Dad's Army

Teen builds Dad's Army shrine in shed

It's a shed that Capt Mainwaring, Sgt Wilson, Jonesy, Pike and the rest of the gang would be proud to call home.

Dad's Army captain statue unveiled in Thetford

A statue of Captain Mainwaring from the BBC series Dad's Army has been unveiled in the Norfolk town where many of the classic sitcom's scenes were filmed.

Live grenade prop used in Dad's Army play

A theatre group staging a production of Dad's Army narrowly avoided the production going with a bang after using live grenades as props.

Don't panic! Dad's Army play props were live grenades

It was a moment that would have sent Dad's Army's Corporal Jones into a flutter and yelling 'Don't Panic'.

Dad's Army Swastika causes eBay 'hatred' row

A family board game based on the popular TV sitcom Dad's Army has been banned from sale on eBay because it could incite racial hatred.

Obituary: Colin Bean

Actor who played Private Sponge in Dad's Army.

Dad's Army veteran dies aged 82

Actor Colin Bean, who played Private Sponge in Dad's Army for many years, has died aged 82 in Wigan Infirmary.

Jimmy Perry and David Croft interview

The creative forces behind Dad's Army and You Rang M'Lord are octogenarians Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

Talking of television, I'm delighted to find that I'm not alone in having a sneaking liking of the BBC's Dad's Army series... The treatment is affectionate and, no doubt, that's why the series has been such a success that it's to be brought back in the new year.

As the Walmington volunteers assembled, Messers Perry and Croft showed a real gift for satire. Two things defeated them. One was the inexcusable use of a modern studio audience: every time it reacted 1940 was lost and we were back in 1968. The other was a tendency to go for laughs at all costs, even if the punctured the atmosphere.