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:

Stupid boy!

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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:

Armia tetryków

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

In the TV series the only time you 'see' Mrs Mainwaring is in the air raid shelter, when you see her body having broken through the top bunk into Capt. Mainwaring's space below. This scene is recreated in this film.

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Goofs

Rose Winter's suit could not have been by Chanel because the House of Chanel closed in 1939 and did not reopen until 1954.

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Quotes

George Mainwaring: The boys have been dragging their feet, lately.
Arthur Wilson: Yes, they have been a bit lax.
George Mainwaring: There's no need for Latin, Wilson. If the king's English is good enough for him, it's good enough for you. You're not at Cambridge now, you know.
Arthur Wilson: Oxford actually.

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Crazy Credits

There are outtakes and bloopers during the credits.

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Connections

References The Sea Hawk (1940)

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Soundtracks

Moonlight Serenade
Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (as Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
Written by Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parish
Published by EMI Music Publishing / EMI Robbins Catalogue Inc.
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

User Reviews

A decent attempt. Shame it's not a funny one.

Lets face it, everyone involved in this was on a hiding to nothing from the start. If this film had too many nods to the original (and beloved) TV series, it would be criticised. If it tried to be its own beast, it would be criticised.

In the end it fails as a film because a) it tries to be a bit of both, and b) it just simply isn't funny.

There are some talented people involved, all doing very respectful takes on the original characters, but they are working with a weak (and often historically inaccurate) script that means they are lumbered doing imitations, rather than putting their own spin on the roles.

It's a shame this isn't good, but I can't say I'm surprised.