9 series (80 episodes) transmitted 1968-77 by BBC Television
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| Set in the small, fictional, English South coast seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, during WW2, the programme followed the adventures of the Local Defence Volunteers, otherwise known as the Home Guard. The Home Guard was established after Anthony Eden's historic speech of June 1940, calling for men not able to participate in active service (by reason of age), to form local defence corps. |
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The
Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea included L/Cpl
Jack Jones (Clive Dunn), Cpt
George Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) and Sgt
Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier) -
shown on the right. Other characters were Pte Jock Frazer (John Laurie), Pte Frank Pike (Ian Lavender), Pte Joe Walker (James Beck), Pte Charles Godfrey(Arnold Ridley) and Warden William Hodges (Bill Pertwee). |
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| Dad's
Army was released in many formats over the years, on tv,
radio, on stage and on the big screen. At the present
time, you can buy episodes from the tv series on video. Interestingly, there are five missing episodes and the spin-off for radio, It Sticks Out Half A Mile, featuring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee, was seemingly never preserved for the BBC archives. |
L/Cpl Jones
Cpt Mainwaring
Sgt Wilson