We're Doomed!: The Dad's Army Story

Format:	TV Movie
Year:	2015
Country:	UK
Language:	English
Genre:	Drama, History
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	10.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	3 Have Seen


Director	Stephen Bendelack
Selected Cast	John Sessions as Arthur Lowe
	Paul Ritter as Jimmy Perry
	Richard Dormer as David Croft
	Sally Phillips as Ann Croft
	Julian Sands as John Le Mesurier

Notes

In 1967 actor Jimmy Perry shows his friend David Croft the script of a sitcom he has written based on his time in the Home Guard, entitled 'Fighting Tigers'. Head of BBC TV comedy Michael Mills likes it, changing its title to 'Dad's Army' though, to Jimmy 's dismay, he refuses to let him act in it. He commissions Jimmy and David to write a whole series, despite TV controller Paul Fox's misgivings that the Second World War is too fresh in people's mind to be comedic. The pilot goes ahead with an ensemble cast keen to perform despite a low wage and some with problems of their own, notably star Arthur Lowe's tendency to forget his lines, and Jimmy is thrilled that wartime favourite Bud Flanagan is performing its theme song. In April 1968 the first show is recorded in front of an enthusiastic test audience. Fox is less generous in his opinion but the viewing figures ensure the show's future, running for nine series and becoming one of the best-loved of all British television sitcoms. Filmed on location in Northern Ireland

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

We're Doomed!: The Dad's Army Story - Dazzler Media - UK (2016)

Comments and Reviews


Quad5point1 2nd Jul 2016		John Sessions Arthur Lowe/Capt Mainwaring in this is actually very good, the rest of the platoon actors were a bit hit and miss with possibly the exception of Michael Cochrane playing Arnold Ridley / Pte Godfrey. Richard Dormer and Paul Ritter were excellent as Perry & Croft as was Keith Allen as Head of BBC, Paul Fox. Overall a very pleasant way to spend an hour

Add a Comment or Review about this movie

This Movie: Add Image : Add Video : Add Missing Info : Make Correction : Add to List : Add See Also : Add Tag : Edit Images : Show Image Data : Credits : BBCode