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 2 repeated at 2:20pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 963
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Fawlty Towers tops Radio Times greatest British sitcom list
Fawlty Towers has come out top of a list of the greatest British sitcoms, as compiled by Radio Times magazine.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 201912 Disastrous US remakes of British Sitcoms
Some things are just uniquely suited to a time and a place. The idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is thankfully becoming more of an outdated concept. Unfortunately, in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many of our beloved British sitcoms.
Super Ink, 8th April 2019Cast revealed for Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
The cast for Gold's forthcoming series Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes has been revealed. Kevin McNally, Robert Bathurst, Bernard Cribbins, Kevin Eldon, Mathew Horne, David Hayman and Tom Rosenthal will star.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2019The Top 10 British sitcoms of the 60s
We all have favourite sitcoms that we love to watch and revisit. Something about the familiarity of the format that resets itself to zero for the start of each new episode makes for comforting viewing.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 16th November 2018The 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 2018