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Dad's Army (UK)

TV Series (1968 - 1977)

Popular BBC comedy series set in the fictional south coast seaside town of Walmington-On-Sea during World War 2. Alternating moments of gentle character comedy with broad slapstick, it recounts the misadventures of the local voluntary defence force (or 'Home Guard') consisting of men too old or 'unfit' for military service.

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09x06 Never Too Old Aired: Nov. 13, 1977

Jones confesses his undying love for Mrs Fox to Mr Mainwaring and asks for his Captain's blessing on their marriage. The wedding goes according … [continue reading]

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Dad's Army (UK) is Canceled/Ended

The show had 9 seasons and 84 episodes air between 1968 and 1977.

Series Info

Type:

Scripted

Premiered:

Jul. 31, 1968

Status:

Canceled/Ended

Runtime:

30 min.

Aired:

1968 - 1977

To-Date:

9 Seasons
84 Episodes

[Episode Guide]

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Genre

- comedy
- historical

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Series Fun Facts

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Arthur Lowe (Captain Mainwaring) had a clause in his contract that stated that he was never to be seen on camera without his trousers
Three episodes of this series ("Dad's Army" (1968) {The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker (#2.3)}, "Dad's Army" (1968) {A Stripe for Frazer (#2.5)} and "Dad's Army" (1968) {Under Fire…
[show]Three episodes of this series ("Dad's Army" (1968) {The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker (#2.3)}, "Dad's Army" (1968) {A Stripe for Frazer (#2.5)} and "Dad's Army" (1968) {Under Fire (#2.6)}) are no longer thought to exist (although the off-air soundtrack to one, "Dad's Army" (1968) {A Stripe for Frazer (#2.5)}, was recovered in 2008), after an archive purge at the BBC in the 1970s saw the destruction of the only known copies. Until recently, there were five missing episodes (all from the second season) before an appeal by the BBC called "Treasure Hunt" saw the return of two 16mm film recordings ("Dad's Army" (1968) {Operation Kilt (#2.1)} and "Dad's Army" (1968) {The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage (#2.2)}) taken from the original video tapes. These recordings had been dumped in a skip outside the Elstree Studios when they were found and taken home by one of the studio staff, 30 years before. After seeing the 'Treasure Hunt' appeal on TV in 2001, the prints were returned by a friend of the staff member, to whom the prints had been entrusted.
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BBC Head of Comedy Michael Mills was initially against the casting of Arthur Lowe in the lead role of Captain Mainwaring.