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]

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. MacDonald, Deirdre (18 March 1972). "Arthur Lowe, cheerful on parade as Mr. Drake the eccentric sleuth". Radio Times . Retrieved 4 June 2006. Maurice Yeatman ( Edward Sinclair), the verger at St Aldhelm's Church and Scoutmaster of the local Sea Scout troop. He is often hostile to the platoon while frequently sycophantic towards the vicar, who often struggles to tolerate him and frequently employs the catchphrase "Oh do be quiet, Mr Yeatman". He often sides with Hodges to undermine the platoon's activities. Mrs Mavis Pike ( Janet Davies), Pike's overbearing widowed mother, who is often implied to be in a relationship with Sergeant Wilson. Liz Fraser replaced Janet Davies in the 1971 film version.

What are the differences between the finished animations and the original TV and radio episodes?

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.

Dad's Army: A Nostalgic Music and Laughter Show of Britain's Finest Hour opened at Billingham in Teesside on 4 September 1975 for a two-week tryout. After cuts and revisions, the show transferred to London's West End and opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 2 October 1975. On the opening night there was a surprise appearance by Chesney Allen, singing the old Flanagan and Allen song Hometown with Arthur Lowe. Since 1990, the BBC have been releasing the original radio episodes. Initially, they were released on cassette tape only, but later they were released on cassette and CD together. Below is list of all the CD and cassette releases, up to date. The Times Digital Archive - Mr. Robb Wilton". The Times. 2 May 1957. p.15 . Retrieved 3 March 2020. Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2003). Dad's Army: The Complete Scripts. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-6024-0 Greatest TV Characters". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009 . Retrieved 26 May 2019.Lowe, Le Mesurier and Laurie again made a cameo appearance as their Dad's Army characters in the 1977 Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special. As Elton John is following incomprehensible instructions to find the BBC studios, he encounters them in a steam room. On leaving, Mainwaring calls him a "stupid boy". [40] Moss, Stephen (12 June 2018). "No wonder we are still hooked on Dad's Army – in Brexit Britain we are reliving it". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 June 2018.

a b c d Webber, Richard (1997). Dad's Army: A Celebration. London: Virgin Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7535-0307-2. When Sergeant-Major Williams persuades Colonel Reynolds to go on leave, nothing stands between the Concert Party and jungle training – except Solly's ingenuity. Michael Aspel interviewed Arthur Lowe in this episode of the chat show. Did you record the episode on video or audio tape? Dad's Army – Original Cast Recording, Warner K56186, 1976. The original cast recording of the stage show.

What are the key differences between directing animated and live action comedy?

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. Juergen Kamm; Birgit Neumann; Ken McGregor; Frank Klepner (2016). British TV Comedies: Cultural Concepts, Contexts and Controversies. Springer. p.40. ISBN 978-1137552952. A pilot episode for an American remake called The Rear Guard was produced by ABC and broadcast on 10 August 1976, based on the episode " The Deadly Attachment". However, it failed to make it past the pilot stage. [41] 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. Timothy West replaces Bernard Cribbins in Dad's Army remakes". comedy.co.uk. 19 February 2019 . Retrieved 2 March 2019.

When an episode was shown to members of the public to gauge audience reaction prior to broadcast of the first series, the majority of the audience thought it was very poor. The production team put the report containing the negative comments at the bottom of David Croft's in-tray. He only saw it several months later, [12] after the series had been broadcast and received a positive response. [13] [14] Situation [ edit ] Longmate Norman (2010) The Real Dad's Army: The Story of the Home Guard. Amberley. ISBN 978-1445654034 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. Much more information on the lost episodes can be found about the Series Two episodes in the book Dad’s Army – The Lost Episodes by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.The series has influenced British popular culture, with its catchphrases and characters being well known. The Radio Times magazine listed Captain Mainwaring's "You stupid boy!" among the 25 greatest put-downs on TV. A 2001 Channel 4 poll ranked Captain Mainwaring 21st on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. In 2004, Dad's Army came fourth in a BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was placed 13th in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and voted for by industry professionals. A second feature film of Dad's Army with a different cast was released in 2016. Dad's Army (BBC, 1968-77) is one of a handful of TV comedies that fully deserves its 'classic' status. Purely in terms of its sustained popularity the show is without equal - no other UK show dating from the 1960s can still command a primetime repeat - but it's the comedy benchmark it created that sets it apart.