Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Arthur Lowe
as Capt. George Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier
as Sgt. Arthur Wilson
Clive Dunn
as LCpl. Jack Jones
John Laurie
as Pte. James Frazer
James Beck
as Pte. Joe Walker
Arnold Ridley
as Pte. Charles Godfrey
Ian Lavender
as Pte. Frank Pike
Liz Fraser
as Mavis Pike
Bernard Archard
as Maj. Gen. Fullard
Derek Newark
as Regimental Sergeant-Major
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There is something of the swings and roundabouts in this adaptation of the cracking BBC series. On the one hand, the feature length format allows us to develop more the Perry/Croft characters, on the other it removes some of the quickly-paced potency of the humour... Either way, though, it's still a...