Five episodes of series 2 were not retained by the bbc archives, but two of those episodes, operation kilt and the. It was written by jimmy perry and david croft, and broadcast on the bbc from 1968 to 1977. Dads army is a bbc television sitcom about the british home guard during the. The second series of dads army was affected by wiping. I first saw dads army on pbs way back in the seventies when i was in high school. So mainwaring cant resists illegally requisitioning anything of use in the peabody museum of historical army weapons when it closes for the war. Captain mainwaring tries to get out of attending a big church parade when the home guard are ordered to wear their medals from previous conflicts. After dunkirk, coastal town walmingtononseas banker, rotarian and alderman george mainwaring, a commissioned veteran without actual war experience, appoints himself commander of the local defense committee, with his bank staff, chief clerk arthur wilson and junior frank pike. Dads army s02e02 the battle of godfreys cottage video. This is a recently rediscovered episode of the situation comedy dads army, long thought to be lost. Since 2007, the full run of radio episodes has been regularly repeated on digital archive station bbc radio 4 extra along with its radioonly sequel it.
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 first version, used in series 1 and 2, simply showed footage of the main cast. I dont intend on using my channel for uploading any videos of my own. Episodes ran for thirty minutes each, with some exceptions. John laurie in dads army 1968 ian lavender in dads army 1968 clive dunn in. However i have created playlists of some great shows. Dad s army the two and a half feathers nl ondertiteld. The films uk premiere was on 12 march 1971 at the columbia theatre, london. Also, on the dads army series 1 and 2 dvd, this documentary is an extra. Dads army 8x03 dads army is there still honey for tea s8 duration. 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. Dads army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard during the second world war.
Mainwaring gives the platoon a lecture in communications but when a german plane crashes into the towns reservoir it becomes obvious that many of the men have no idea how to use a telephone and, when mainwaring gets through to the main exchange to notify the incident, the operator is no help. Wilson is chairing a committee and tries to get him turned down whilst jones has him jumping off a ladder barefoot to induce flat feet. Time on my hands is the thirteenth and final episode of the fifth series of the british comedy series dads army. When the two missing episodes of dads army were found. Dads army season 4 episode 1 the big parade watch on kodi. In the 90s i came across a few episodes at a video store on vhs, and remembered how much i enjoyed it. In this second season episode, the battle of godfreys cottage, an invasion alert leads to a battle to defend the strategic. Season 0 episode 4 jonathan ross salutes dads army. Mainwaring watches a film reel at the cinema which shows winston churchill inspecting army troops and their mascot. Produced and directed by david croft episodes 12, 410 and 1214. The classic radio episodes, made between 1973 and 1976. Love dads army, great casting and writing especially for its time.
Captain mainwaring feels his local bank branch can no longer honor mr. Operation kilt and the battle of godfreys cottage, on the night of there showing they showed this documentary before hand. Battle of the giants, 19711019, 19711227, the platoon are challenged by the. The sitcom ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio version. After a surreal lecture on telling allied parachutists from german ones, the platoon is ordered to pick up a stranded uboot s crew. Find dads army complete and specials 14dvd import anglais. While the platoon are at a training camp mainwaring gets drunk with the other officers during the night and misses the live grenade training the following morni. This was a series running through much of the seventies, one of the croft classics that made his name. Set in world war two, the home guard or local defence volunteers defend britains south coast against german invasion in 1940. Dads army s05e03 a soldiers farewell video dailymotion.
Dads army s04e141 battle of the giants part 1 video. Colour recovery relies on the particular manner in which these film recordings were made, and hails from the colour recovery working group, an independent group which has been working on the. During home guard maneuvers lcpl jones, disguised as a log and helped by frazer in a diving suit, floats down the river in order to attack the eastgate platoon. Dads army season 8 episode 2 when youve got to go by nerilee ferrand. This episode looks at dads army, the gentle wartime sitcom that became one of the. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of dads army with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Documentary about the missing episodes of season 2.
A situational comedy about those men too old or classified as unfit for british service in wwii. When private walker gets his callup papers to join the regular army it comes as a shock to the platoon because he is useful to them for his black market activities. Croft wanted the series titles to include newsreel footage from world war ii. The dads army missing episodes are lost episodes of the british sitcom programme dads army, plus some short sketches. Dads army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war, produced.
Dads army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard. Even eager lance corporal jones runs out of loyal patriotism as captain mainwaring keeps mishandling his lovingly spotlessly kept butchers van. After being ignored by an active army column and three equally shiftysuited men, their only comfort is that. This is a list of the radio episodes of the british sitcom dads army which were normally adapted from the script of an earlier television episode. While he is away an old comrade that fought in the same. In this second season episode, the battle of godfreys cottage, an invasion alert leads to a battle to defend the strategic stronghold of. Dads army is a british sitcom about the home guard during the second world war. Captain mainwaring decides to enlist women to the platoon to assist with the war effort. Dads army season 0 episode 22 the passing years watch.
Captain mainwaring has taken delivery of a hew cap when pike, on a bayonet charge, spears the cap from the. How close to reality was the depiction of the home guard in the series dads army. Joness checks because his account has a five month overdraft of. During ww2, in a fictional british seaside town, a ragtag group of home guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent german.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Present arms is the first episode of the second bbc radio 4 series of the british comedy series dads army that was originally transmitted on 24 december 1974, as a christmas special. After a surreal lecture on telling allied parachutists from german ones, the platoon is ordered to pick up a stranded uboots crew. Dads army season 0 episode 24 the coward revue watch. Dads army resisting the aggressor down the ages from christmas night with the stars duration. Present arms was compiled for radio from two television episodes, battle of the giants. Dads armys channel, the place to watch all videos, playlists, and live streams by dads army on dailymotion. Dads army the two and a half feathers nl ondertiteld. Season year 1971 network bbc 1 purchase rights stream instantly details. The platoon are manning the local lighthouse and they accidentally switch on the light and cant find a way.
Dads army s05e01 asleep in the deep video dailymotion. In this oneoff special to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the classic show, selfconfessed dads army fan jonathan ross is joined by the shows stars, including ian lavender, clive dunn, bill pertwee and frank williams, plus celebrity fans ronnie corbett, jon culshaw and john thompson. The programme ran for nine series between 1968 and 1977. Wilson feels live handgrenades are too dangerous for his hothead mates and acts accordingly. Therefore, i was delighted to see the dvd set on amazon. Watch dads army s04e09 mums army arthur twosheds jackson on dailymotion. After initial interviews go rather less than satisfactory, a mrs. He accepts a suggestion to simulate a fifth column attack together. There are a total of eighty dads army episodes spread over nine series and three. Dads army the complete first series plus the lost episodes of series two. Dates shown are for the recording session followed by the original transmission on bbc radio 4. The platoon have been told that at the invasion signal, the ringing of the church bells, they must meet. Dads army season 8 episode 1 ring dem bells by nerilee ferrand. After hours, the financial genius trio goes through the shambles that passes for his butchery bookkeeping but, only when half of the platoon has assembled in the vicars office for a private consultation, does jones pull the problem out of his pocket.
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