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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.
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 ...
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 rent is too damn high", the catchphrase of Jimmy McMillan, a perennial candidate and founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party. "You didn't build that", used by Barack Obama referring to federal infrastructure. The phrase was used by his opponents to suggest that Obama meant there is no individual success in the United States. [33]
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 first attempt at a comprehensive Dad's Army reference book. The Complete A to Z of Dad's Army by Richard Webber with Jimmy Perry and David Croft, Orion Books, 2000. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4. Dad's Army – The Story of A Classic Television Show by Graham McCann, 4th Estate, 2001. ISBN 1-84115-308-7. The Best of British Comedy-Dad's Army by ...
Private Charles Godfrey MM is a fictional Home Guard soldier, first portrayed by Arnold Ridley in the British television sitcom Dad's Army. [1] He is retired and was previously a tailor for the Civil Service Stores or the Army & Navy Stores.