Series creators jimmy perry and david croft passed away. So i feel the best way that i can make tribute to one of britains greatest writers, is to do a top 15 episodes of dads army. Radio times reveals your favourite dads army memories, quotes and scenes. The first two series were filmed and transmitted in black and white. Dissent in the ranks follows after a foot inspection as a result of which mainwaring decides the platoon need their feet toughening up and proposes bare foot football as well as a.
It was during this time that several episodes of dad s army were wiped over, including what was thought to be the whole of the second series. Dads army ended in 1977 after 80 episodes, but still picks up new followers and gains sizeable audiences for repeats. Top 15 dads army episodes earlier this week, on the 27 th of september 2011, a tragedy hit us. Dad s army round and round went the great big wheel part 1 by 1970shumour. With mark tandy, russell balogh, andrew havill, heinz. However i have created playlists of some great shows. Set in the fictional seaside town of walmingtononsea, located near eastbourne, it follows a wellmeaning platoon of men ineligible for active service as they serve as britains last line of defence. Following the success of the television programme, the stage show was commissioned by bernard delfont in the spring of 1975. After a surreal lecture on telling allied parachutists from german ones, the platoon is ordered to pick up a stranded uboot s crew. The actors do very well in their roles as the dad s army original actors and you can tell they studied mannerisms and quirks.
The sitcom ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio. Love the hat gag in the clock tower 810 6 series 4 boots boots, the big parade, the test and fallen idol are perfect dad s army episodes. Dads army is britains favourite sitcom but 3 of the original 80 episodes have been lost. Arthur lowe, john le mesurier, clive dunn, john laurie, james beck, arnold ridley, ian lavender, janet davies, caroline dowdeswell, leon cortez, eric woodburn, michael osborne, david croft, david croft, david croft, harold snoad, jimmy perry. Still one of teh funniest things ever to be on tv, consistantly. When mainwaring returns unexpectedly they have trouble getting the.
In the final episode, mainwaring gives the men a pep talk, ending with. Dads army best episode forums british comedy guide. Directed by oliver parker, set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. For the first time in 50 years, three lost episodes of dad. Dads army has had its share of more emotional moments and episodes, such as mums army and never too old, but this is the best one. Dad s army the complete first series plus the lost episodes of series two region 2. The walmingtononsea home guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a german spy as world war ii draws to its conclusion. I think dads army is one of the funniest shows ive ever seen. All harry potter movies ranked worst to best by tomatometer. Heck, if i could i would do a top 77 episodes the total number of episodes, minus the three missing episodes, but it would take too long. All three missing episodes were among those remade for bbc radio with most of the original cast, adapted from.
Dad s army is a 2016 british war comedy film, based on the bbc television sitcom dad s army. Not long after, things get even worse, as he is forced to drop even further, to the rank of private. It was written by jimmy perry and david croft, and broadcast on the bbc from 1968 to 1977. Wilson feels live handgrenades are too dangerous for his hothead mates and acts accordingly. Dads army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war, produced by david croft, and written by david croft and jimmy perry. Catherine zetajones plays an elegant german spy, posing as a journalist, reporting on the walmingtononsea home guard platoon. Dad s army ended in 1977 after 80 episodes, but still picks up new followers and gains sizeable audiences for repeats. The pumping station of the reservoir has been damaged by a bomb with walker and godfrey trapped inside. Creatorwriters david croft and jimmy perry made each episode of dads army as funny as the previous one, with an element of humour which has survived decades. Its very sad to see such a nice man as private godfrey being derided and snubbed by his peers, simply because of his decision not to fight in the previous war. After hours, the financial genius trio goes through the shambles that passes for his butchery bookkeeping but, only when half of the platoon has assembled in the vicars office for a private consultation, does jones pull the problem out of his pocket. My complete collection contains the christmas specials, but it doesnt contain the revived colour edition of room at the bottom. Dad s army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard during the second world war.
