Did Dads Army start on radio?
Dad’s Army, as well as being a successful television series, was adpated by the BBC into a radio series, with 67 episodes airing on BBC Radio 4 from 1974 to 1976. Most of the main cast reprised their roles for the radio series, with a few exceptions (see below).
When did Dads Army start on TV?
July 31, 1968
Dad’s Army/First episode date
On 31 July 1968, viewers of BBC One met a group of elderly soldiers and a ‘stupid boy’ for the first time. Dad’s Army became an instant classic with its gentle humour, nostalgia and pride in the men who gave their all for their country, whatever that all happened to be.
What channel is Dad’s Army on?
BBC One
BBC One – Dad’s Army – Next on.
What time is Dad’s Army film on tonight?
In 1940, with a German invasion looming, the defence of Walmington-on-Sea is in the hands of local bank manager Captain Mainwaring and a motley collection of volunteers….Credits.
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sergeant Wilson | John Le Mesurier |
| Private Frazer | John Laurie |
| Private Walker | James Beck |
| Lance Corporal Jones | Clive Dunn |
Was Arthur Lowe in the war?
War service In February 1939 Lowe joined the Territorial Army, which meant several months later he was among the first men called up to serve in the Second World War.
Was dad’s army ever on TV?
Television episodes were apdapted for radio by Michael Knowles (who often made appearances on the television series playing various British army officers) and Harold Snoad, who directed several Dad’s Army episodes for television in the programme’s early seasons.
Why did they change the name of Dad’s Army?
In his book Dad’s Army, Graham McCann explains that the show owes much to Michael Mills. It was he who renamed the show Dad’s Army. He did not like Brightsea-on-Sea, so the location was changed to Walmington-on-Sea.
Who saved England in Dad’s Army?
Many years later, Dad’s Army co-creator Jimmy Perry wrote a radio sketch, The Boy Who Saved England, for the Last Night at the Paris evening broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 3rd June 1995. It featured Ian Lavender as Pike, Bill Pertwee as Hodges, Frank Williams as the Vicar and Perry himself as General Haverlock-Seabag .
Is there a sequel to Dad’s Army?
Knowles and Snoad also developed a radio sequel to Dad’s Army, It Sticks Out Half a Mile, which told what happened to some of the characters after the war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsn2L1ZZ6GA&list=PLdUGA0NFIvcDtdodO5hFaa1ir3K3KQ3AG