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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.
For the film version of Dad's Army (1971), Liz Fraser was cast as Mrs Pike. [8] This decision was made by the director, Norman Cohen, who wanted a less "homely" actress for the role. [9] The recasting was very controversial and one of the changes imposed by backers Columbia Pictures that added to the unhappiness
[2] [3] In 2004, Dad's Army came fourth in a BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was placed 13th in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, and voted for by industry professionals. [4] A second feature film of Dad's Army with a different cast was released in 2016. [5]
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.
Frank John Williams (2 July 1931 – 26 June 2022) was an English actor best known for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army (1969–1977). Often cast as a member of the clergy, Williams appeared in similar roles in sitcoms including The Worker, Vanity Fair, Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord? and film What's ...
Dad's Army character: First appearance: The Man and the Hour: Last appearance: Never Too Old: Portrayed by: John Le Mesurier Bill Nighy (2016 film) Robert Bathurst (2019) In-universe information; Title: The Honourable: Occupation: Bank Chief Clerk Sergeant, Royal Artillery Captain, Middlesex Regiment: Relatives: Unnamed Ex-Wife Unnamed Daughter ...
Dad's Army is a 2016 British war comedy film, based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. It is directed by Oliver Parker and set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays an elegant German spy, posing as a journalist, reporting on the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon.