Dad's Army (2016)
- 2016 film
The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard is thrown into disarray with the arrival of a beautiful female journalist in the town. Stars Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Blake Harrison and more.
- Repeated Sunday 12th January at 4:20pm on ITV1
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Panic over! New Dad's Army will win your heart
Don't panic, it's actually rather good fun!
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 26th January 2016Holli Dempsey interview
This show was always about the men and you'd occasionally glimpse the women behind them such as Pike's mum. I think the writer Hamish McColl is a genius for writing such brilliant, strong female leads for the film.
Kady Potter, Funny Women, 4th January 2016Blake Harrison almost turned down Dad's Army movie
The upcoming Dad's Army film has a star-studded cast and a great comedic pedigree - but that nearly wasn't enough for Blake Harrison, who was concerned that his character, the simple-minded Private Pike, was too similar to his famously dim-witted Neil in The Inbetweeners.
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 4th December 2015New poster for 'Dad's Army' movie unveiled
A second poster for the new Dad's Army movie has been released.
William Martin, Cult Box, 20th October 2015Dad's Army film cast recreate classic photo
The cast of the new Dad's Army film have re-created a classic photo from the original show.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2015Many Dad's Army fans left unimpressed with idea of film
The trailer has prompted many grumblings of the very idea of tampering with the original, which first appeared on the small screen in 1968, and is replayed to this day.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 14th August 2015Bridlington wants to be twinned with Walmington-on-Sea
A new film based on the legendary TV comedy is being filmed in the East Yorkshire seaside town of Bridlington and civic leaders want to make the link official.
Tom Wilkinson, The Mirror, 12th August 2015Dad's Army movie poster revealed
The first teaser poster has been unveiled for the new Dad's Army movie.
William Martin, Cult Box, 10th August 2015Frank Williams: health & safety laws will ruin new film
Frank Williams gained a legion of fans as the tetchy vicar always at odds with Captain Mainwaring.
Pamela Owen, The Mirror, 30th May 2015Toby Jones on Dad's Army: It was really nerve-wracking
Toby Jones, talking about his role in the new Dad's Army film said: "It was really nerve-wracking. It was one of those jobs where you go, 'No, that's a terrible idea, I don't want anything to do with that, thank you very much'... And when I saw who else was cast in it, I thought, 'That's exactly the right kind of way to go'. It's not comics, it's more actors."
Naomi Gordon, Digital Spy, 29th April 2015