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Dad’s Army. Richard Webber
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isbn 9780007372591
Автор произведения Richard Webber
Жанр Кинематограф, театр
Издательство HarperCollins
The Best of British Comedy Dad’s Army
The Best Scenes, Jokes and One-Liners
Richard Webber
Table of Contents
‘THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE WALKER’
‘SOMETHING NASTY IN THE VAULT’
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: ‘BATTLE OF THE GIANTS’
‘THE DESPERATE DRIVE OF CORPORAL JONES’
‘WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR MONEY?’
‘ROUND AND ROUND WENT THE GREAT BIG WHEEL’
‘THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT’
‘IS THERE HONEY STILL FOR TEA?’
In the annals of British television, no finer example of classic comedy exists than in the shape of Dad’s Army, the Home Guard-based sitcom written by veteran writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Although they penned many other sterling programmes, including Hi-De-Hi! and the underrated You Rang, M’Lord?, they’ll forever be remembered for their brilliant wartime comedy spotlighting the antics of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard, led by the irascible and pompous Captain Mainwaring.
Between 1968 and 1977, nine series and three Christmas Specials – totalling 80 instalments – were screened, much to the delight of the millions of fans who tuned in; but the show’s popularity has continued unabated and even today, four decades since the platoon marched onto the scene, it remains