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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.
Captain George Mainwaring (/ ˈ m æ n ər ɪ ŋ /) (Arthur Lowe), the pompous, if essentially brave and unerringly patriotic, local bank manager. Mainwaring appointed himself leader of his town's contingent of Local Defence Volunteers.
Note: First appearances of Arthur Lowe as Captain George Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Arthur Wilson, Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jack Jones, John Laurie as Private James Frazer, Arnold Ridley as Private Charles Godfrey, Ian Lavender as Private Frank Pike and James Beck as Private Joe Walker.
George Mainwaring may refer to: Captain Mainwaring , fictional character in the television sitcom Dad's Army Sir George Mainwaring (MP, died 1628) (before 1551–1628), English politician
George Mainwaring and his clerks, Arthur Wilson and Frank Pike, are laying sandbags at the window. Mainwaring then receives a message saying that he can set up a LDV unit to protect Britain. He finds out more about this on the wireless, having been told by a clerk, Janet King , that Anthony Eden is about to make a Ministerial broadcast.
From getting stuck in a gate to upsetting the Germans, Private Frank Pike often got himself into predicaments.
This episode featured the final regular appearances of Arthur Lowe as Captain George Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Arthur Wilson, Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jack Jones, John Laurie as Private James Frazer, Arnold Ridley as Private Charles Godfrey and Ian Lavender as Private Frank Pike.
A scene in this episode involving Captain Mainwaring and his brother Barry is considered to be one of the "great[est] scenes" in the series. [ 11 ] In the 2007 documentary Dad's Army: The Passing Years , Frank Williams described the episode as being "most wonderful", praising particularly the dual role of Lowe, which he described as being ...