I'm 36 yesrs old and when i watch this, it makes me feel like a young once again, thank you for your math! What scripting, what casting, and this was genesis! Wish you well 🍻🤙
I remember watching this with my mother and father in 1968. Like most 12 year old, most of our fathers fought in WW2. That's why my father found this so funny after serving in the regular army from 1939 to 1946.
The first 3 minutes in this are some of the finest in British TV history. Arthur Lowe was just superb. And that 1st studio audience to see those opening titles and their response...sublime.
I always love how they start laughing in the theme song when the British arrow recoils quickly as if they were out of their depth. Few other great countries have such humility.
Just love it - old Mainwearing ever pompous even at the beginning. He looks for all ways to elevate himself above all the others. Thankfully Fraser’s got his measure right from the word go., Jones has his bribe ready to get his stripe !! Marvellous !!
Mainwaring: "There are no guns. We are naked. But we have one invaluable weapon in our armoury: ingenuity and improvisation." Fraser: "That's two." A nice nod to Hamlet, Act 5 Scene 2. Hamlet: "What's his weapon? Osric: "Rapier and dagger". Hamlet: "That's two of his weapons: but, well."
@@mikemorgan7893 Hi Mike, he surely was sir and it was if he never left us. To sort of replace him did David Croft bring in a Welsh speaking accent newspaper man? who called Captain Manwaring Boy o. This comedy series was Momentous and so underrated. I saw it first time round aged 8 and never tire of it and always find something funny I missed. Bless them all. Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands 🤝
Think on this... Just under 400,000 men were in France with the BEF in 1940. Population of Britain 1940 was 45 million. So there was one BEF/ Dunkirk vet per 112 members of the public. Almost everyone knew one.
Quite right the first world war eded with the signing of the Treaty of Versilles. in June 1919 The armistice on 11 November was an agreement to stop fighting to arrainge peace talks
The whole point is that Mainwaring could not possibly have seen any combat in 1919, whereas Wilson had served in several theatres of WW1. As a later episode will reveal, Wilson was later commissioned, reaching the rank of captain. He therefore has the kudos over the pompous, self-appointed, ‘Captain’ Mainwaring.
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This episode was first shown 54 years ago on wednesday July 31st 1968. Rest in peace to all the departed cast and crew of this amazing show.
I'm 36 yesrs old and when i watch this, it makes me feel like a young once again, thank you for your math! What scripting, what casting, and this was genesis! Wish you well 🍻🤙
yea . . . .ah
I remember watching this with my mother and father in 1968. Like most 12 year old, most of our fathers fought in WW2. That's why my father found this so funny after serving in the regular army from 1939 to 1946.
Dads Army some of the best British comedy ever made.
I can't agree more with all comments I'm only 37 but I love my country's old shows.they don't get better than this
36 here, grew up with this. Feel life is flying by, but this always seems to draw me back and sends me on my way feeling young again
A truly great comedy classic.
The first 3 minutes in this are some of the finest in British TV history. Arthur Lowe was just superb. And that 1st studio audience to see those opening titles and their response...sublime.
I always love how they start laughing in the theme song when the British arrow recoils quickly as if they were out of their depth. Few other great countries have such humility.
i know I'm kinda off topic but do anybody know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?
@Quincy Jaxon I use Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
@Quincy Jaxon I watch on flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
@Quincy Jaxon lately I have been using Flixzone. Just google for it :)
@Quincy Jaxon i watch on Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
Just love it - old Mainwearing ever pompous even at the beginning. He looks for all ways to elevate himself above all the others.
Thankfully Fraser’s got his measure right from the word go., Jones has his bribe ready to get his stripe !! Marvellous !!
1:53 Love the laughter
Heavens, this one seems so old but still fresh and funny !!👍✅
Fuzzie Wuzzie's 🤣
Simon Webb sent me here.
Noticably Godfrey seems more aggressive in the pilot, and amusingly the only one with a proper firearm.
Very good and humor.
Mainwaring: "There are no guns. We are naked. But we have one invaluable weapon in our armoury: ingenuity and improvisation."
Fraser: "That's two."
A nice nod to Hamlet, Act 5 Scene 2.
Hamlet: "What's his weapon?
Osric: "Rapier and dagger".
Hamlet: "That's two of his weapons: but, well."
great, thanks for posting, works better @ 1:25 speed
22:30 Looks like Monty Python was recycling a recent joke in their Spanish Inquisition sketch!
Walker the spiv is there at the reunion yet he had died during the filming of later episodes.
His character never died in the show. An excuse was made as to why he was no longer in it.
@@mikemorgan7893 Hi Mike, he surely was sir and it was if he never left us. To sort of replace him did David Croft bring in a Welsh speaking accent newspaper man? who called Captain Manwaring Boy o. This comedy series was Momentous and so underrated. I saw it first time round aged 8 and never tire of it and always find something funny I missed. Bless them all. Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands 🤝
Cheeseman
Whole series was told in flashback from characters’ POV in 1968
Think on this...
Just under 400,000 men were in France with the BEF in 1940. Population of Britain 1940 was 45 million.
So there was one BEF/ Dunkirk vet per 112 members of the public. Almost everyone knew one.
Could have improved the screen quality bruv. Still, safe man
blimey talk about zoomed in :(
Sound is running slow ?
😊
Theme tune noticeably slower pace than later seasons. Also odd audience laughter at the title graphics.
Play at 1.25 speed.
its a travesty that the bbc took this off iplayer
It's always the same with shows like this. A scattering of unadulterated episodes but all of them if your prepared to watch them ruined.
I take it after a while Bracewell stopped turning up?!
I think bracewell got called up for the army eventually
Aird Medical Practise Beauly
Boris pm "dr's of doom & gloom"
:)
Why would you bother uploading this? Not even the right speed. Clown.
You can change the speed in the settings,
Thank you, you learn something new every day
Not on mobile you can’t
Bolshy lot these Jack Tars..............
Unwatchable as the picture Is cropped
not worth a watch, the quality is awful
The first world war 'ended' in 1919 Mr Mainwaring, not 1918 :)
What history book stated that? To the best of my knowledge, WW1 ended on November 11th, 1918.
I wondered who would be the first to spot that! ;0)
they dont like it up um.
Quite right the first world war eded with the signing of the Treaty of Versilles. in June 1919 The armistice on 11 November was an agreement to stop fighting to arrainge peace talks
The whole point is that Mainwaring could not possibly have seen any combat in 1919, whereas Wilson had served in several theatres of WW1.
As a later episode will reveal, Wilson was later commissioned, reaching the rank of captain. He therefore has the kudos over the pompous, self-appointed, ‘Captain’ Mainwaring.
Great show, just an awful presentation.
Rear Gunner... is the name of the game
@ Aird Medical Practise Beauly
Chippy Middle Mass to your..
Never have to many
Chippies or
Apprenticeships ⛴ 🇬🇧 ⛴ 🇬🇧 ⛴ 🇬🇧 ⛴ 🇬🇧 ⛴