Saluting Dad's Army
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2018
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Marking its 50th anniversary, Gold celebrates iconic sitcom Dad's Army and its long legacy. Features Alexander Armstrong, Gordon Peters, Harold Snoad, Paul Joel, Clive Doig and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3
Alexander goes behind the scenes to discover just how Dad's Army was made. He meets locals from the Norfolk town of Thetford, which stood in for Walmington-on-Sea, and we hear from the expert professionals who brought Jimmy Perry and David Croft's ambitious ideas to the screen.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th November 2018
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Alexander Armstrong | Host / Presenter |
| Gordon Peters | Self |
| Harold Snoad | Self |
| Paul Joel | Self |
| Clive Doig | Self |
| Stephen Lowe | Self |
| Frank Williams | Self |
| Jonathan Pertwee | Self |
| Don Smith | Self |
| Guy Jenkin | Self |
| Andy Hamilton | Self |
| Michael Knowles | Self |
| Jimmy Perry | Self (Archive Material) |
| David Croft | Self (Archive Material) |
| Michael McCarthy | Self |
| Kay Johnson | Self |
| Keith Eldred | Self |
| Derek Mortimer | Self |
| Pam Spencer | Self |
| Peter Day | Self |
| Simon Joslin | Director |
| Simon Joslin | Producer |
| Tom Webber | Executive Producer |
| Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
| Arch Dyson | Executive Producer |
| Yvonne Wootton | Editor |
| Chris Toft | Editor |
| Lucy Fyfe | Production Designer |
| Jon Stapleton | Director of Photography |
Press
It says much for the fuzzy nostalgia surrounding Dad's Army that this is the third of four retrospective docs to mark the sitcom's 50th anniversary. This time, Alexander Armstrong goes behind the scenes and learns how the lovably pompous Arthur Lowe had much in common with Captain Mainwaring.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 20th November 2018