Dad 's Army ( 2016 film ) - wikipedia Dad 's Army ( 2016 film ) Dad 's Army ( 2016 film ) Theatrical release poster Directed by Oliver Parker Produced by Damian Jones Screenplay by Hamish McColl Based on Dad 's Army by David Croft and Jimmy Perry Starring Bill Nighy Catherine Zeta - Jones Toby Jones Tom Courtenay Michael Gambon Blake Harrison Daniel Mays Bill Paterson Music by Charlie Mole Cinematography Christopher Ross Edited by Guy Bensley Production company DJ Films Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date 5 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 05 ) ( United Kingdom ) Running time 100 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Box office $12.8 million Dad 's Army is a 2016 British war comedy film, based on the BBC television sitcom Dad 's Army. Directed by Oliver Parker, set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. The story sees Catherine Zeta - Jones play an elegant journalist, reporting on the Walmington - on - Sea Home Guard platoon. MI5 then detects a German spy hiding in the fictional British town. The production design was by Simon Bowles, and the cinematography by Christopher Ross. The film was released on 5 February 2016 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures. DVD and Blu - ray released in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2016. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links Plot It is summer, 1944 and the invasion of Normandy is approaching. Nazi forces in France, seeking intelligence on the invasion location, send their best spy to a town on England 's channel coastline, Walmington - on - Sea. In the town, Captain Mainwaring 's Home Guard is suffering from a lack of luck and appreciation. This is until an elegant journalist, Rose Winters, arrives to report on the platoon 's motives and activities, allegedly for The Lady magazine. The platoon are charmed by her presence, especially Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson, causing feuds with the townsfolk, especially the platoon 's wives. Adding to tensions it emerges Sergeant Wilson and Rose Winters shared a past dalliance at Oxford University. Meanwhile, MI5 detect a radio signal transmitted from Walmington - on - Sea towards Berlin, believed to be from the Nazi spy. MI5 's Major Cunningham and Captain Meeks locate Captain Mainwaring and inform him of the enemy presence, stating `` it could be anyone ''. This news gives the Home Guard a chance to locate the spy and make a real difference in the war. They meet Ms. Winters who poses as a journalist while they are practicing a routine of catch the Nazi after Wilson is chosen to play the Nazi. While accompanying the platoon on a patrol, designated Top Secret by the British Army, Winters discovers the Dover base is intended to deceive German air reconnaissance, part of the ( real ) Operation Bodyguard. Winters now knows the invasion will target Normandy. As the platoon searches for the spy, Rose claims it is Sergeant Wilson. Captain Mainwaring believes Rose and arrests Wilson. However, Private Godfrey 's sisters investigate Rose and find evidence questioning her journalist credentials and that Rose has a home address in Berlin. The platoon and their wives rally to stop Winters and exchange fire with a German U-boat and a Wehrmacht landing party who are helping Winters escape. The U-boat flees without Winters boarding. Mainwaring arrests Winters and hands her over to MI5. The troop then parade through Walmington, having fought off the Nazis, and are congratulated by Colonel Theakes. Mainwaring and Wilson reconcile. Theakes underlines the platoon success by telling them they have played a prominent part in the war effort. Cast Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring Bill Nighy as Sergeant Wilson Catherine Zeta - Jones as Rose Winters Tom Courtenay as Lance Corporal Jones Blake Harrison as Private Pike Michael Gambon as Private Godfrey Bill Paterson as Private Frazer Daniel Mays as Private Walker Sarah Lancashire as Mrs Pike Mark Gatiss as Colonel Theakes Mark Tandy as Major Cunningham, MI5 Andrew Havill as Captain Meeks, MI5 Emily Atack as Daphne Alison Steadman as Mrs Fox Holli Dempsey as Vera Shilton Annette Crosbie as Cissy Godfrey Ian Lavender as Brigadier Pritchard Frank Williams as The Reverend Timothy Farthing ( Credited only as ' The Vicar ' ) Felicity Montagu as Mrs Mainwaring Martin Savage as Warden Hodges Oliver Tobias as Admiral Canaris Julia Foster as Dolly Godfrey Jacqueline Tong as Mrs Todd Ian Lavender makes a cameo as Brigadier Pritchard, providing a link with the original series, Frank Williams reprises his role as the Vicar. The regular series character of the Verger Maurice Yeatman was not recreated for the film. Mrs. Mainwaring, who was a completely unseen character for the whole of the original series, now has a prominently visible role in the film, where she is portrayed as a Chief Volunteer of the local Auxiliary Territorial Service, and is even more pompous, domineering and vociferous than her husband. Production Filming began in Yorkshire in October 2014. Principal photography took place at North Landing, Flamborough Head and Bridlington. The East Riding Theatre in Beverley was used for Church Hall / Parade room and Captain Mainwaring 's office. Sections of the film were also captured in Leeds and Pickering. Jones ' van from the original television series, on loan from the Dad 's Army Museum, was used in the film. Location filming for the film, at North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. The scene involved German soldiers shooting with rifles and machine gun from behind their landing craft, at some of Captain Mainwaring 's platoon. These are taking shelter behind `` concrete '' anti-tank emplacements. Michael Gambon as Private Godfrey, on the set of Dad 's Army in October 2014. Filming took place on the beach at North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, and at nearby Bridlington. Reception Dad 's Army has received generally negative reviews from critics, though Toby Jones ' performance was praised. The film currently has a 31 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9. On Metacritic, it has a score of 38 out of 100, based on 7 critics, which indicates `` generally unfavourable reviews ''. Sean O'Grady, of The Independent, gave the film a five star review, remarking that rather than threatening the series ' legacy, it `` surpasses the original '', calling it a `` well - crafted reproduction '' containing all the elements that made the original so clever, durable and loveable. