Dad's Army (2016)

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writers:

Hamish McColl (screenplay), Jimmy Perry (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Mark Tandy, Russell Balogh, Andrew Havill

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Tandy	...	Major Cunningham
Russell Balogh	...	Lundt (as Russell Balough)
Andrew Havill	...	Captain Meeks
Heinz	...	The Pigeon
Emily Atack	...	Daphne
Daniel Mays	...	Walker
Toby Jones	...	George Mainwaring
Blake Harrison	...	Frank Pike
Michael Gambon	...	Godfrey
Bill Nighy	...	Arthur Wilson
Bill Paterson	...	Frazer
Tom Courtenay	...	Jones
Bertie	...	The Bull
Nigel Launder	...	Farmer
Oliver Tobias	...	Canaris

Storyline

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

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Plot Keywords:

ragtag team | end credits roll call | british humor | british comedy | female journalist | 

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Taglines:

From the Director of Johnny English Reborn

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Genres:

Comedy | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Universal Pictures

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az ükhadsereg

Filming Locations:

High Street,Old Town, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

DJ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Walmington-on-Sea is believed to have been modeled on Bexhill-on-Sea, over the county border in Sussex.

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Goofs

In the 'camouflage' scene, the troops are standing in a field containing a cereal crop sown with a modern seed drill, complete with 'tramlines', not achievable until the early 1980s.

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Quotes

Arthur Wilson: I do believe I won the exercise, sir.
George Mainwaring: You did nothing of the sort, not dressed like that. You're Disqualified!
Arthur Wilson: I thought I was being resourceful
George Mainwaring: You were being devious and underhand. It's no way for a spy to behave!

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Crazy Credits

There are outtakes and bloopers during the credits.

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Connections

References Lifeboat (1944)

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Soundtracks

The Ride of the Valkyries
(uncredited)
Written by Richard Wagner
Heard over the opening sequence

User Reviews

As a long time fan I loved it and laughed a lot.

As someone who watched Dad's Army a long time ago and still puts the DVDs on from time to time I loved it and laughed the whole way through.

The casting was excellent. The characters were close enough to the original but still bought enough of their own version to make something new.

In discussion with other Dad's Army fans we were worried that this might be a disappointment but on the contrary, I thought it was very well done.

If you are new to Dad's Army, it might be a puzzle or may not stand well enough on its own but otherwise go and see it.