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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.
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 ...
The following is a list of audio releases for the British television and radio sitcom Dad's Army. The list includes cassette tape, compact disc, LP record and 7-inch single vinyl releases. LP Dad's Army, BBC Records, 1975. Contained the radio series episodes " Something Nasty in the Vault "and" Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret ". Volume releases Since 1990, the BBC has been releasing the original ...
John Laurie believed that taking part in the Dad's Army stage show would prove to be too exhaustive for him, [13] so the part of Frazer was played by Hamish Roughead in the 1975–76 stage production. [3] Bill Paterson played Frazer in the 2016 feature film, [14] while David Hayman portrayed Private Frazer in Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes in ...
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".
Dad's Army is a British television sitcom about the United Kingdom's Home Guard during the Second World War, produced by David Croft, and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea , located near Eastbourne , it follows a well-meaning platoon of men ineligible for active service as ...
"Time on My Hands" is the thirteenth and final episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on 29 December 1972. It was originally transmitted on 29 December 1972.