Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Dads army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard during the second world war. Dad s army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war, produced by david croft, and written by david croft and jimmy perry. The original dad s army crew are in the past and that s how it is. Bbc radio 4 extra dads army, series 3, a question of reference.
Q s position on the beach when pike fails to turn up they find him. Season 4, episode 6 of the series dads army in capt mainwarings absence wilson organizes a darts match against the arp in the local pub when ma. Set in the fictional seaside town of walmingtononsea, located near eastbourne, it follows a wellmeaning platoon of men ineligible for active service as they serve as britains last line of defence. Dads army s08e03 is there honey still for tea video. The prison life of fletcher, a criminal serving a fiveyear sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system. Like perry said the cast was right, the time was right, the script was right, the tunes were right and the whole situation was right which was what made dads army a miracle. Thus very few film copies of series 2 episodes were made. Complete radio series 3 bit bias here with my rating stars. Dads army was made in colour from series 3 onwards. Dad s army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war. For the love of three oranges 1976 christmas special. Dec 02, 2016 dad s army is a bbc television sitcom about the british home guard during the second world war. Find out when dads army is on tv, including series 4episode 2.
Buy a series pass and get all current and future episodes of series 4 cant play on this device. Dad s army is my favourite tv programme of all time. The episodes are delightfully restored for digital listening, with all the sound effects and cock ups in clear stereo. But the idea of restoring the missing episodes to a watchable version was an inspired piece of creativity which pays the utmost respect to perry and crofts genius. It was written by jimmy perry and david croft, and broadcast on the bbc from 1968 to 1977.
Dad s army is one of the best comedies ever written. Listen to the latest episodes of dads army on bbc sounds. It is decided that, as the mill is by water, frazer, in an ancient diving suit left him by a friend who died of the dreaded bends, will push jones, disguised as a log, up to the mill, where jones will discharge the bomb and, thanks to clever decoy plans used to fool square, jones. This category page lists all episodes from the fourth series of dads army. There are a total of eighty dads army episodes spread over nine series and three. Dads army series and episodes list british comedy guide. Dad s army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard during the second world war.
In 2018, uktv announced plans to recreate the three missing episodes for broadcast on its gold channel under the title dad s army. I first saw dad s army on pbs way back in the seventies when i was in high school. In the 90s i came across a few episodes at a video store on vhs, and remembered how much i enjoyed it. Saluting dad s army episode 4 27 november 2018 alexander armstrong looks at how the show transferred to the radio and to the stage before finally coming to an end on television only. In the 90 s i came across a few episodes at a video store on vhs, and remembered how much i enjoyed it.
Dadsarmy no footage in this video all rights go to bbc. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show. After a surreal lecture on telling allied parachutists from german ones, the platoon is ordered to pick up a stranded uboot s crew. Nov 06, 2016 dad s army is a bbc television sitcom about the british home guard during the second world war. Dads army the complete first series plus the lost episodes of series two region 2. Dads army is a bbc television sitcom about the british home guard during the second world war. Dads army s06e01 the deadly attachment video dailymotion. The dads army missing episodes are lost episodes of the british sitcom programme dads army, plus some short sketches.
This is probably and rightly the most popular bbc comedy series from the late 60s and early 70s. Bbc radio 4 extra dads army, series 3, a question of. The sitcom ran for nine series and 80 episodes in total. There were also four christmas night with the stars inserts, and most episodes were also adapted for radio see list of radio episodes. Three out of six episodes from series 2 and two of the four christmas sketches 1968 and 1970 are missing as the bbc routinely reused videotape as a cost saving measure for many years. Nov 25, 2019 all episodes in order plus some extra material in the beginning of the list. After initial interviews go rather less than satisfactory, a mrs. Season 4, episode 4 of the series dad s army the platoon have moved to a new h.
Remakes of the three missing episodes of the original bbc comedy series dads army 1968. Qs position on the beach when pike fails to turn up they find him. Documentary from the bbc series 4 dvd release of dads army. Dads army series 4 episode 1 the big parade youtube. Jul 03, 2017 watch dads army s06e01 the deadly attachment arthur twosheds jackson on dailymotion. All episodes in order plus some extra material in the beginning of the list. Dads army s09 e06 dads army never too old s9 youtube. Dads army is my favourite tv programme of all time.
