It Ain't Half Hot Mum to Bombardier after Solly is demobbed and sent back to Britain. The soldiers are under the orders of Battery Sergeant Major "Shut Up" Williams, a belligerent Welshman who has spent almost all of his life as a professional soldier. In turn, Williams reports to the two officers in charge of the Concert Party: Captain Ashwood and Lieutenant-Colonel Reynolds. Both Ashwood and Reynolds are characterised as coming from upper-class backgrounds. Ashwood, the younger officer, is rather stupid and slightly excitable, while Reynolds is older and more worldly-wise and sensible. While often bemoaning the rough conditions of Army life, both Ashwood and
Talat Hussain (actor) has also performed in many stage productions in Pakistan including, "Andhera Ujala" (produced by Nautanki Tola) "Raz o Niaz" (produced by Rafi Peer Theatre) and "Sufaid Khoon" (produced by NAPA) among others. In 1972, he moved to England and joined the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Hussain's early roles on television in the UK were in Jimmy Perry and David Croft's "It Ain't Half Hot Mum", "Cabaret Time", "Don't Take the Mickey, Fight to Jovani" alongside Jeffrey Holland and Robin Parkinson. He also worked for BBC Radio in the play "Crown Coat." He also worked on stage