A nostalgic music and laughter show of britains finest hour was a 1975 stage adaptation of the bbc sitcom dads army. Stars arthur lowe, john le mesurier, clive dunn, john laurie, arnold ridley, ian lavender, james beck and others. The funniest dads army episode, by common consent, is deadly attachment the one with the captured uboat crew. Earlier this week, on the 27th of september 2011, a tragedy hit us. John laurie and fulton mackay in dads army 1968 clive dunn in dads army 1968 john laurie in dads army 1968 ian lavender. Watch all 7 dads army episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. The loneliness of the long distance walker and under fire.
Dads army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard during the second world war. All episodes 80 next it is revealed that private godfrey was a conscientious objector in the first world war, leading mainwaring and some of the platoon to brand him as a coward. There are a total of eighty dads army episodes spread over nine series and three christmas specials, first broadcast between 1968 and 1977. Jul 30, 2018 this piece on the creation of dad s army first ran in 2008, and has been republished to mark the show s 50th anniversary, on july 31, 2018. It was the first sign that writers perry and croft were starting to run out of ideas and while there were many more fine episodes to come the true comedy gold would become rarer from this point onwards. Graph of episode ratings for dads army 0 20 40 60 80 7. Click the link below to see what others say about dads army. Best episode of dads army forums british comedy guide. Dads army is a bbc television sitcom about the british home guard during.
Thought the second half of the series was better than the first, but the first half was still great, so who s complaining. This is a list of the radio episodes of the british sitcom dad s army which were normally adapted from the script of an earlier television episode. Introducing the walmingtononsea home guard, a bunch of hapless old and young men who have kept people all over the world very amused for the past thirty seven years. In capt mainwaring s absence wilson organizes a darts match against the arp in the local pub. Hodges is determined to overrule mainwarings rescue att. The test series 4, episode 10, dads army gets distracted. The sitcom ran for nine series and 80 episodes in total. Were not talking about the best episodes, or the funniest, but those episodes of dads army that stand out as the ones that helped turn the. In terms of the best episode, it is widely regarded that the episode the deadly attachment, in which the home guard finally come facetoface with the germans, is the best episode of dad s army, if not the best episode in the whole of british sitcom history and. Fortunately, several episodes have come to light, including the discovery of the episodes the battle of godfrey s cottage and operation kilt, both from series two. Directed by norman cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series.
Series 3, episode 25 is repeated on radio 4 extra on monday at 8. Croft, whose tv credits include classics dad s army and hidehi. Captain mainwaring feels his local bank branch can no longer honor mr. Legendary comedy writer david croft has died aged 89 at his home in portugal. Milking it clive dunn as lance corporal jones in the episode operation kilt.
The episode starts normally enough, rather in the spirit of series 1 and 2, with the arrival of a bank inspector to disrupt mainwarings day. Every once in a while perry and croft put together a dads army episode that took the series into new territory. It was written by jimmy perry and david croft, and br. Captain mainwaring is determined to get an orange for his wife. The dads army, the complete collection will include the animated missing episodes, a stripe for frazer on 3rd march 2016. Hubbie is a massive fan of dad s army and we enjoyed seeing this at the cinema.
Watch dads army episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Dad s army was less affected than most from the wiping of videotape, but three secondseries episodes remain missing. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series dad s army. Joness checks because his account has a five month overdraft of. The best episodes of dads army episode ninja the best. Top 10 most important dads army episodes walmingtononline. The baddie was very obvious by half way through but that didnt spoil the rest of the film. Creatorwriters david croft and jimmy perry made each episode of dad s army as funny as the previous one, with an element of humour which has survived decades. David croft, a much loved british comedy writer, died at the age of 87.
There were also four christmas night with the stars inserts, and most episodes were also adapted for radio see list of radio episodes. Now, using the original scripts by jimmy perry and david croft, those three episodes have been recreated as faithfully as possible and come to the screen for the first time since 1969. Dates shown are for the recording session followed by the original transmission on bbc radio 4. I dont intend on using my channel for uploading any videos of my own. The show has been adapted for radio and for the stage and two films have been. Dad s army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war, produced by david croft, and written by david croft and jimmy perry. Dad s army is a 1971 british war comedy film and the first film adaptation of the bbc television sitcom dad s army. Dads army series and episodes list british comedy guide.