Jul 21, 2015 dad s army s08e03 is there honey still for tea. Dad s army resisting the aggressor down the ages from christmas night with the stars duration. Dads army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war. The platoon replace the resident guards at walmingtons local prisonofwar camp. The original dads army crew are in the past and thats how it is. Season 4, episode 4 of the series dads army the platoon have moved to a new h. Dads army series 4 episode guide british comedy guide. Listen to the latest episodes of dad s army on bbc sounds. This was a series running through much of the seventies, one of the croft classics that made his name.
Wilson feels live handgrenades are too dangerous for his hothead mates and acts accordingly. Then after few weeks when i put bbc prime again it was dads army again, same episodes and again it wasnt as funny as other british comedy series, so again i. Dads army season 4 full episodes watch online guide by msn. Remakes of the three missing episodes of the original bbc comedy series dad s army 1968. Dads army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war, produced by david croft, and written by david croft and jimmy perry. Dec 09, 2016 dad s army is a bbc television sitcom about the british home guard during the second world war. This is probably and rightly the most popular bbc comedy series from the late 60 s and early 70 s. Documentary from the bbc series 5 dvd release of dads army.
Creatorwriters david croft and jimmy perry made each episode of dads army as funny as the previous one, with an element of humour which has survived decades. A thirtysomething yearold man named harold and his elderly father, albert, work as rag and bone men collecting and selling junk. It was written by jimmy perry and david croft and broadcast on bbc television between 1968 and 1977. Captain mainwaring decides to enlist women to the platoon to assist with the war effort. Set in the fictional seaside town of walmingtononsea, located near eastbourne, it follows a wellmeaning platoon of men ineligible for active service as they serve as britain s last line of defence. The platoon is to take part in an exercise to supposedly place a bomb in a windmill occupied by the eastgate men. There are a total of eighty dad s army episodes spread over nine series and three christmas specials, first broadcast between 1968 and 1977. The first two series were filmed and transmitted in black and white. Dads army is one of the best comedies ever written. Pages in category dads army series 4 episodes the following pages are in this category, out of total. Episode 16 of 26 jones and godfrey goof on a platoon exercise involving live. But the idea of restoring the missing episodes to a watchable version was an inspired piece of creativity which pays the utmost respect to perry and croft s genius. A marvellous throw back to when humour did not have to reply on profanity or politics to get a laugh. I first saw dads army on pbs way back in the seventies when i was in high school.
Four short christmas sketches were also broadcast as part of christmas night with the stars. Produced and directed by david croft episodes 12, 410 and 1214. The programme ran for nine series between 1968 and 1977. Stars arthur lowe, john le mesurier, clive dunn, john laurie and others. After a surreal lecture on telling allied parachutists from german ones, the platoon is ordered to pick up a stranded uboots crew. The series regularly gained audiences of 18 million viewers and is still repeated world wide. Like perry said the cast was right, the time was right, the script was right, the tunes were right and the whole situation was right which was what made dad s army a miracle. Arthur lowe, john le mesurier, clive dunn, john laurie, james beck, arnold ridley, ian lavender, janet davies, caroline dowdeswell, leon cortez, eric woodburn, michael osborne, david croft, harold snoad, jimmy perry. This category page lists all episodes from the fourth series of dad s army. Intoducing the walmingtononsea home guard, a bunch of hapless old and young men who have kept people all over the world very amused for the past forty years.
Mercury productions, the company responsible for saluting dad s army, gold s 50th anniversary tribute series, produced the episodes, directed by ben kellett. With kevin mcnally, robert bathurst, kevin eldon, david hayman. Captain mainwaring is determined to get an orange for his wife. Therefore, i was delighted to see the dvd set on amazon. There are a total of eighty dads army episodes spread over nine series and three christmas specials, first broadcast between 1968 and 1977. Dad s army is a bbc television sitcom about the british home guard during the second world war.
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