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 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
- Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 21st November 2018 | 7:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 23rd November 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 25th November 2018 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 30th December 2018 | 4:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 31st December 2018 | 8:10pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 1st January 2019 | 5:50pm | Gold |
| Sunday 25th August 2019 | 7:00pm | Yesterday |
| Monday 26th August 2019 | 3:45pm | Gold |
| Friday 30th August 2019 | 9:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 1st September 2019 | 10:40am | Gold |
| Friday 29th November 2019 | 7:40am | Gold |
| Tuesday 17th December 2019 | 7:15am | Gold |
| Sunday 3rd May 2020 | 7:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 23rd August 2020 | 7:20am | Gold |
| Friday 18th September 2020 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 29th August 2021 | 9:50am | Gold |
| Thursday 28th April 2022 | 7:40am | Gold |
| Friday 29th April 2022 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 16th April 2023 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Monday 17th April 2023 | 2:55am | Gold |
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 |
| Michael McCarthy | Self |
| Kay Johnson | Self |
| Keith Eldred | Self |
| Derek Mortimer | Self |
| Pam Spencer | Self |
| Peter Day | 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 |
| 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