Catch phrases from Dads Army Advertisement Dad's Army (1968-1977), was a British sitcom about the Home Guard in World War II, written by by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. The show focuses on the Walmington-On-Sea platoon of the Home Guard, commanded by pompous bank manager Captain Mainwaring, played by Arthur Lowe. assisted by his mild-mannered chief clerk, Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier). Other members of the platoon include: Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), a veteran of the Boer War; Private Frazer, a Scotsman and former Naval CPO; Private Godfrey, the elderly medical orderly; Private Pike, the youngest member of the platoon; and Private Walker, a black marketeer. This motley band of men provide Walmington-on-Sea's last line of defence against the semmingly imminent Nazi invasion. Holy Bargains, Batman! Dad's Army (Series) - TV Tropes Dad's Army You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share "Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? If you think we're on the run.

We are the boys who will stop your little game, We are the boys who will make you think again. Cos, who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? If you think old England's done." Permission to describe Dad's Army here, sir? Permission granted. Dad's Army was an ensemble sitcom on The BBC about the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon in World War II, a band of mostly elderly volunteers who would have been their (fictional) town's first line of defence, had the Germans invaded (Walmington-on-Sea and Eastgate (their rival town) are mirrored in the real Northern Kent seaside towns of Birchington-on-Sea and Westgate). The show aired for nine years (1968-77), though the war had only lasted six. While waiting for the invasion, the platoon did its best to prepare, resulting in many hilarious mishaps . They occasionally did some military work, such as guarding downed German pilots, and took part in training exercises with the regular army, where they were often surprisingly successful. They also had a vigorous rivalry with the neighbouring platoon and with the Chief Air Raid Warden, who sometimes tried to sabotage the platoon.

Almost every character involved had a catchphrase that most British people can still repeat with very little memory-searching. The characters included: Captain George Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) - pompous bank manager, no combat experience, appointed himself captain. Pronounced "Mannering". Catchphrases: "Stupid boy" (directed at Pike), "Good thinking, Wilson. I was wondering who'd be the first to spot that " (whenever Wilson points out what he's doing wrong), and "I think you're getting into the realms of fantasy Jones" (at the end of one of Jones' rambling monologues). Sergeant Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier) - diffident deputy bank manager, Captain in the Royal Artillery during World War I, of a higher social class than his superior as well as more experienced - alternatively verging on being a Cloud Cuckoo Lander at times. Was strongly implied to be having an affair with Pike's mother, with a suggestion that he might actually be the boy's father.

(One episode revealed that he already had a daughter by his estranged wife.) Catchphrase: "Are you sure that's wise?" (usually in response to the Zany Scheme of the week) as well as "How absolutely lovely!" when responding to something that Mainwaring would prefer to treat as Serious Business . Lance-Corporal Jack Jones (Clive Dunn) - butcher and 30 year veteran of the British Army, having served in the Sudan and WWI, longwinded but eager for action. Four catchphrases: "Don't panic" (while panicking), "Permission to speak, sir?", "They don't like it up 'em" (talking about the African tribesmen ("fuzzy-wuzzies") he fought in his youth and flourishing a bayonet ), and "Sir, I should like to volunteer to be the one to... " (whenever Mainwaring looks for a volunteer for something). Private Frank Pike (Ian Lavender) - mollycoddled teenager . Was often seen wearing a scarf. Always addresses Wilson as "Uncle Arthur", though Pike may in fact be Wilson's (illegitimate) son.

