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After the film, everyone rushes out except captain mainwaring, who stands to attention for the national anthem. Dad s army is one of the best comedies ever written. Download dads army yify torrent introducing the walmingtononsea home guard. Mrs elizabeth mainwaring was the daughter of the suffragan bishop of clegthorpe a fictional see.
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Dads army series 5 episode guide british comedy guide. His effect on women was almost magnetic, he treated them with utmost courtesy and gave them his full attention, much to mainwaring s annoyance. Hubbie is a massive fan of dad s army and we enjoyed seeing this at the cinema. Catherine zetajones plays an elegant german spy, posing as a journalist, reporting on the walmingtononsea home guard platoon. New movie of classic comedy dads army is announced. Ray is not only a lookalike but also a soundalike and that makes a complete impersonation of captain mainwaring making him ideal for any kind of of television or world war ii themed event. Dads army is a british sitcom focusing on the exploits of a platoon of home guard from the. My brother and i is the second christmas episode of the british comedy series dad s army. The dad s army character was originally played by arthur lowe left, who died in 1982. Desmond was a resident of walmingtononsea, and later became a private in the walmingtononsea home guard.
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