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Overview

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Seasons:
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Release Date:
31 July 1968 (UK) more
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Plot:
Popular BBC comedy series set in the fictional south coast seaside town of Walmington-On-Sea during World War 2... more
Awards:
1 win & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Dad's Army Star Bean Dies
 (From WENN. 23 June 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)

London's Lunch Club Honors Scriptwriter Jimmy Perry
 (From CinemaRetro. 30 April 2009, 5:44 PM, PDT)

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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 12 of 77)
Arthur Lowe ... Capt. George Mainwaring / ... (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
John Le Mesurier ... Sgt. Arthur Wilson (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
Clive Dunn ... LCpl. Jack Jones (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
John Laurie ... Pte. James Frazer (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
Arnold Ridley ... Pte. Charles Godfrey (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
Ian Lavender ... Pte. Frank Pike (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
James Beck ... Pte. Joe Walker (60 episodes, 1968-1973)
Bill Pertwee ... A.R.P. Warden Hodges / ... (57 episodes, 1968-1977)
Bud Flanagan ... The Voice Of / ... (49 episodes, 1968-1975)
Edward Sinclair ... Verger Henry Yeatman / ... (46 episodes, 1968-1977)
Colin Bean ... Private Sponge / ... (41 episodes, 1968-1977)
Frank Williams ... Rev. Timothy Farthing / ... (40 episodes, 1969-1977)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Fighting Tigers (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min (80 episodes)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
BBC Head of Comedy Michael Mills was initially against the casting of Arthur Lowe in the lead role of Captain Mainwaring. more
Quotes:
Pike: I'll tell mum. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dad's Army: Mum's Army (#4.9)" (1970) more
Soundtrack:
Calling all workers more

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15 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Simply the Best, 16 December 2000
Author: Robski from United Kingdom

To say that I love this show is an understatement. Comedies may come and go and have their moment, such as Royle Family or One Foot in the Grave, but there are precious few thats allure and appeal are timeless. Dad's Army is one such comedy.

A mix of subtle scripting, with gentle humour and a cast that is unsurpassed in sitcom history makes even the odd mediocre episode a pure joy to watch.

The casting is a joy with the characters so broadly defined and so well rounded the episodes almost write themselves around the situation that the individual episode is based on.

Also ponder for a moment the irony of the fact that Dads Army became hugely popular after the death of the majority of the cast.

An all time classic.

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