- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
Totalling 77 episodes and three Christmas specials during its nine-year run, Dad's Army remains one of the best loved of all British comedy series. As with so many other TV spin-offs, the producers couldn't resist the temptation of tinkering with the winning formula, and here we are treated to a Nazi invasion of Walmington-on-Sea that is somewhat at odds with the cosy incompetence that made the series so irresistible. Nevertheless, this is still great fun and it's always a pleasure to see such gifted character actors as Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier at work.
Plot Summary
Comedy adapted from the popular TV sitcom, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn. In 1940, with a German invasion threatened, the defence of Walmington-on-Sea is in the hands of Captain Mainwaring, the bank manager, and a motley collection of townspeople who make up the Local Defence Volunteers.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Captain Mainwaring
- Arthur Lowe
- Sergeant Wilson
- John Le Mesurier
- Corporal Jones
- Clive Dunn
- Private Frazer
- John Laurie
- Private Walker
- James Beck
- Private Godfrey
- Arnold Ridley
- Private Pike
- Ian Lavender
- Mrs Pike
- Liz Fraser
- General Fuller
- Bernard Archard
- RSM
- Derek Newark
- Hodges
- Bill Pertwee
- Vicar
- Frank Williams
- Verger
- Edward Sinclair
- Police sergeant
- Anthony Sager
- Mrs Hall
- Pat Coombs
Crew
- Director
- Norman Cohen
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