Saluting Dad's Army. Alexander Armstrong
Saluting Dad's Army
- TV documentary
- Gold
- 2018
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Marking its 50th anniversary, Gold celebrates iconic sitcom Dad's Army and its long legacy. Features Alexander Armstrong.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Alexander Armstrong begins a 50th anniversary celebration of Dad's Army by looking at the inspiration for the show and how it made it to the screen. Alongside fascinating and entertaining archive material, the show features interviews with actors from the very earliest episodes, members of the production team who were there when it all started and a veteran of the real Home Guard.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 6th November 2018
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 7th November 2018 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 9th November 2018 | 8:05pm | Gold |
| Sunday 11th November 2018 | 6:50pm | Gold |
| Friday 28th December 2018 | 5:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 29th December 2018 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 1st January 2019 | 2:15pm | Gold |
| Sunday 11th August 2019 | 7:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 25th August 2019 | 11:20am | Gold |
| Sunday 25th August 2019 | 3:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 28th August 2019 | 8:55am | Gold |
| Saturday 31st August 2019 | 9:55am | Gold |
| Sunday 10th November 2019 | 9:10am | Gold |
| Friday 6th December 2019 | 7:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 19th April 2020 | 7:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 9th August 2020 | 7:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 15th August 2020 | 7:40am | Gold |
| Friday 4th September 2020 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th September 2020 | 1:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 29th August 2021 | 7:50am | Gold |
| Tuesday 26th April 2022 | 7:35am | Gold |
| Wednesday 27th April 2022 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Monday 3rd April 2023 | 1:35am | Gold |
| Thursday 6th April 2023 | 2:00am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| Alexander Armstrong | Host / Presenter |
| Stephen Cullen | Self |
| Juliet Gardiner | Self |
| Caroline Dowdeswell | Self |
| Gordon Peters | Self |
| Huw Wheldon (as Sir Huw Wheldon) | Self |
| Paul Fox (as Sir Paul Fox) | Self |
| Harold Snoad | Self |
| Paul Joel | Self |
| Nigel Rideout | Self |
| Peter Blackburn | Self |
| Richard Kitteridge | Self |
| Clive Doig | Self |
| Stephen Lowe | Self |
| Jimmy Perry | Self (Archive Material) |
| David Croft | Self (Archive Material) |
| Simon Joslin | Director |
| Simon Joslin | Producer |
| Tom Webber | Executive Producer |
| Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
| Arch Dyson | Executive Producer |
| Yvonne Wootton | Editor |
| Lucy Fyfe | Production Designer |
| Jon Stapleton | Director of Photography |
Press
Inside the new documentary celebrating Dad's Army
Rare archive footage, cast and crew interviews - and a little help from Radio Times - elevate this 50th anniversary series on Gold.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 6th November 2018Don't panic! To mark the 50th anniversary of one of the UK's most beloved - and most repeated - sitcoms, Alexander Armstrong hosts this four-part deep dive into the Home Guard hit. This first instalment details the show's wobbly start, from casting tensions to battles over the iconic title sequence.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 6th November 2018