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We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story. Image shows from L to R: Jimmy Perry (Paul Ritter), David Croft (Richard Dormer). Copyright: DSP
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC Two
  • 2015
  • 1 episode

One-off drama about how writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft got Dad's Army made despite scepticism from BBC management. Stars Richard Dormer, Paul Ritter, John Sessions, Julian Sands, Mark Heap and more.

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

Dad's Army

Beloved sitcom about the struggles of a Home Guard platoon during World War II who are fighting incompetence, age and pomposity more than Nazis.

Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: L/Cpl. Jones (Clive Dunn), Sgt. Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Pte. Pike (Ian Lavender), Pte. Frazer (John Laurie), Pte. Walker (James Beck), Capt. Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Pte. Godfrey (Arnold Ridley). Copyright: Norcon Productions Film

Dad's Army

Feature-length film version of the classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of a small seaside town.

Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Frazer (Bill Paterson), Private Joe Walker (Daniel Mays), Corporal Jack Jones (Tom Courtenay), Sergeant Arthur Wilson (Bill Nighy), Captain George Mainwaring (Toby Jones), Private Godfrey (Michael Gambon), Private Frank Pike (Blake Harrison), Rose Winters (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Copyright: Universal Pictures / DJ Films Film

Dad's Army

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard is thrown into disarray with the arrival of a beautiful female journalist in the town.

Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story TV

Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story

Victoria Wood presents the true story behind Britain's timeless comedy with footage of the cast on location and personal tales about making the show.

Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: BBC / Hot Sauce TV

Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army

Jonathan Ross hosts a one-off TV special to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the BBC series Dad's Army.

Saluting Dad's Army. Alexander Armstrong TV

Saluting Dad's Army

Marking its 50th anniversary, Gold celebrates iconic sitcom Dad's Army and its long legacy.

Dad's Army: A Stripe For Frazer. Copyright: BBC Online

Dad's Army: A Stripe For Frazer

An animated version of a lost Dad's Army episode.

Captain Mainwaring. Credit: BBC Studios TV

Dad's Army: The Animations

Five lost episodes of Dad's Army, animated to surviving soundtrack recordings.

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