• 2018
Saluting Dad's Army

Summary Alexander Armstrong presents this documentary series looking at the genius and the lasting impact of this classic British comedy. He pays tribute to the people who created it and learns of the true stories that inspired it. View more details

  • 2018

Saluting Dad's Army

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Alexander Armstrong Hugh Dennis Frank Williams Caroline Dowdeswell

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8.4

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 5, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Mercury Productions Fact and Fiction

Summary Alexander Armstrong presents this documentary series looking at the genius and the lasting impact of this classic British comedy. He pays tribute to the people who created it and learns of the true stories that inspired it. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 5, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Mercury Productions Fact and Fiction

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 05, 2018
Episode #1.1
A 50th anniversary look back at the show, starting with interviews with actors from the earliest episodes, the production crew and a veteran from the real Home Guard.
Episode 2 • Nov 12, 2018
Episode #1.2
A look at the show in it's heyday. An interview with Frank Williams (The Vicar) describing how the show changed their lives. Interviews from Hugh Dennis, Jon Culshaw and other stars of today who grew up watching it.
Episode 3 • Nov 19, 2018
Episode #1.3
We find out how the show was made. Alexander Armstrong takes us to Thetford, Norfolk where it was filmed to meet with the locals and how it impacted their lives. Finally, the people who brought the show to life.
Episode 4 • Nov 26, 2018
Episode #1.4
In the final installment, we look at how the show primarily made it to radio and stage, then television, and how it grew to a new generation of viewers around the world.
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