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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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Dad's Army characters" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Private Frazer; G.
Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English television actor. He appeared in a number of programmes, but is best known for the role of Private Walker, a cockney spiv, in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army from the show's beginning in 1968 until his sudden death in 1973.
Lance Corporal Jack Jones is a fictional Home Guard platoon lance corporal and veteran of the British Empire, [1] first portrayed by Clive Dunn in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. His catchphrases are "Don't panic!", "Permission to speak, sir?" and "They don't like it up 'em!".
Dad's Army episode: Episode no. Series 6 Episode 7: Directed by: David Croft: Story by: Jimmy Perry and David Croft: Original air date: 12 December 1973 () Running time: 30 minutes: Episode chronology
To mark Dad's Army ' s fiftieth anniversary, the Royal Mail issued a set of eight stamps in June 2018. These featured the main characters and their catchphrases, including Warden Hodges's "Put that light out!". [26] In addition, several bobbleheads of the Dad's Army characters have been created by Big Chief Studios, including one of Warden ...
Captain George Mainwaring (/ ˈ m æ n ər ɪ ŋ /) is a fictional Home Guard captain, first portrayed by Arthur Lowe in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army.In the 2016 film he is played by Toby Jones and in the 2019 remake of three missing episodes he is played by Kevin McNally.