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"The title song alone is worthy of the top honour.
It's so evocative of the period, you'd think you were listening
to a genuine 1940's recording of a World War Two song. But in fact
Jimmy Perry wrote it in 1968. Unbelievable".
"And Dad's Army is the epitome of Englishness. The absurd
sense of fair play at any cost, the camaraderie among the men, the
mix of dumb optimism and profound cynicism - often flying in the
face of all the facts, the blinding incompetence, the unease around
women. All traits of which Blighty's finest can be proud"!
"Dad's Army was brilliant on paper - and the cast and crew
made it brilliant on screen too. Not only did the show pull consistently
excellent performances from every member of what was, for a sit-com,
a big cast… but it managed to do so for a full nine years.
That's eighty episodes. The Good Life, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers?
Dad's Army outstayed them all"!
"Dad's Army produced some of the finest slapstick scenes in
sitcom, usually involving Cpl. Jones. The show's legacy is a stockpot
of catchphrases that have become part of our cultural heritage.
How could any conversation function without the lines 'They don't
like it up 'em' and 'We're all doomed'"?
"Capt. Mainwaring, Pvt Pike, Cpl Jones and the rest of the
platoon. Those heroic but eccentric old men who stood alone to protect
Britain against the mighty Nazi war machine."
"Dad's Army is my best British sitcom".
"Cheers."
About the Advocate
Phill Jupitus is a stand-up comedian, actor, and television presenter.
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