Who were Dad's Army?

Dads Army is the best BBC comedy ever....my 8 year old son also loves it
wonderful! Thank you Jimmy and David for such marvellous writing....Captain Mainwaring was my particular favorite followed by Private Frazer

The main reason I watch UK Gold is because Dad's Army is repeated there. Yes, I've seen every episode before but it's one of those comedies you can watch over and over, getting a little more each time. Dad's Army has a unique combination of ingenious scripts combined with a cast that gel together magnificently.

Take Godfrey for example. Not many lines but each one a jem, and he doesn't have to speak to convey that sad, put upon look. Then there's Frazers fearsome rolling eyes, Pike's effeminate mummy's boy ways, and Jones's uncanny ability to remain just slightly out of step on parade. The deliberately camp Vicar, Walker the spiv, and nasty ARP Warden Hodges, all these are essential ingredients in a very special comedy formula that has never been eclipsed.

But of course the real star is Arthur Lowe, the grumpy, authoritarian Captain Mainwaring. Lowe's performance is so talented you actually feel very affectionate towards this horrible, miserable little meglomaniac. That's because when the chips are down he somehow manages to pull the men through. God help the Germans during WW2 if they had invaded with Mainwaring in charge, especially if they had been foolish enough to march through Timothy Whites!