We Love... Series 1, Episode 3 - We Love Dad's Army - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
We Love Dad's Army charts the story of the show from humble beginnings to smash hit. This show celebrates all the iconic catchphrases, the hilarious stunts and goes behind the scenes to discover what happened when the cameras stopped rolling.
Further details
Dad's Army is one of Britain's favourite ever sitcoms. With regular viewing figures of 12 million and popular repeats to this day, it's as funny now as it ever was and each generation brings a whole new group of fans - not bad for a show that got no laughter on its first studio record and was nearly pulled after one series.
We Love Dad's Army charts the story of the show from humble beginnings to smash hit. This show celebrates all the iconic catchphrases, the hilarious stunts and goes behind the scenes to discover what happened when the cameras stopped rolling, with insight from former cast member Ian Lavender who had no idea that his character, Pike, would be responsible for the most famous line of the series.
Featuring contributions from Jonathan Ross, John Thompson, Al Murray, Eammon Holmes, Dame Kelly Holmes and many others. We Love Dad's Army is a celebration of one of Britain's most beloved sitcoms.
Broadcast details
Date
Sunday 6th December 2020
Time
9pm
Channel
Length
85 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Stephen Mangan | Narrator |
|---|
Guest cast
| Amanda Barrie | Self |
|---|---|
| Nina Myskow | Self |
| Sherrie Hewson | Self |
| Christopher Biggins | Self |
| Jonathan Ross | Self |
| Eamonn Holmes | Self |
| Caroline Dowdeswell | Self |
| Ian Lavender | Self (Voice) |
| Kevin McNally | Self |
| Al Murray | Self |
| Paul Joel | Self |
| Rick Wakeman | Self |
| John Thomson | Self |
| Kelly Holmes (as Hon Col Dame Kelly Holmes) | Self |
| Stephen Lowe | Self |
| Robin Le Mesurier | Self |
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Self |
| Jonathan Pertwee | Self |
| Kay Johnson | Self |
| David Croft | Self (Archive Material) |
| Jimmy Perry | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Laurie | Self (Archive Material) |
| Arthur Lowe | Self (Archive Material) |
| Bill Pertwee | Self (Archive Material) |
| Clive Dunn | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Le Mesurier | Self (Archive Material) |
| Arnold Ridley | Self (Archive Material) |
Production team
| Dan Trelfer | Director |
|---|---|
| Emma Clarke | Executive Producer |
| Matt Crook | Executive Producer |
| Dan Trelfer | Producer |
| Sam Bennett | Editor |
| Alex Rook | Graphics |