Dad's Army - Season 0 Episode 5 Comedy Connections - Dad's Army
Shown as part of the BBC Comedy Connections series. This episode looks at Dad's Army, the gentle wartime sitcom that became one of the most popular and best-loved series of all time.
Set in wartime Britain, the cast of Dad's Army featured many veterans of stage and screen including Arthur Lowe, John Laurie and Arnold Ridley. As well as creating a template for future ensemble sitcoms, the series established one of British TV's most successful writing partnership - that of Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
But Comedy Connections reveals that neither writer gave Dad's Army its name. Originally called Fighting Tigers, the new title was imposed on the show by the BBC's then Head of Comedy, Michael Mills. Other surprises include John Laurie expressing his disappointment that, at the age of 73 and after a glittering theatre career, he should become most famous for 'this crap', what happened when Ian Lavender asked the show's writers whether his character, Pike, was in fact Wilson's son, and what producer David Croft did with the audience feedback report after the screening of the show's pilot.
With contributions from writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft, plus actors Clive Dunn, Ian Lavender, Frank Williams, Bill Pertwee, Pamela Cundell and Wendy
Year: 1977
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
Director: Jimmy Perry
Cast: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender
Crew: David Croft (Writer), David Croft (Producer), Jimmy Perry (Writer), Bud Flanagan (Theme Song Performance)
First Air Date: Jul 31, 1968
Last Air date: Nov 13, 1977
Season: 9 Season
Episode: 77 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.45/10 by 81.00 users
Popularity: 7.4768
Language: English
Keyword : world war ii, soldier, platoon, seaside town, sitcom, 1940s, home guard, political comedy, war satire, period sitcom
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