Jones points out. If the female characters in Dad’s Army formed their own platoon they may well knock the old chaps for six. The terrifying Mrs Pike, lover of Sgt Wilson and doting mother to ...
Dad's Army also says much about how the British see themselves. The main characters are generally un-militaristic, gentle, courteous, and bumbling. Yes, Captain Mainwaring is the one figure who seems ...
However, the writers felt that they had too many characters and that he was too similar to Godfrey so axed him from the show. He was only mentioned again once in the following episode. Source: The ...
The glasses were squashed and will have to be replaced A statue depicting the much-loved Dad's Army character Captain Mainwaring has been vandalised. The bronze sculpture, in Bridge Street in ...
The glasses were squashed so a new pair will be recast A statue of a much-love Dad's Army character is due to be restored, a year after it was vandalised. Last March, the glasses of the bronze ...
The son of a Dad’s Army star refused to see his actor father be handed his OBE for services to the theatre because of his dad’s real-life war experiences. Nicolas Ridley, son of the late ...