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The Best Episodes of It Ain't Half Hot Mum

Every episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of It Ain't Half Hot Mum!

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In 1945, during the final months of the Second World War, a group of soldiers perform for the Royal Artillery concert party, with comic acts and musical numbers for others prior to their departure for

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 8 Episode 7 - The Last Roll Call
    9.1/10(60 votes)

    S8:E7

    The men reach England and prepare for demobilisation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 8 Episode 1 - Gloria's Finest Hour
    8.6/10(44 votes)

    S8:E1

    A head injury changes Beaumont's personality, turning him into a fighting machine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 2 Episode 8 - The Night of the Thugs
    8.2/10(48 votes)

    S2:E8

    The concert party take refuge from a rainstorm in a ruined temple and fall victim to a fanatical native sect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 8 Episode 6 - The Long Road Home
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    S8:E6

    It's time for the men from the Concert Party to start the return journey to Britain. Everyone is supposed to have injections before setting off. The vaccine runs out before Lofty gets his jabs, so he has to stay behind when the others begin their journey. A new batch of vaccine turns up after the others have left, so Lofty is given his injections and, accompanied by the Char Wallah, he sets off to try to catch up with the main evacuation party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 2 Episode 1 - Showing the Flag
    8.1/10(45 votes)

    S2:E1

    The Sergeant Major tries to train the concert party to lower the flag at sunset.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 7 Episode 3 - Dog in the Manger
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    S7:E3

    Captain Ashwood falls victim to unwanted attention from a female officer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 1 Episode 5 - The Jungle Patrol
    8.0/10(53 votes)

    S1:E5

    Sergeant Major Williams talks the Colonel into letting him take the men from the Concert Party on a jungle survival course. The Sergeant Major thinks everyone is going without food and water, but Solly has arranged for Rangi Ram and the Char Wallah to follow behind with hot tea and food. While the Sergeant Major suffers from hunger and thirst, the men from the Concert Party keep sneaking off to eat and drink.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 1 Episode 8 - The Inspector Calls
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    S1:E8

    The Sergeant Major wants the men from the Concert Party to do guard duty and drill. The Colonel points out that they all have different uniforms, so they wouldn't look right on guard. The Sergeant Major plans to get the gang to dress up in similar uniforms by persuading them to include a 'military' number in the show. Solly manages to get hold of some uniforms and begins to rehearse 'The Road To Mandalay'. The General pays a visit to inspect the camp. He complains about the fact that the men in the camp all seem to be wearing different uniforms. Then he sees the Sergeant Major drilling the Concert Party, all dressed in similar uniforms, and insists on inspecting them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 3 Episode 2 - Mind My Maharajah
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    S3:E2

    The concert party is sent to the palace of the Maharajah of Bharatpur to protect him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 3 Episode 6 - Don't Take the Micky
    8.0/10(37 votes)

    S3:E6

    Sergeant Major Williams tries to break up the concert party by promoting Gunner Graham.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 7 Episode 6 - Star Commandos
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    S7:E6

    The Concert Party travels to the front.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 1 Episode 7 - The Road to Bannu
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    S1:E7

    The Concert Party are on their way to put on a show for the troops at Bannu, on the Northwest Frontier. After a long, hot train journey, they set off by road on the last leg of the journey. The truck breaks down and the men are stranded. They find themselves surrounded by hostile tribesmen. Solly has to pose as Bing Crosby and put on a show for the tribesmen in order to pacify them. When Gloria appears as Dorothy Lamour, the leader of the tribesmen wants to buy 'her'.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 7 Episode 2 - The Guinea Pigs
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    S7:E2

    The Concert Party are roped into testing a new anti-malaria drug.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 2 Episode 2 - Down in the Jungle
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    S2:E2

    The concert party's plane makes a crash landing, and the men realise they could be behind enemy lines.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 2 Episode 3 - The Natives are Revolting
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    S2:E3

    The Sergeant Major is determined to find out who replaced the camp's Union Jack with an Indian flag.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 2 Episode 6 - Forbidden Fruits
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    S2:E6

    When the army runs out of "that stuff they put in our tea" the men cannot stop thinking about women. Colonel Reynolds tries to see Mrs Waddilove-Evans when her husband is not home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 3 Episode 3 - Bang Goes the Maharajah
    7.8/10(40 votes)

    S3:E3

    The concert party try to stop the attempts on the life of the Maharajah of Bharatpur.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 3 Episode 5 - Pale Hands I Love
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    S3:E5

    The sergeant major falls in love and gets into trouble with the Tongs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 4 Episode 2 - Kidnapped in the Khyber
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    S4:E2

    When it becomes difficult for Colonel Reynolds to hide his affair with Mrs Waddilove-Evans, he decides it's best to accompany the concert party to a show on the North-West Frontier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 8 Episode 3 - Aquastars
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    S8:E3

    A show on the river does not go the way it was planned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 1 Episode 1 - Meet the Gang
    7.7/10(77 votes)

    S1:E1

    Gunner Solomons is trying to run a Concert Party rehearsal and he's finding it difficult without Gunner Graham, the pianist, who's been put on jankers by Sergeant Major Williams. The Sergeant Major is determined that Graham will spend his time painting stones white rather than playing the piano for a 'bunch of puffs'. Solly decides to appeal to a higher authority, so he sends the Bearer off to deliver a note to the Colonel. As a result, Graham is excused jankers and allowed to join the rest of the Concert Party in rehearsal. That evening, the Concert Party performance is interrupted when a large mob of locals stage an anti-British protest outside the camp gates. The Sergeant Major finds himself 'annointed' with the dung of a sacred animal - all over his best tunic.

    Director:David Croft
    Writers:David Croft, Jimmy Perry

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  22. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 1 Episode 6 - It's a Wise Child
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    S1:E6

    Attempts are made to find out whether or not RSM Williams really IS Parky's father

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 2 Episode 7 - Has Anyone Seen My Cobra?
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    S2:E7

    A snake-charmer's cobra goes missing and is found in the Sergeant Major's quarters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 4 Episode 4 - Ticket to Blighty
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S4:E4

    Bombardier Beaumont tries different ways to get sent home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Season 4 Episode 5 - Lofty's Little Friend
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    S4:E5

    An elephant follows Lofty to the camp.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Last Roll Call" is the best rated episode of "It Ain't Half Hot Mum". It scored 9.1/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/3/1981. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gloria's Finest Hour".