Rightly considered one of the the silliest episodes of Dad's Army, I was surprised to also find that Gorilla Warfare is my favourite episode of series seven so far. That's not to say it's especially great... I mean, it involves a training exercise in which a sabotage attempt is launched on the platoon by a man in a gorilla suit. Even in a series that regularly leans into farce, that's a bit too much! But in and around that ludicrous premise there are some nice moments, including a lovely scene in which the platoon bed down for the night in a barn. This gets back to the core of Dad's Army, with great character interactions and some nice gags instead of broad gimmicks. I still clearly remember watching this episode as a kid and then the next day at school everyone doing Fraser's "story of the old, empty barn" bit. That it was these moments I remembered rather than the daft stuff with the gorilla shows where the series' strength always lay, even for a primary school aged child.
Review of Gorilla Warfare
