Dad's Army - Series 5 (DVD)

...really when the British Comedy, Dad's Army, reached its peak; some would argue that it gained some much needed momentum after the first couple of series, where as a viewer, you were getting use to the characters, their individual hilarities, flaws and idiosyncrasies. By series five, with it being four years since the first season hit the BBC airwaves, the seven men who were at the focus of defending a fictional town from the threat of Nazi invasion, ...
...round. WHAT IS IT? Dad's Army is a hilarious tribute to the Home Guard of WWII. Comprised of the old and young alike, these men stayed in their hometowns to fend for the country, in her hour of need, whether it was through general old age or other medical reasons that would prevent some men going out to the trenches and coming face to face with the enemy in a more likely setting. Set in the fictional beach town of Walmington-On-Sea, the show began ...

MizzMolko 25.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Dad's Army - Series 5 (DVD)

Dads army ======== I truly have a huge soft spot in my heart for this wonderfully brilliant series. Written by: Jimmy Perry, David Croft Ran from 1968 – 1977 and spanned 9 Series. Location: ======= Walmington-On-Sea on the Sussex coast. (Actually filmed in Thetford, Norfolk although other minor locations around Suffolk and Norfolk where occasionally used). The cast: ======= Arthur Lowe as Captain George Mainwaring A pompous bank manager ...
...Defence Volunteers, LDV who are later renamed, The Home Guard. He takes himself far too seriously and often makes up stories to build up his self importance. John Le Mesurier as Sgt Arthur Wilson Chief clerk at Mr Mainwarings bank and Public school educated which gets right up Mr Mainwarings nose. Arthur is a ‘Dandy’ and a real ladies man and the unspoken father of ‘Pike’. Nothing ever gets Arthur flustered except perhaps bad manners. Clive Dunn ...

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...If you have never seen Dad's Army then I'll spend a little bit of time telling you about the characters. You have the pompous Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) who runs the local Martins Bank as the Bank Manager. Saying "You stupid boy" at Pike and "I think you're going in to the realms of fantasy here Jones" to his Corporal. Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier) is Captain Mainwaring's Platoon Sergeant as well as his Chief Clerk at the Bank. He is ...
...as described in a recent Dad's Army documentary. They had been filming all day in the Countryside and the cast enjoyed every minute of it. When Did You Last See Your Money? Corporal Jones (The Butcher) calls in to the Bank to pay in £500 cash in to his account to realise that all he has is Sausages....Where is the £500 cash. Jones is beside himself with worry and the whole Platoon tries to help him find the missing cash. An excellent performance ...

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