Jimmy Perry and David Croft wrote the original screenplay. This was expanded by Cohen to try to make it more cinematic; Columbia executives made more changes to plot and pacing. As finally realised, two-thirds of the film consists of the creation of the platoon; this was the contribution of Perry and Croft, and differs in a number of ways from the formation of the platoon as seen in the first series of the television version. The final third shows the platoon in action, rescuing hostages from the church hall where they had been held captive by the crewmen of a downed German aircraft. In April 2007, a new stage show was announced with cast members including Leslie Grantham as Private Walker and Emmerdale actor Peter Martin as Captain Mainwaring. [37] The production contained the episodes " A Stripe for Frazer", " The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker", " Room at the Bottom" and " The Deadly Attachment". Captain Mainwaring and Lance Corporal Jones. Credit: BBC Studios Captain Mainwaring and Lance Corporal Jones. Credit: BBC Studios The following is a list of audio releases for the British television and radio sitcom Dad's Army. The list includes cassette tape, compact disc, LP record and 7-inch single vinyl releases. Private Sponge ( Colin Bean), a sheep farmer. He leads the members of the platoon's second section (the first section being led by Corporal Jones) and thus had only occasional speaking parts, although he became more prominent in later series. He appeared in 76 of the 80 episodes. [18]

Mrs Yeatman ( Olive Mercer), the somewhat tyrannical wife of Maurice Yeatman, the verger. Over the course of the series, her first name is given as either Beryl, Anthea or Tracey. The radio broadcasts are shorter than the TV episodes to begin with (about three or four minutes shorter). That's before we do any editing at all. Each radio episode also had an introductory monologue at the front of it, that was unique to the radio episodes and had nothing to do with the TV episode. These were written by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad (who adapted the scripts, and not David Croft and Jimmy Perry). Once you've removed that monologue and re-edited the remaining material to more closely follow the script of the original TV episode (using those 1969 rehearsal scripts as a guide), what you're left with is inevitably going to be a little shorter than the original TV episode. In some cases, we are able to reinstate material from the original TV script (that was removed for the radio adaptation). In other cases, we are not. It depends on the scene.The same goes for the original tapes of the 1968 Christmas Night episode, which was never re-recorded for radio, and the three remaining lost episodes from Series Two, now only available in Radio form. Bernard Cribbins, the new Private Godfrey". The Oldie. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019 . Retrieved 3 March 2019. The British sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart paid tribute to Dad's Army in episode one of its second series in 1995, "Don't Get Around Much Any More". Here, lead character Gary Sparrow ( Nicholas Lyndhurst) – a time-traveller from the 1990s – goes into a bank in 1941 and meets a bank manager named Mainwaring and his chief clerk, Wilson, both of whom are in the Home Guard. When he hears the names Mainwaring and Wilson, Gary begins singing the Dad's Army theme song. [46] The characters of Dad's Army and their catchphrases are well known in the UK due to the popularity of the series when originally shown and the frequency of repeats. The Times Digital Archive - Mr. Robb Wilton". The Times. 2 May 1957. p.15 . Retrieved 3 March 2020.

A pilot episode for an American remake called The Rear Guard was produced by ABC and broadcast on 10 August 1976, based on the episode " The Deadly Attachment". However, it failed to make it past the pilot stage. [41]In June 2018 the Royal Mail issued a set of 8 stamps, featuring the main characters and their catchphrases, to mark the comedy's 50th anniversary. [48] See below for another article on The Cornish Floral Dance, from an old issue of "Platoon Attention!" When Sergeant-Major Williams persuades Colonel Reynolds to go on leave, nothing stands between the Concert Party and jungle training – except Solly's ingenuity. Bearer Rangi Ram and Bombardier Solomons decide to try and determine whether Sgt-Major Williams is really Gunner Parkins' father. Guest starring Renu Setna as the clerk. During its original television run, Dad's Army was nominated for multiple British Academy Television Awards, although only won "Best Light Entertainment Production Team" in 1971. It was nominated as " Best Situation Comedy" in 1973, 1974 and 1975. Also, Arthur Lowe was frequently nominated for "Best Light Entertainment Performance" in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1978. [43]

A brief visual tribute to Dad's Army is made at the start of the episode "Rag Week" from Ben Elton's 1990s sitcom The Thin Blue Line. [47] This he decides to split up. The line is “I thought I could hear the curious tone, of cornet, clarinet and big trombone...” He gives Godfrey the line “Cornet and clarinet.” Frazer gets “Big trombone.” He gives Pike “Fiddle and cello.” Hearing this, Wilson laughs heartily, and asks “Wouldn’t it be better really, if Walker was on the fiddle?” Mainwaring ignores his pun. He gives Walker “Big base drum.” and Jones “Flute and bassoon.” He then finds they are one short for “Euphonium.” Walker suggests “Why don’t we split that up? I mean Jonesie here can be the ‘U’, I’ll be the ‘Pho’, and Pikey can be the ‘Bum’!” Mainwaring is furious and threatens to send Joe home. Hodges volunteers to take the “Euphonium” line, and Mainwaring agrees to his suggestion. Mr Sidney Bluett ( Harold Bennett), an elderly local man who is occasionally involved with the antics of both the platoon and Hodges. He and Mrs Yeatman are implied to be having an affair. Other audience cues are easier to figure out. So, there's a bit where Jones bites Warden Hodges in The Cornish Floral Dance and quite a lot of stuff in Poles Apart where the platoon are lying on the floor. It's fairly clear what is probably going on from the context. Although in the latter's case, we didn't even have a rehearsal script to work from. Mainwaring fires off a stern but, as it turns out, ambiguous telegram to the War Office in Whitehall, then makes representations in person, leading to a beautifully orchestrated scene that owes a debt to Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on first?” routine. There has been a colossally unlikely misunderstanding, of the kind only the best comedy writers are brazen enough to include: the Brigadier who has the power to excuse Walker is looking for volunteers for a competitive long-distance walk, and thinks Mainwaring is offering him “a walker”. Mainwaring’s attempt to inform his superior that the man is J Walker, not “A Walker”, is in vain.

Dad's Army - The Complete Radio Series - Series Three

Braxton, Mark (3 October 2018). "Lost episodes of Dad's Army to be remade with a new cast". Radio Times . Retrieved 7 November 2018. The mostly elderly inhabitants of Walmington-on-Sea join the Home Guard to help protect Britain from the Nazi menace. Show full synopsis The DAAS is run by a small group of individuals with assistance from some dedicated members at our events. The Society has members from all parts of the globe. The Society is dedicated to keeping the show alive and we have accumulated many rare items, including video and audio material, cine film and many 'on location' photographs. Our collection is available for members to borrow through our video and audio libraries. We have also collected information from a variety of people involved in the making of the series, including many local residents living around the Thetford area of Norfolk.