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Dad's Army - The Very Best Of Dad's Army  [1968]  (TV-Comedy) [VHS]
 
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Dad's Army - The Very Best Of Dad's Army [1968] (TV-Comedy) [VHS]

VHS ~ Arthur Lowe
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck
  • Format: HiFi Sound, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • VHS Release Date: 18 Oct 1993
  • Run Time: 150 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CNUE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 172 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

    Popular in these categories:

    #1 in  Video > Television & Documentary > Comedy > Television Classics > Dad's Army
    #3 in  Video > Classic Films > War Films & Westerns > 1960s
    #7 in  Video > Action & Adventure > War Films

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Five fine episodes of the evergreen Home Guard sitcom here. Dad's Army endures because it combines a healthy dollop of self-mockery with a sense of pride in Britain's lonely defiance against Hitler's might in 1940, encapsulated in the pompous and incompetent yet courageous Captain Mainwaring. Arthur Lowe is sublime in this role. Though he generally acts as a foil to his flippant platoon of funny stereotypes (Walker, Frazier, Godfrey, etc.), his subtle double-takes and apoplectic facial expressions of exasperation are endlessly hilarious. Corporal Jones' doddery recklessness can generally be relied upon to culminate in a finale involving trousers, cries of "Don't panic!" and chases across country but the masterstroke of this series was the casting against type of John Le Mesurier as the vague, aristocratic Sergeant and Lowe as his military but not social superior. These episodes include "The Day The Balloon Went Up" (a typically frantic caper involving a stray barrage balloon), "The Two And A Half Feathers" (including a wonderful Jonesy flashback to his days in the Sudan) and "The Deadly Attachment", in which Pike cheeks the captain of a captive U-Boat crew, who demands his name to add to his "list" of insolent Englanders. "Don't tell him, Pike!" urges Mainwaring. --David Stubbs

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All the best parts from the classic BBC TV comedy series. Includes: 'The Day The Balloon Went Up', 'Sons Of The Sea', 'The Two And A Half Feathers', 'Asleep In The Deep' and 'The Deadly Attachment'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Comedy, 28 Aug 2001
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I have watched this video many times and it never ceases to make me laugh. It's full of the usual one-liners "stupid boy", "do you think that's wise", etc. The episode "The Deadly Attachment" contains the famous scene with Pike having his name added to the German captain's list. Nearly all of the actors are dead now so this video remains a tribute to a series the likes of which we will never see again.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Worn with time, 1 Aug 2003
As a youth I was a great fan and therefore wanted to have a bit of a nostalgia trip. Unfortunately it just didn't do it for me and I think I could have spent my money better. Two stars for the one liners but for nothing else
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