Dad's Army
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1968 - 1977
- 80 episodes (9 series)
Beloved sitcom about the struggles of a Home Guard platoon during World War II who are fighting incompetence, age and pomposity more than Nazis. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.
- Series 7, Episode 6 repeated at 8:30pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 1,135
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The BBC2 Dad's Army ident that never was
In Dad's Army's 50th anniversary year, here's an exclusive glimpse of something special that might have been...
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 2nd November 2018When sitcom gets serious
I have been thinking about the power of pathos in sitcom.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 4th October 2018Lost Dad's Army episodes to be re-filmed with new cast
New versions of three episodes from Series 2 of Dad's Army, which are lost-believed-wiped, will be filmed.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2018Queen's love of Dad's Army nearly scotched spy rescue
A Cold War plan to extract Britain's most valuable double agent in Moscow from the clutches of the KGB hit an improbable snag in 1985: the Queen wanted to borrow the Queen Mother's video recorder to watch an episode of Dad's Army.
Tony Allen-Mills, The Sunday Times, 16th September 2018Seven life lessons from Dad's Army
Dad's Army needs no introduction. The misadventures and charming incompetence of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard not only formed a perfect little microcosm of the way everyday life in Britain was fractured during the Second World War, it also told us something about ourselves. So, what lessons we can all learn from the characters and antics of this nation's would-be last line of defence?
BBC, 13th August 2018Gold orders Dad's Army documentary series
Gold has commissioned a four-part documentary series hosted by Alexander Armstrong, looking at Dad's Army and its enduring legacy in its 50th anniversary year.
British Comedy Guide, 31st July 2018Dad's Army actor Frank Williams interview
"The British nation survives on humour".
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 31st July 2018Dad's Army's 50 years of popularity
The director of many of the earliest episodes of Dad's Army, which is 50 years old, has said he doubts many of today's shows will last as long.
BBC, 31st July 2018Dad's Army at 50 - You Have Been Watching...
The first episode of Dad's Army was shown 50 years ago, on Wednesday 31 July 1968.
Andrew Martin, BBC, 31st July 2018Dad's Army at 50: sitcom celebrates half-century
BBC's classic Second World War comedy centred around pompous Captain Mainwaring's attempts to instil strict discipline into ageing band of brothers.
Joe Sommerlad, The Independent, 30th July 2018