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 8, Episode 3 repeated at 2:20pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 1,103
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'Great sitcoms are missing from our TV screens and our lives - we need them in these times'
Even if "we're all doomed" under the Tories, as Dad's Army's Pte Frazer would say, shows like George And Mildred, Are You Being Served?, Robin's Nest and Three's Company still make us laugh.
Siobhan McNally, The Mirror, 24th January 2024Dad's Army recreations by David Benson & Jack Lane to get CD release
Dad's Army: The Radio Show, a stage-based re-creation of three classic Dad's Army television episodes by David Benson and Jack Lane, is to be released on CD and download.
British Comedy Guide, 5th January 2024'Don't tell him, Pike': inside the funniest Dad's Army episode ever made
Broadcast 50 years ago, "The Deadly Attachment" showcased the sitcom at its ridiculous, class-obsessed best - and contained its greatest gag.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 31st October 2023Missing Dad's Army episode animations coming to DVD
A new DVD release will include new animations of missing episodes of Dad's Army, alongside an original deleted scene, documentary and other archive material.
British Comedy Guide, 26th October 2023Gold to air Dad's Army animations
Gold is to air five animations of missing Dad's Army episodes, four never seen on British TV before.
British Comedy Guide, 10th October 2023Accountant barred over Dad's Army jibe at 'stupid girl'
David Forge will have shared with millions a fondness for quoting catchphrases from the classic BBC sitcom Dad's Army. But the veteran accountant will be wishing that he had resisted the urge to twist one of Captain Mainwaring's best-known lines after it cost him professional status.
Jonathan Ames, The Times, 12th September 2023British comedy's US disasters
As media continues to become more globally inclusive (largely thanks to the rise of streaming services) the idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is gradually becoming more of an outdated concept. But in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many beloved British sitcoms with terrible consequences.
Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 2nd September 2023TV sitcoms give clues to why Brits voted for Brexit
Sitcoms such as 'Allo 'Allo!, Dad's Army and Fawlty Towers could explain Brexit, an academic has claimed. Historian Gavin Schaffer says the comedies offer a way to understand the political cultures that led to the seismic vote to leave Europe - reflecting the British public's ambivalence towards Europe and their desire to stand apart from the reset of the continent.
University of Birmingham, 3rd July 2023The reality of remaking UK sitcoms
The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories.
Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 13th May 2023Dad's Army statue's glasses vandalised in Thetford
A statue depicting the much-loved Dad's Army character Captain Mainwaring has been vandalised.
BBC, 2nd March 2023