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Sergeant Arthur Wilson is a fictional Home Guard platoon sergeant and bank chief clerk, first portrayed by John Le Mesurier in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. [1]
Tensions rise when Sgt. Arthur Wilson’s close friendship with Mavis Pike, a local bank clerk, starts sparking rumors in the village of Walmington-on-Sea. The gossip takes a surprising turn when Mavis reveals that she’s pregnant, leading the Home Guard members—and especially Captain Mainwaring—to assume that Wilson is the father.
John Le Mesurier (/ l ə ˈ m ɛ ʒ ə r ə /, [1] born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) was an English actor.He is probably best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC television situation comedy Dad's Army (1968–1977).
Every Dad's Army episode included the following main cast members: Arthur Lowe (Captain George Mainwaring), John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Arthur Wilson), Clive Dunn (Lance Corporal Jack Jones), John Laurie (Private James Frazer), Arnold Ridley (Private Charles Godfrey) and Ian Lavender (Private Frank Pike).
Wilson is delighted and is even more delighted when Walker brings him his new hat: a beret. Wilson, with some glee, practises what he is going to say to Mainwaring, who then arrives, announcing that he has recruited a Drill Sergeant for drill practice. Wilson tells him about Bailey's visit, but Mainwaring laughs it off.
However it was the actor’s role as Sergeant Wilson in classic sitcom Dad’s Army that made him a huge star. Despite the fame, adulation and fortune that came his way while playing Wilson, Le ...
The matter is further complicated when Sergeant Wilson develops a friendship with Winters after recognising her as a student he once tutored at the University of Oxford. Unknown to the platoon, Rose is actually the spy sent by Germany to investigate the Allied invasion plans, but a transmission she sends by radio is detected by Cunningham and ...
Wilson is singing to himself in Mainwaring's office. Suddenly, Mainwaring enters, which is a shock to Wilson, as Mainwaring had gone to a Lodge meeting in London for the weekend. Wilson asks if it was cancelled, but Mainwaring admits he did not go after all as his wife, Elizabeth, does not like being in the house on her own during the air raids.