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Treasure your favourite Dad's Army Christmas specials on one DVD:
Episodes:
1. A happy wartime Christmas often meant pooling coupons, even for simple festive fare such as shortbread biscuits and shelter cake.
2. Captain Mainwaring arranges for a sherry party for local dignitaries, but during the festivities an unwelcome guest arrives.
3. As Christmas is coming, the Vicar decides to hold a bazaar to raise money for comforts for troops on active duty, and he asks for contributions from the troop.
Episodes:
1. A happy wartime Christmas often meant pooling coupons, even for simple festive fare such as shortbread biscuits and shelter cake.
2. Captain Mainwaring arranges for a sherry party for local dignitaries, but during the festivities an unwelcome guest arrives.
3. As Christmas is coming, the Vicar decides to hold a bazaar to raise money for comforts for troops on active duty, and he asks for contributions from the troop.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
great tv show just one thing mind, if you have ordered the box set you wont need to buy this one like i did, as its in the box set.
65 of 68 people found the following review helpful
After much speculation and wringing of hands by Dad's Army completists, here is the final installment of the Complete D.A.: three Christmas specials plus an assortment of rare and very welcome extras.
The specials are:
1. Battle of the Giants (1971) 1 hour
2. My Brother and I (1975) 40 minutes
3. The Love of Three Oranges (1976) 30 minutes
The second of these is the famous though little-seen episode where Mainwaring's drunken brother bowls into town: an acting tour-de-force from Arthur Lowe playing both parts.
The extras, for once, do not disappoint. It is as if the BBC has been saving them all up for this last volume and they will be of great interest to fans of the programme:
1. Christmas Night With The Stars: broadcast annually on Christmas night, this was a variety show in which BBC stars performed special mini-versions of their shows, between 10 and 15 minutes long. Featured here are three such appearances (though one has only a soundtrack)
2. Dad's Army - The Passing Years Documentary (1 hour) featuring copious clips and the usual talking heads in the Heroes of Comedy style. Very good.
3. The Coward Revue - early 1970s? (4 minutes) Lowe, le Mesurier and Dunn perform the Coward song from the 1940s Could You Please Oblige us With Bren Gun? - a satire on the Home Guard that anticipated Dad's Army by 20-odd years.
4. Blue Peter - two priceless, in-character appearances by Arthur Lowe (plus John le Mesurier in the first) with John Noakes, Peter Purvis and Leslie Judd
5. Dad's Army On Stage - two items about this highly successful 1975 stage incarnation of the show. First we see filmed segments (4 minutes), shot for Nationwide, live on stage, though with a very badly-dubbed laughter track - includes a brief clip of John le Mes singing A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square; and 15 minutes of home movie footage filmed and amusingly narrated by Frank Williams (the Vicar) during the tour and featuring brief glimpses backstage and from the wings during a performance.
6. Two public information films featuring the cast learning how to use pelican crossings
Plus a photo gallery and Radio Times article on pdf, which I couldn't access on my computer.
Splendid collection!
The specials are:
1. Battle of the Giants (1971) 1 hour
2. My Brother and I (1975) 40 minutes
3. The Love of Three Oranges (1976) 30 minutes
The second of these is the famous though little-seen episode where Mainwaring's drunken brother bowls into town: an acting tour-de-force from Arthur Lowe playing both parts.
The extras, for once, do not disappoint. It is as if the BBC has been saving them all up for this last volume and they will be of great interest to fans of the programme:
1. Christmas Night With The Stars: broadcast annually on Christmas night, this was a variety show in which BBC stars performed special mini-versions of their shows, between 10 and 15 minutes long. Featured here are three such appearances (though one has only a soundtrack)
2. Dad's Army - The Passing Years Documentary (1 hour) featuring copious clips and the usual talking heads in the Heroes of Comedy style. Very good.
3. The Coward Revue - early 1970s? (4 minutes) Lowe, le Mesurier and Dunn perform the Coward song from the 1940s Could You Please Oblige us With Bren Gun? - a satire on the Home Guard that anticipated Dad's Army by 20-odd years.
