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:

The British Empire strikes back.

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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 German

Release Date:

5 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dad's Army

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,738,785

Company Credits

Production Co:

DJ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The precise location of the fictional town of Walmington-on-Sea is revealed in the "Dad's Army - Official Trailer 2" by a red square marker, when a map is briefly shown pinpointing the location to be on the south coast of England, almost exactly equidistant for Brighton and Hastings or the red square markers of Portsmouth and Dover.

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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

The closing credits sequence begins with a caption "You have been watching", followed by scenes of the various characters marching, with captions that show the actors' names but not their characters' names. This is exactly the same style as was used in the original TV series.

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Connections

References From Here to Eternity (1953)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Just watch the series instead

Being a fan of the original television series I'd thought it would be a good idea watching the movie they made out of it. I have to admit the characters were very resembling the original characters. But for someone who never saw the series before, this movie might be a bit boring because you just can't relive the original characters in your imagination. But even to me, I am not sure they had to make a movie out of it. The series were way funnier. I think the early format of short episodes work way better then a long movie. All in all the movie is watchable, but certainly not as funny as I expected to be. Maybe in the future a movie based on the series Allo Allo? Making fun of the Germans is always funny.