Dad's Army
Feature-length version of the classic sitcom. With an invasion looming, the fate of Walmington-on-Sea rests with Britain's least competent Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard unit.
Feature-length version of the classic sitcom about the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard unit of a small seaside town.
In 1940, with a German invasion looming, the defence of Walmington-on-Sea is in the hands of local bank manager Captain Mainwaring and a motley collection of volunteers.
After a series of blunders, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard finally get the glory they deserve.
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Dad's Army: The radio series
The classic radio episodes, made between 1973 and 1976.
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How close to reality was the depiction of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard in the series Dad's Army?
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Dad's Army actors share their castaway choices with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
Music Played
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News: Gambon and Courtenay to star in Dad's Army film
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Mainwaring | Arthur Lowe |
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Lance Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
| Private Godfrey | Arnold Ridley |
| Private Pike | Ian Lavender |
| Mavis Pike | Liz Fraser |
| Major Gen Fullard | Bernard Archard |
| Regimental Sergeant-Major | Derek Newark |
| ARP Warden Hodges | Bill Pertwee |
| Reverend Farthing | Frank Williams |
| Director | Norman Cohen |
| Producer | John R Sloan |
| Writer | Jimmy Perry |
| Writer | David Croft |
Broadcasts
Fri 9 Apr 1976 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London- Sat 5 May 1979 18:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Tue 28 Jul 1981 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sat 5 Mar 1983 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Mon 25 Aug 1986 19:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sat 14 May 1988 18:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Wed 27 Dec 1989 11:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sat 31 Jul 1993 17:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sat 10 Aug 1996 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sun 12 Jul 1998 14:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Wed 28 Dec 2005 17:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Wed 27 Dec 2006 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Fri 28 Dec 2007 17:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Fri 28 Dec 2007 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 2 Aug 2008 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 20 Dec 2008 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- Tue 22 Dec 2009 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
- Sun 2 May 2010 17:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 5 Dec 2010 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 29 Dec 2012 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Wales & England only
- Boxing Day 2013 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 27 Dec 2014 17:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Scotland & Wales only
- Sat 3 Jan 2015 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 19 Dec 2015 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Sat 2 Jan 2021 18:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Northern Ireland, Wales, Wales HD & 1 more only
- Sat 17 Jul 2021 17:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 17 Jul 2021 18:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 17 Jul 2021 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD & England only
- Fri 31 Dec 2021 18:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD & England only
- Sat 2 Jul 2022 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 2 Jul 2022 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
How Captain Mainwairing and Sgt Wilson got called up
Letters from the actors, internal Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ memos and photos from the first episode to the last