4. Blue Peter - two priceless, in-character appearances by Arthur Lowe (plus John le Mesurier in the first) with John Noakes, Peter Purvis and Leslie Judd
5. Dad's Army On Stage - two items about this highly successful 1975 stage incarnation of the show. First we see filmed segments (4 minutes), shot for Nationwide, live on stage, though with a very badly-dubbed laughter track - includes a brief clip of John le Mes singing A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square; and 15 minutes of home movie footage filmed and amusingly narrated by Frank Williams (the Vicar) during the tour and featuring brief glimpses backstage and from the wings during a performance.
6. Two public information films featuring the cast learning how to use pelican crossings
Plus a photo gallery and Radio Times article on pdf, which I couldn't access on my computer.
Splendid collection!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Along with Fawlty Towers, Dads Army is the finest TV comedy of any type made in the 1970's. But not even Fawlty Towers could not match Dads Army in the way it ridiculed the British class system, with the unsurpassed performances of Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier.
These two are the key to the series greatness. Watching the first of the christmas specials again last night it was the scenes with these two that held my attention and made me laugh a lot the most. Mainwaring is pompous and a deserate social climber, whereas Wilson is laid-back and as is shown in one episode (not on this DVD) has upper-class links. However lets not get carried away. The show is one of the best comedies ever made because of the entire main cast, all of whom add something special to the series.
I recently watched a couple of classic Laurel & Hardy shorts. The comparison with Laurel & Hardy is interesting. Most of the time in both shows you know exactly whats going to happen, because the characters are brilliant creations: Hardy will get hit over the head; Pike will get soaked. Laurel will cry; Mainwaring will look exasperated at one of Jones long stories. You could say everything is very predictable and perhaps that is what makes great film or TV comedy. We seem to love a joke even more when we know its coming!
These three Christmas specials maintain the very high standards the main series set. The extras (as detailed in other reviews) are very good and if you look around you can get this very cheap.
These two are the key to the series greatness. Watching the first of the christmas specials again last night it was the scenes with these two that held my attention and made me laugh a lot the most. Mainwaring is pompous and a deserate social climber, whereas Wilson is laid-back and as is shown in one episode (not on this DVD) has upper-class links. However lets not get carried away. The show is one of the best comedies ever made because of the entire main cast, all of whom add something special to the series.
I recently watched a couple of classic Laurel & Hardy shorts. The comparison with Laurel & Hardy is interesting. Most of the time in both shows you know exactly whats going to happen, because the characters are brilliant creations: Hardy will get hit over the head; Pike will get soaked. Laurel will cry; Mainwaring will look exasperated at one of Jones long stories. You could say everything is very predictable and perhaps that is what makes great film or TV comedy. We seem to love a joke even more when we know its coming!
These three Christmas specials maintain the very high standards the main series set. The extras (as detailed in other reviews) are very good and if you look around you can get this very cheap.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Dad's Army Christmas specials
Delivery was very prompt. Sooner than I expected and I was very satisfied by the service. Episodes in this DVD are great but there are only four however Dad's Army has always been... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Azmy
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All the pleasure of seeing the old favourites when we like, as often as we like.
Our only doubt was about the Christmas specials, which we bought at the same time. Read more
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Good quality, arrived in top condition, great service, I would reccomend this product.What can you say about a DVD.FABULOUS.
THIS DVD IS FULL OF LAUGHTER.
THIS DVD IS FULL OF LAUGHTER.
Published 5 months ago by J. Sutton
Dad's Army box set
Arrived very promptly, but as it is a xmas pressie for my dad, can't say if the DVD's are good. But dad loves Dad's Army, so he should be happy.
Published 6 months ago by Scottie55
Dad's Army - The Christmas Specials (DVD)
Super fast delivery. Bought the dvd as present for my husband as he recovered from operation in hospital. He loved it. A series that never dates
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Lynne Jeffery
very good
SEnt very promptly thank you sorry it wasn't more "Christmas-y "but that^s not your fault. I suppose it just came out at <Christmastime,
Margaret Steinmann
Margaret Steinmann
Published 15 months ago by M. Steinmann
Wonderful
This is a fine trio of Dad's Army episodes. It features great ensemble acting, some delightful dialogue and Arthur Lowe - quite brilliantly - playing his own brother. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. John M. Harding
Brilliant
This is a lovely little collection to have. It's not very festive, but that's because Dad's Army didn't really do festive specials, and my favourite of these episodes, My Brother... Read more
Published 18 months ago by V E Tully
Great!
Bought for my Dad for Xmas, hes so pleased with it, and they are soo funny, great DVD!
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Ms. E. L. Brown
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