Rangi's Mother-in-Law (as Zohra Segal) See fewer	Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Bob Babenia Actor Actor See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Ahmed Khalil Comfort Wallah Comfort Wallah See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Jagdish Kumar Actor Actor See fewer	Aan Milo Sajna (1970)
Rangit Nakara Actor Actor See fewer	Tenko (1981)
Ashwin Patel Ice Cream Wallah Ice Cream Wallah See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Rudolph Ramillo Gold Ring Wallah (as Rudolf Ramillo) Gold Ring Wallah (as Rudolf Ramillo) See fewer	What's Up Nurse! (1977)
Heronimo Sehmi 2nd Char Wallah 2nd Char Wallah See fewer	Shifty (2008)