saw the first Carry On film, the very similar Carry on Sergeant (1958), which also featured Hartnell, Hawtrey and Rossington. Royal Variety Performance In June 1959, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Norman Rossington, Bill Fraser and Ted Lune performed a short The Army Game scene at the Royal Variety Performance in front of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. This was the last Royal Variety Performance not to be televised, although highlights were broadcast on BBC radio on 29 June 1959. DVD releases Of the 154 episodes made, 52 are thought to survive. On 6 June 2005, Network released the first 26 episodes from series 3 on DVD under the title The Army Game – Volume 1. On 14 August 2006, the remaining twenty-four episodes (including three surviving episodes from the first series) were released under the title The Army Game – Volume 2. An episode of Bootsie and Snudge was included. The Army Game Collection, containing every surviving episode, was released on 13 August 2008. References Bibliography Mark Lewisohn, Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy, BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003 External links The Army Game at Nostalgia Central The Army Game at British TV Comedy 1957 British television series debuts 1961 British television series endings 1950s British sitcoms 1960s British sitcoms ITV sitcoms Military comedy television series English-language television shows Television shows adapted into films Television shows adapted into novels Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television Black-and-white British television shows