Dad’s Army was the beloved BBC sitcom about the British Home Guard during the Second World War. The series was written by Jim Perry and David Croft and aired between 1968 and 1977. Frank Pike John Le Mesurier Sgt. As a veteran stage … . He can be as pompous and officious as Mainwaring, with whom he has a fractious relationship, but is uncouth and coarse with dirty fingernails. He reprised the role of Farthing in the 2016 film adaptation of the series. Dad's Army (TV Series 1968–1977) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The characters and catchphrases are old favourites. To shock them out of their apathy, Captain Mainwaring and Hodges join forces and the Home Guard disguise themselves as foreign invaders to scare the town into taking the war (and them) seriously. Dad’s Army … On the other hand, in the episode "My British Buddy", Hodges has no hesitation in showing his contempt for "bloomin' Yanks" and the United States' late entry into the war, sarcastically remarking to the visiting American Army colonel "it's an improvement on last time...two and a half years instead of three!". Dad's Army is a BBC sitcom about the British militia called the Home Guard during the Second World War. 38. He had served in World War One winning the Military Medal before becoming a tailor at the Army & Navy Stores. Jones was leader of the platoon's first section. S3,E3(ibid), 28 May 2000 BBC1 Don't Panic! Characters. 39. Although an ensemble piece, the series focuses particularly upon Mainwaring, who has invested all his efforts into the platoon as a way of escaping from an unhappy marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of a bishop, and a stalled career at the bank. Dad's Army: Full cast announced for remake of lost episodes. In the episode "Sgt. Mavis Pike (Janet Davies) was Private Pike's mother, who appeared in many episodes. Barry Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) - The long-lost brother of Captain George Mainwaring, he appeared once in the entire series, in "My Brother and I". He frequently threatens to set his mother on Mainwaring whenever he is shouted at or forced to do anything he doesn't want to do. | His catchphrase is "Put that light out!" William Hodges (Bill Pertwee) is Mainwaring's main rival in Walmington-on-Sea. When the misunderstanding is resolved, Sgt Wilson jilts her at the altar – as is explained in the opening dialogue of the next episode "A Stripe for Frazer". This rivalry increased after he was forced to share the church hall with Mainwaring after his headquarters was bombed. Jones suffered a malaria relapse. Dad's Army: James Beck, John Le Mesurier, Arnold Ridley, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, Bill Pertwee Dad's Army - Cast, Crew and Credits - TV.com Search Episodes. Because I do enjoy this war. [18] A handful of platoon members had a secondary but significant role in particular episodes: Other members of the platoon were named as: These were played by Leslie Noyes (49 episodes), Vic Taylor (37 episodes), Hugh Hastings and Evan Ross (34 episodes), Freddie White (51 episodes), Freddie Wiles (57 episodes), Hugh Cecil (50 episodes), Richard Jacques (17 episodes), Peter Whitaker, Martin Dunn and Chris Franks (5 episodes), Emmett Hennessey and Arthur McGuire (2 episodes), Roger Bourne (28 episodes), Frank Godfrey (23 episodes), Michael Moore (45 episodes), Ken Wade (3 episodes), Evan Ross (34 episodes), William Gossling and Vernon Drake (7 episodes), Graham Hamilton, David Seaforth, Richard Ketteridge and Alec Coleman (11 episodes), Freddie Payne, Derek Chaffer and Lindsay Hooper (1 episode) and Jimmy Mac (22 episodes), among others. Openly eager for more power within the platoon, he sometimes led rebellions against Mainwaring; in response Mainwaring temporarily let Frazer take over as captain in "If the Cap Fits...". During the First World War Wilson had been a Captain and fought in the Royal Artillery at Mons, Gallipoli and the Somme. Mrs Fox (Pamela Cundell) was a Walmington-on-Sea housewife, who purused a relationship with Lance Corporal Jones. Cast members of Dad’s Army recalled Arthur Lowe being much like the bumbling, pompous Captain Mainwaring he portrayed. It is just a work of genius. Maurice Yeatman (Edward Sinclair) is the local verger and captain of the local Sea Scouts unit. The first official photos from the set of the big-screen version of Second World War sitcom Dad's Army have been released as the all-star cast began filming in Yorkshire. 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. This is a list of characters in the British television comedy series Dad's Army (1968-1977). Interviews with Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Clive Dunn and Frank Williams in the BBC Pebble Mill studios in 1989. Clive was the only member of the Dad's Army cast that was required to look older, however this came in useful when he was required to perform one stunt or another! The series was written by Jim Perry and David Croft and aired between 1968 and 1977. Arthur Wilson, played by John Le Mesurier, was a diffident, upper-class bank clerk and Mainwaring's inferior in the bank and on parade. 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