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Dad's Army is a BBC television sitcom about the British Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, and broadcast on the BBC from 1968 to 1977. The sitcom ran for nine series and 80 episodes in total; there was also a radio version based on the television scripts, a feature film and a stage show. The series regularly gained audiences of 18 million viewers, and is still repeated worldwide.
Original Release
07/31/1968 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Lowe | Capt. George Mainwaring / Captain George Mainwaring / Sergeant Ironside / Barry Mainwaring |
John Le Mesurier | Sgt. Arthur Wilson / Sergeant Arthur Wilson / Colonel Smythe |
Clive Dunn | LCpl. Jack Jones / Lance-Corporal Jack Jones |
John Laurie | Pte. James Frazer / Private James Frazer / Dervish warrior |
Arnold Ridley | Pte. Charles Godfrey / Private Charles Godfrey / Fakir |
Ian Lavender | Pte. Frank Pike / Private Frank Pike / Second lieutenant |
James Beck | Pte. Joe Walker / Private Joe Walker / Private Walker / Private Green |
Bill Pertwee | Chief Warden Hodges / ARP Warden Bert Hodges / Dervish warrior |
Edward Sinclair | Verger Maurice Yeatman / Maurice Yeatman |
Colin Bean | Private Sponge |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Wake-Up Walmington | Sunday, 02 October 1977 |
2 | The Making of Private Pike | Sunday, 09 October 1977 |
3 | Knights of Madness | Sunday, 16 October 1977 |
4 | The Miser's Hoard | Sunday, 23 October 1977 |
5 | Number Engaged | Sunday, 30 October 1977 |
6 | Never Too Old | Sunday, 06 November 1977 |
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Directors
David Croft, Harold Snoad, Bob Spiers, Robert Knights
Writers
Jimmy Perry, David Croft, Harold Snoad
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Lowe | Capt. George Mainwaring / Captain George Mainwaring / Sergeant Ironside / Barry Mainwaring |
John Le Mesurier | Sgt. Arthur Wilson / Sergeant Arthur Wilson / Colonel Smythe |
Clive Dunn | LCpl. Jack Jones / Lance-Corporal Jack Jones |
John Laurie | Pte. James Frazer / Private James Frazer / Dervish warrior |
Arnold Ridley | Pte. Charles Godfrey / Private Charles Godfrey / Fakir |
Ian Lavender | Pte. Frank Pike / Private Frank Pike / Second lieutenant |
James Beck | Pte. Joe Walker / Private Joe Walker / Private Walker / Private Green |
Bill Pertwee | Chief Warden Hodges / ARP Warden Bert Hodges / Dervish warrior |
Edward Sinclair | Verger Maurice Yeatman / Maurice Yeatman |
Colin Bean | Private Sponge |
Frank Williams | Reverend Timothy Farthing |
Janet Davies | Mavis Pike / Mrs. Mavis Pike |
Robert Raglan | the Colonel / Captain Pritchard / the H.G. Sergeant |
Pamela Cundell | Mrs. Fox |
Harold Bennett | Mr. Bluett / Mr. Blewitt |
Olive Mercer | Mrs. Yeatman |
Eric Longworth | the Town Clerk / Mr. Gordon |
Geoffrey Lumsden | Captain Square / Colonel Square |
Freddie Wiles | Platoon Member |
Freddie White | Platoon Member |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Croft | Producer |
Charles Garland | Producer |