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Dad's Army is a 2016 British war comedy film, based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. It is directed by Oliver Parker and set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays an elegant German spy, posing as a journalist, reporting on the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon.
Co-writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry during a Dad's Army event at Bressingham Steam Museum, May 2011. Originally intended to be called The Fighting Tigers, Dad's Army was based partly on co-writer and creator Jimmy Perry's experiences in the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV, later known as the Home Guard) [7] [8] and highlighted a somewhat forgotten aspect of defence during the Second World War.
The Rear Guard is a 1976 pilot episode for an American adaptation of the British situation comedy Dad's Army. The pilot was aired on Tuesday, 10 August 1976 by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). [1] However, it was not commissioned as a series. As it was considered a failure, the original tapes were wiped.
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Actors from the television show 'Dad's Army', (L-R) John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe and Clive Dunn, holding their pints of being aloft as they celebrate the West End stage production of their show ...
All About the History-Making Army Unit Depicted in Netflix's New Movie. ... Kerry Washington portrays Lt. Col. Charity Adams in the Netflix film. The real-life leader was born in Kittrell, N.C ...
Dad's Army is a 1971 British war comedy film directed by Norman Cohen and starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender and James Beck. [2] It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and was the first film adaptation of the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977). It was filmed between ...
Private Godfrey is portrayed by Michael Gambon in the 2016 Dad's Army film.. Bernard Cribbins was set to portray him in a series of re-enactments of otherwise lost episodes of Dad's Army, [6] but had to step away from the project for personal reasons, and was replaced by Timothy West.