Gentle well written humour relying on the interactions of the main characters. The cast were an inspired selection of actors who were able to draw the most from the excellent scripts. AND not a sign of bad language!! Oh how we could do with that standard of writing and performance now. The catch phrases have sunken into the British psyche of those viewers of a certain age group. From Mainwaring's "Stupid Boy, Pike" to Jones' "Don't Panic" it was just a ball of laughs. But then through their earnest endeavours they generally came good with the tasks allotted to them by central command. The best episode for a classic comedic piece of timing, in my opinion, was The Deadly Attachment. Pike ridicules Hitler to the U-boat Capitain, and when asked what his name is to go on the reprisals list, Mainwaring butts in with a perfect "Don't tell him, Pike!". Classic.
Review of Dad's Army
Dad's Army
(1968–1977)
Gentle well written humour relying on the interactions of the main characters
24 January 2007