The dads army story 2015 in 1967 actor jimmy perry shows his friend david croft the script of a sitcom he has written based on his time in the home guard, entitled fighting tigers. Head of bbc tv comedy michael mills likes it, changing its title to dad s. The sclerotic culture of dithering that afflicts the higherups at the bbc has been mercilessly exposed in w1a. Comedy drama about the beginnings of jimmy perry and david crofts writing partnership and their struggles to get dad s army on the screen in 1968. The trailer for bbc twos comedy drama about the making of dad s army. Comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dad s army jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the muchloved legend onto. The dad s army story is a dramatised oneoff special about how writers jimmy perry and david croft.
Even if you are not a fan of dad s army this is a great watch. The dads army story breakfast clip by robin whenary on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. The dads army story 2015 12222015 gb comedy 1h user score. Between 1968 and 1977 there were nine series broadcast on. A host of notable actors and comedians bring the dads army cast and crew to life. The dramatised story of how jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to.
The drama shows how perry s inspiration came after seeing a group of soldiers jogging in a. Bbc two comedy drama about the creation of dads army. The trailer for bbc twos comedy drama about the making of dads army. Support the guardian available for everyone, funded by readers. Dad s army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard during the second world war. Frazer was born in 1872 and is a dour, troublestirring, exaggerating, wildeyed scottish undertaker formerly the keeper of a philatelist. The dads army story michael cochrane and ralph riach in were doomed. The dads army story is described as being in a similar vein as an adventure in space and time and tells the story of how jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management. Lr john sessions as arthur lowe captain mainwaring and julian sands as john le mesurier sergeant wilson. Were doomed the dads army story starring john sessions. The dads army story is on bbc two tonight at 9pm and repeated on christmas day at 10.
Dec 01, 2015 the trailer for bbc twos comedy drama about the making of dads army. Scripted comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dads army overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the much. The dads army story is a dramatised oneoff special about how. From personal clashes to casting woes, this is the story of the legendary bbc sitcom. The drama shows how perrys inspiration came after seeing a group of soldiers jogging in a.
The dads army story will premiere on tuesday december 22nd at 9pm, it has been announced. We are, happily, not short of original dads army episodes. Were doomed is a real treat for dads army fans, and feels like a real love letter to the series, right through to the you have been watching ending. Private james frazer is a fictional home guard platoon member and undertaker portrayed by john laurie on the bbc television sitcom dads army. The dads army story delivered it by the oldfashioned bedford army truckload. The dads army story will premiere on tuesday december 22nd at. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. The dads army story 9pm, bbc2 paul ritter stars as frustrated thesp jimmy perry, while richard dormer is david croft, a jaded comedy producer feeling pushed out by the bbc. Dec 23, 2015 support the guardian available for everyone, funded by readers. How the rich live longer as we saw the underdogs of dads army assemble, this was a rather jolly dramatisation.
The dads army story bbc two 60minute scripted comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dads army. The dads army story transported us back to 1967 to give us a hopefully tickling insight into how writers jimmy perry and david croft created a british. Comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dads army jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the muchloved sitcom onto air. One of the reasons im a bit surprised they re making something like this is that i wouldnt have thought there was much controversy andor scandal surrounding the making of dad s army, either at the start or during the run of the series. Dec 22, 2015 the dads army story bbc2 delivered the answer. A dramatization of the creation of the bbc s classic sitcom dad s army 1968. Even if you are not a fan of dads army this is a great watch, particularly if you are fan of other docudramas on the creation of famous. Comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dads army. In 1967 actor jimmy perry shows his friend david croft the script of a sitcom he has written based on his time in the home guard, entitled fighting tigers. Private james frazer is a fictional home guard platoon member and undertaker portrayed by john laurie on the bbc television sitcom dad s army. Dec 22, 2015 the dads army story 9pm, bbc2 paul ritter stars as frustrated thesp jimmy perry, while richard dormer is david croft, a jaded comedy producer feeling pushed out by the bbc. Even if you are not a fan of dad s army this is a great watch, particularly if you are fan of other docudramas on the creation of famous tv series e. The dads army story, one of the most enduring sitcoms ever made was very nearly never made. We believe every one of us deserves equal access to factbased news and analysis.
The sitcom ran for nine series and 80 episodes in total. Dads army has a lot of heart, and is certainly an amiable piece, but being uncynical is not enough to justify a trip to the cinema, as a film that offers little by way of jokes, or substantial. The dads army story is a dramatised oneoff special about how writers jimmy perry and david croft. This is a very enjoyable hour long television film, first broadcast over christmas 2015 on bbc two, on the creation of the longrunning bbc sitcom dad s army.
Comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dad s army jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the muchloved sitcom onto air. An enjoyable reenactment of the struggle to bring the comedy series to the screen. Dad s army has a lot of heart, and is certainly an amiable piece, but being uncynical is not enough to justify a trip to the cinema, as a film that offers little by way of jokes, or substantial. I thought i knew all about dads army im sortof distantly related to arnold ridley who played godfrey but i didnt realise the original opening credits featured real footage of goosestepping nazis. The making of dad s army, revealing how the famous sitcoms legendary creators, jimmy perry and david croft, overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and casting to get the much loved. All the execs can do is give licence to writers, and hope. Dec 22, 2015 were doomed is a real treat for dads army fans, and feels like a real love letter to the series, right through to the you have been watching ending. Were migrating the forum software to the next major version and this will require the site to be down for the best part of monday 16th.
The dramatised story of how jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the much loved sitcom dad s army onto air. With paul ritter, richard dormer, stuart mcquarrie, sarah alexander. In 1967 actor jimmy perry shows his friend david croft. Comedy drama about the beginnings of jimmy perry and david crofts writing. A dramatization of the creation of the bbcs classic sitcom dads army 1968. Comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dads army jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to. The bbc doesnt know the formula for great comedy, and it never did. It was written by jimmy perry and david croft, and broadcast on the bbc from 1968 to 1977.
So weve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all. Stars richard dormer, paul ritter, john sessions, julian sands and others. Dads army is a bbc sitcom about the british militia called the home guard during the second world war. The dramatised story of how the legendary writers of dads army, overcame every obstacle thrown at them.
Even if you are not a fan of dads army this is a great watch, particularly if you are fan of other docudramas on the creation of famous tv series e. Bbc drama tv show season 2015 episodes list next episode. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 25 produced by 8 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Head of bbc tv comedy michael mills likes it, changing its title to dads. Comedy drama about how the legendary creators of dads army jimmy perry and david croft overcame bbc management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the muchloved legend onto. Were doomed the dads army story bbc tv dvd pal cert pg 2015.
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