Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A cockney, Walker was born in 1906, and raised in Plaistow, East London. [3] He is the second-youngest member of the platoon, the youngest being Private Pike.A pleasant and amiable, if slightly shifty, personality, [1] Walker is nevertheless a constant thorn in Captain Mainwaring's side, for he does not share Mainwaring's idealism.
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.
These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
The episode title pays homage to the wartime catchphrase of Tommy Handley in the ITMA radio series, "Don't forget the diver sir; do not forget the diver" about the character Deepend Dan. The episode sees the first appearance of Robert Raglan as Captain Square's Sergeant. He would later return in a semi-regular role as the "Colonel".
Jack Jones joined the army as a drummer boy in 1884; thereafter, he served in five military campaigns – the Gordon Relief Expedition to the Sudan (1884–1885), the Anglo-Egyptian Reconquest of the Sudan (1896–1899), the Boer War (1899–1901), where after that he was promoted to Lance Corporal, and the First World War (1914–1918 ...
"Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret" is an episode in the British tv comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 22 March 1969. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 22 March 1969.
"All Is Safely Gathered In" is the eighth episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on 24 November 1972. The episode was a favourite episode of writer David Croft, which he described in an interview with Graham McCann as "a joyous thing". [1]
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.