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Dad's Army Special

This special edition quiz from Hercules Grytpype Thynne marks the very first episode of Dad's Army airing exactly 56 years ago, on the 31st July 1968.

1. ... But what was the very last episode called (Series 9 Episode 6), which went out on Sunday 13th November 1977, seeing Jones finally marry Mrs. Fox?

Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Pike (Ian Lavender), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier). Copyright: BBC

2. Who wrote the comedy thriller play that the Arthur Askey film The Ghost Train was based on?

3. In Series 3 Episode 3 The Lion Has Phones, Mainwaring decides the platoon needs training in how to use a red telephone call box so they can call HQ in an emergency. What was the church hall (HQ’s) telephone number they had to call to practice with, when they each took a turn in a telephone box with Mainwaring?

Dad's Army. Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe). Copyright: BBC

4. What was the number plate of Jones's van in Dad's Army?

5. What was Mavis Pike's house number?

Dad's Army. Mrs. Pike (Janet Davies). Copyright: BBC

6. What was Verger Yeatman's first name?

7. In Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret, Wilson mistakenly overhears Mavis say she is having a child, which turns out to be an evacuee. What was the boy's name?

Dad's Army. Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier). Copyright: BBC

8. Which future Are Your Being Served? cast member played the Police Constable who was tasked with arresting IRA suspect Regan (played by JC Devlin) in Series 4 Episode 6, Absent Friends?

9. What was the topic of the TV road safety film the Dad's Army characters, including Warden Hodges, made in December 1976?

Dad's Army. Chief A.R.P. Warden Hodges (Bill Pertwee). Copyright: BBC

10. Who played the character Charlie Cheeseman in Series 1 Episode 6 Shooting Pains?

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