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Dad's Army

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    (July 31, 1968-November 13, 1977)
    Aired on BBC1
    Arthur Lowe as Captain George Mainwaring
    John Le Mesurier as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
    Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jack Jones
    John Laurie as Private James Frazier
    James Beck as Private Joe Walker (1968-73)
    Arnold Ridley as Private Charles Godfrey
    Ian Lavender as Private Frank Pike
    Bill Pertwee as Warden William Hodges
    Frank Williams as Rev. Timothy Farthing
    Premise: (Mis)adventures of a World War II Home Guard unit in Walmington-on-Sea

Why Dad's Army might be annoying:

    The opening titles originally featured footage of refugees and Nazi soldiers until BBC1 controller Paul Fox ordered removed as unsuitable for a comedy.
    Much of the cast was surprised by the show's success, with Lowe noting, 'We expected the show to have limited appeal, to the age group that lived through the war and the Home Guard.'
    Three episodes from the second season remain lost, presumably as a result of the original tapes being reused.
    The episode 'Absent Friends' was not rebroadcast for decades because the plot involved tracking down a suspected IRA member.
    By the last season, Lavender was sporting grey hair while portraying a teenager.

Why Dad's Army might not be annoying:

    It was inspired by co-creator Jimmy Perry's own experiences in the Home Guard.
    Its opening theme, 'Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?,' was such a convincing pastiche that it was often mistaken for an actual World War II-era song.
    It lasted longer than World War II did.
    It is the BBC's go-to emergency backup program for when technical problems prevent a scheduled show from airing. (For example, an episode aired on June 20, 2000, when a power failure interrupted transmission of 'News at Six.')
    When the show celebrated its 50th anniversary, its reruns were still airing in prime time on BBC2.
    It finished fourth in the BBC's 'Britain's Greatest Sitcom' poll (2004) and 13th on the British Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest British TV Programs (2000).

Credit: C. Fishel


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