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'A hugely entertaining read.' Daily Telegraph
'A splendid new "biography" of the comedy.' Observer
'I knew I would enjoy Graham McCann's book because he started exactly where I would have started: with the best joke a British sitcom has yet devised.' Roland White, Sunday Times
'Excellent. All but essential.' Omer Ali, Time Out
'More than a showbiz yarn. McCann's engaging book pays homage to the great catchlines ("They don't like it up 'em") and the great punchlines ("Don't tell him, Pike!").' Jonathan Sale, Independent
'Irresistible.' John Dugdale, Literary Review
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'Plenty of insight, particularly how much each actor resembled his character.'
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was too young to watch Dad's Army the first time round,but I've been an avid fan of the repeats,and I've been waiting for a book as good as this to appear.It covers all the ground - the evolution of the show itself,the spin-off film,stage show and radio adaptations,the BBC scuffles,the relationships within the cast - and it draws on fresh interviews with the surviving figures associated with this wonderful sitcom.The author's research is incredibly thorough,and he writes really beautifully with a dry wit that sgt Wilson would have appreciated.If you want to know about the show,the era and the achievement,this,without doubt,is the book to get.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book about the tv show explains how Jimmy Perry first thought up the idea of a sitcom about the Home Guard,and how he came to collaborate with director David Croft and the BBC to create one of the most effective and endearing tv programmes of the past 30 years.The author has clearly double-checked all of his facts(unlike the other writers who've produced books on this topic)and talked to all of the right people.I loved it.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I got hold of a copy of this book as soon as it came out, d the author's previous efforts on Cary Gant and Morecambe and Wise.I wasn't disappointed.He researches his books so diligently,and writes so well and so intelligently,they are a pleasure to read as well as a uniquely entertaining education.This latest book tells the riveting story of how a bright idea evolved into a classic television show.It captures an entire era in popular entertainment,and makes you love the show even more than you did before.As books on TV go,this,to borrow a phrase from the author,is a class apart.
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A lot of info!!
For fans only!!
Filled with every detail availeble. How, when, where and who???
Every question is answered. Read more
Filled with every detail availeble. How, when, where and who???
Every question is answered. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bart M.
What a great read!
I bought this book for my wife (she just LOVES D/A) who has hardly put it down since her birthday the other week, so it must be a good read. Read more
Published 8 months ago by arfa mo
Brilliant
This is the book I, as a fan of Dad's Army, always hoped to get. It gives you all the details, many many funny and revealing anecdotes and brings back the era so vividly. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Holly1abc
You will be reading...
This is like the Bible for Dad's Army fans. All the information you need about how the show was created, how it was produced and how it was received, with so many anecdotes and... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. John M. Harding
THE PERFECT HISTORY
I came to this after enjoying so much the author's biography of John Le Mesurier, and I'm glad I did. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mumsareader
Good Stuff.
I suppose being a Dad's Army fan helps. I found this book a very good read about a subject close to my heart. Well done Graham McCann.
Published 19 months ago by K. Watton
Dad's Army gets the book it deserves
Unless you crave page after page about the likes of Harold Bennett - the old man who popped up in the odd episode to say things like 'Oi, where's me chicken gorn? Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2006 by Flynn
'Dad's Army' deserves better...
Sorry folks, but I found this book mostly disappointing. It passes muster as an introduction to the show, but a TV programme of Dad's Army's status merits a `biography' of much... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2006 by James Hayes
A GREAT BOOK FOR ALL AGES
I read this book,then my father read it,then so did my grandfather,and we all enjoyed it enormously. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2001
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