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian was slightly less convinced, giving it two stars, stating that `` it 's hard to escape the sinking feeling that this is a waste of talent -- that this is a good - natured, well - meaning but pointless kind of Brit - comedy ancestor worship ; paying elaborate homage to a TV show that got it right the first time. '' Empire rated it two stars describing the plot as `` moderately entertaining bunkum '' and that `` as a whole it 's an inessential oddity -- amiable enough but also over-reverential and unlikely to leave a lasting impression ''. References Jump up ^ `` DAD 'S ARMY ( PG ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Dad 's Army ''. Box Office Mojo. Jump up ^ `` Pictured : Ian Lavender plays cameo role in new Dad 's Army film ''. The Telegraph. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Jump up ^ Boudicca Fox - Leonard ( 26 January 2016 ). `` Dad 's Army star Frank Williams : It was extraordinary playing scenes with the characters again ''. Mirror. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Jump up ^ Owens, Mike ( July 2016 ). `` Dad 's Army - wartime sitcom given modern makeover ''. Soldier Magazine. Vol. 72 no. 07. pp. 70 -- 71. ISSN 1462 - 1509. Jump up ^ Amy Murphy ( 26 October 2014 ). `` Dad 's Army film : First photos of Catherine Zeta Jones, Toby Jones and Bill Nighy released ''. The Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Gambon and Courtenay to star in Dad 's Army film ''. BBC News. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014. Jump up ^ Clayton, Emma ( 9 February 2016 ). `` Bradford youngsters step back in time to join star - studded cast in new Dad 's Army film ''. Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 9 February 2016. Jump up ^ Dad 's Army at Rotten Tomatoes Jump up ^ Dad 's Army at Metacritic Jump up ^ O'Grady, Sean. `` Dad 's Army review : Mainwaring 's men are back. And better than ever ''. The Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2016. Jump up ^ Bradshaw, Peter ( 26 January 2016 ). `` Dad 's Army review : who do n't you think you are kidding ? ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 27 January 2016. Jump up ^ Semlyen, Nick ( 2 February 2016 ). `` Dad 's Army Review ''. Empire Online. Retrieved 21 November 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dad 's Army ( 2016 film ). Dad 's Army on IMDb Dad 's Army at Rotten Tomatoes Dad 's Army at Box Office Mojo Dad 's Army at British Comedy Guide Dad 's Army by Jimmy Perry & David Croft Characters Captain Mainwaring Sergeant Wilson Lance Corporal Jones Private Walker Private Pike Private Frazer Private Godfrey Episodes Episode list Missing episodes Radio episodes Adaptations 1971 film 2016 film Stage show The Rear Guard It Sticks Out Half a Mile Merchandise Home video Audio releases Books and memorabilia Other articles Blitz and Pieces Dad 's Army Appreciation Society Dad 's Army Museum Jones ' van Walmington - on - Sea Bressingham Steam and Gardens Episodes Series 1 The Man and the Hour Museum Piece Command Decision The Enemy Within the Gates The Showing Up of Corporal Jones Shooting Pains Series 2 Operation Kilt The Battle of Godfrey 's Cottage The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker Sgt. Wilson 's Little Secret A Stripe for Frazer † Under Fire Series 3 The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Battle School The Lion Has Phones The Bullet is Not for Firing Something Nasty in the Vault Room at the Bottom Big Guns The Day the Balloon Went Up War Dance Menace from the Deep Branded Man Hunt No Spring for Frazer Sons of the Sea Series 4 The Big Parade Do n't Forget the Diver Boots, Boots, Boots Sgt -- Save My Boy ! Do n't Fence Me In Absent Friends Put That Light Out ! The Two and a Half Feathers Mum 's Army The Test A. Wilson ( Manager ) ? Uninvited Guests Fallen Idol Series 5 Asleep in the Deep Keep Young and Beautiful A Soldier 's Farewell Getting the Bird The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones If the Cap Fits... The King was in his Counting House All is Safely Gathered In When Did You Last See Your Money ? Brain Versus Brawn A Brush with the Law Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel Time on My Hands Series 6 The Deadly Attachment My British Buddy The Royal Train We Know Our Onions The Honourable Man Things that Go Bump in the Night The Recruit Series 7 Everybody 's Trucking A Man of Action Gorilla Warfare The Godiva Affair The Captain 's Car Turkey Dinner Series 8 Ring Dem Bells When You 've Got to Go Is There Honey Still for Tea ? Come In, Your Time Is Up High Finance The Face on the Poster Series 9 Wake Up Walmington The Making of Private Pike Knights of Madness The Miser 's Hoard Number Engaged Never Too Old 000 ! ! Specials Santa on Patrol Resisting the Aggressor Down the Ages Cornish Floral Dance Battle of the Giants ! Broadcast to the Empire My Brother and I The Love of Three Oranges Episodes in italics are missing † Episode has been reconstructed for release using animation. 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Question: where was the dad's army film filmed
Answer: Leeds