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Jimmy Perry recalls that before writing the sitcom, the Home Guard was a largely forgotten aspect of Britain's defence in the Second World War, something which the series rectified. [31] :12 In a 1972 Radio Times interview, Arthur Lowe expressed surprise at the programme's success: Thetford have created their own Dad's Army Museum to commemorate the towns association with the programme. It was here that the cast and crew stayed and used many parts of the town for location filming.

The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, on the south coast of England. The exterior scenes were mostly filmed in and around the Stanford Training Area [STANTA], near Thetford, Norfolk. [15] Walmington, and its Home Guard platoon, would be on the front line in the event of a German invasion across the English Channel. The first series has a loose narrative thread, with Captain Mainwaring's platoon being formed and equipped, initially with wooden guns and LDV armbands, later on with full army uniforms; the platoon is part of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. This ability to effortlessly generate laughs is due to a combination of superb character writing and performances from a universally excellent cast - a pairing that continues to keep Dad's Army's many catch phrases in common currency. "Don't panic!", "Permission to speak", "You stupid boy!", "We're doomed" and "They don't like it up 'em", are as well recognised as Monty Python's parrot sketch.Michael Aspel interviewed Arthur Lowe in this episode of the chat show. Did you record the episode on video or audio tape? Lowe and Le Mesurier made a final appearance in Dad's Army garb for a 1982 television commercial advertising Wispa chocolate bars. Between 1968 and 1977, the BBC broadcast 84 television episodes of Dad's Army. Across nine series and seven Christmas specials, the programme continues to be one of the most beloved of all British sitcoms. However, not every episode of Dad's Army still survives in its original format. Five episodes were never formally archived by the BBC and are today presumed lost. No footage is known to exist from any of these episodes. They are collectively some of the most sought-after of all lost television programmes. In April 2007, a new stage show was announced with cast members including Leslie Grantham as Private Walker and Emmerdale actor Peter Martin as Captain Mainwaring. [37] The production contained the episodes " A Stripe for Frazer", " The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker", " Room at the Bottom" and " The Deadly Attachment".

Private Sponge ( Colin Bean), a sheep farmer. He leads the members of the platoon's second section (the first section being led by Corporal Jones) and thus had only occasional speaking parts, although he became more prominent in later series. He appeared in 76 of the 80 episodes. [18]Jimmy Perry and David Croft wrote the original screenplay. This was expanded by Cohen to try to make it more cinematic; Columbia executives made more changes to plot and pacing. As finally realised, two-thirds of the film consists of the creation of the platoon; this was the contribution of Perry and Croft, and differs in a number of ways from the formation of the platoon as seen in the first series of the television version. The final third shows the platoon in action, rescuing hostages from the church hall where they had been held captive by the crewmen of a downed German aircraft. Lowe, Le Mesurier, Dunn, Lavender and Pertwee, and Jones's van, appeared in character at the finish of the 1974 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. The stage show, billed as Dad's Army—The Musical, was staged in Australia and toured New Zealand in 2004–2005, starring Jon English. Several sections of this stage show were filmed and have subsequently been included as extras on the final Dad's Army DVD. Originally intended to be called The Fighting Tigers, Dad's Army was based partly on co-writer and creator Jimmy Perry's experiences in the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV, later known as the Home Guard) [7] and highlighted a somewhat forgotten aspect of defence during the Second World War. Perry was only seventeen years old when he joined the 10th Hertfordshire Battalion. His mother did not like him being out at night, and feared he might catch cold; he partly resembled the character of Private Pike. [8] An elderly Lance Corporal in the 10th Hertfordshire often referred to fighting under Kitchener against the "Fuzzy Wuzzies" ( Hadendoa), and was the model for Corporal Jones. Captain Mainwaring and Lance Corporal Jones. Credit: BBC Studios Captain Mainwaring and Lance Corporal Jones. Credit: BBC Studios

Clive Dunn made occasional appearances as Lance Corporal Jones at 1940s themed events in the 1980s and 1990s and on television on the BBC Saturday night entertainment show Noel's House Party on 27 November 1993. [42] The cast appeared in a 1974 public information film, in character but set in the modern day, showing how to cross the road safely at Pelican crossings. Allfree, Claire (6 January 2018). "Just two actors but Dad's Army Radio Hour is a straightforward pleasure – Brasserie Zedel, London, review". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 – via www.telegraph.co.uk. This he decides to split up. The line is “I thought I could hear the curious tone, of cornet, clarinet and big trombone...” He gives Godfrey the line “Cornet and clarinet.” Frazer gets “Big trombone.” He gives Pike “Fiddle and cello.” Hearing this, Wilson laughs heartily, and asks “Wouldn’t it be better really, if Walker was on the fiddle?” Mainwaring ignores his pun. He gives Walker “Big base drum.” and Jones “Flute and bassoon.” He then finds they are one short for “Euphonium.” Walker suggests “Why don’t we split that up? I mean Jonesie here can be the ‘U’, I’ll be the ‘Pho’, and Pikey can be the ‘Bum’!” Mainwaring is furious and threatens to send Joe home. Hodges volunteers to take the “Euphonium” line, and Mainwaring agrees to his suggestion. The episodes missing from the BBC vaults then were Operation Kilt, The Battle Of Godfrey’s Cottage, The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Walker, Sgt Wilson’s Little Secret, A Stripe For Frazer and Under Fire all from Series Two, and Room At The Bottom from Series Three. The lost “Christmas Night With The Stars” mini-episodes were the 1968 and the 1970 shows, thus bringing the total number of lost episodes to nine at that time..Mainwaring starts the proceedings again. Pike sings his lines “I felt so lonely standing there, and I could only stand and stare, for I had no boy with me...” Despite this, Mainwaring lets him continue. Now all the problems are sorted out and they go right through the song without a hitch. The choir actually sounds really good together, and the grand finale to this episode is simply them all singing the song properly. The same goes for the original tapes of the 1968 Christmas Night episode, which was never re-recorded for radio, and the three remaining lost episodes from Series Two, now only available in Radio form. Cast revealed for Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes". comedy.co.uk. 16 January 2019 . Retrieved 1 March 2019.

Other sections of Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Walker were easier to reinstate. So, everything at the army camp was re-recorded from scratch using the original 1969 scripts. This enabled us to include more of the original script than the 1973 radio recording had used. And we were able to integrate it quite well, as the section didn't include any regular characters other than Walker. Mills, Michael (23 May 1968). "Argument about Opening Titles of 'Dad's Army' ". BBC . Retrieved 14 December 2016. The Society, in conjunction with The Bressingham Steam Museum, near Diss in Norfolk, set up the Dad's Army Collection which was officially opened on 14 May 2000 by the shows creators Jimmy Perry & David Croft.Private Joe Walker is called up to join the regular Army, but is reluctant to join and the platoon rallies around him in an attempt to persuade authorities not to take him. He is far too important to the platoon - not just because he's about the only fit and able-bodied man in the unit, but he also supplies their essential supplies like whisky, cigarettes and sugar under the table. Other influences included the work of comedians such as Will Hay, whose film Oh, Mr Porter! featured a pompous ass, an old man and a young man; together, this gave Perry the ideas for Mainwaring, Godfrey and Pike. Film historian Jeffrey Richards has cited Lancastrian comedian Robb Wilton as a key influence; [9] he portrayed a work-shy husband who joined the Home Guard in numerous comic sketches during WW2. [10]

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