Catchphrase: "Uncle Arthur?" Private James Frazer (John Laurie) - Scottish undertaker, former Royal Navy cook, very gloomy. Catchphrase: "We're doomed!" (words can't quite describe his delivery, but it would not look out of place on the set of a Hammer Horror film, on a villager warning the hero not to go up to the castle.) Private Charles Godfrey (Arnold Ridley) - Even older than the rest of the platoon, excessively polite and friendly and a butt of constant humour relating to his weak bladder. Catchphrase: "Might I be excused ..." (Gesturing to the bathroom, or a convenient hedge) Private Joe Walker (James Beck) - good-natured spiv who evaded conscription on dubious grounds. (Allergic to corned beef. Allegedly...) Usually to be found trying to sell people things. Occasionally came good by happening to have just the item the platoon needs - for a price, of course. The actor died during the course of the series and was replaced by... Private Cheeseman (Talfryn Thomas) - Welshman with a camera, big teeth and glasses, introduced only in later seasons.

(First appeared as a one-off press photographer character the year before he became a regular.) Almost no-one remembers him, he didn't stay long, and his departure gave a small boost to... Private Sponge (Colin Bean) - farmer, generic guy, used when one of the main cast needed a supporting character to talk to. Later put in charge of the second half of the platoon, and given slightly more plot relevance. ARP Warden William Hodges (Bill Pertwee) - a grocer, Mainwaring's would-be nemesis . Catchphrases: "Now look 'ere, Napoleon ...", "Ruddy 'ooligans! and "Put that light out! PUT THAT BLOODY LIGHT OUT!" Maurice Yeatman, the Verger (Edward Sinclair) - Hodges' fawning lackey (He's exactly the same with the Vicar too) The Rev. Timothy Farthing (Frank Williams) - The Vicar Mrs Pike (Janet Davies) - Pike's neurotic, overprotective mother who often interrupts him in the middle of platoon activity. Suspiciously close "friend" of Wilson.

Mrs Fox (Pamela Cundell) - overbearing and flirty local woman, often causes trouble when the platoon is involved in arranging public events. Later marries Jones at the end of the series. Captain Square (Geoffrey Lumsden) - leader of the Eastgate platoon and occasional rival to Mainwaring. Catchphrase: "You blithering IDIOT!" Much humour was derived from Mainwaring's resentment of Wilson. Even though Mainwaring was in charge, both at work and in the Home Guard, Wilson was from a much higher social stratum and eventually inherited a title. His effortless charm and dignity utterly infuriated Mainwaring, the archetypal " pompous little man ". The interplay between the two characters was always beautifully worked and the series is often held up as an example of near-perfect character comedy, enhanced by the acting talents of Arthur Lowe (Mainwaring) and John Le Mesurier (Wilson).

Lowe has merely to bristle his moustache to render the audience helpless with laughter; Le Mesurier was hired because (in the words of a member of the production team) "He suffers so beautifully." The show, whilst at all times remaining funny, also had more serious plots, like the way the platoon react when they find out that Private Godfrey was a conscientious objector in World War I . The show did not have an arc, but it did have continuity. During the first season, the platoon's equipment gradually improved as the regular army provided them with surplus gear. Over the series, Jones had a romance which culminated with a marriage in the final episode. Came fourth in Britain's Best Sitcom . A feature film remake was released in February 2016 starring Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring and Bill Nighy as Sgt. Wilson. We're Doomed, a Docudrama about the behind-the-scenes making of the show, aired in December 2015. This show provides examples of: Abhorrent Admirer : Mrs Fox occasionally fills this role, although Jones didn't seem to mind her too much ...

AB Negative : In one episode, Pike is finally called up to join the Royal Air Force. During a blood donation drive, he finds out that he has a very rare blood type, and the RAF later rejects him as they would not be able to give him a blood transfusion should he need one. Pike doesn't tell the rest of the platoon this until after they've held an expensive fish and chip supper to say goodbye. Anti-Climax : Frazer's story about the "old empty barn" among others. Armed Farces Ascended Extra : The previously unnamed Private Desmond, when he joins the main characters on a mission in the episode "Sons of the Sea." It's never explained why they didn't use Sponge, who by this stage was getting more lines and character focus. Ash Face : Happens to Mainwaring when he attempts to shut off the power to the lighthouse, but ends up blacking out the entire pier, in "Put That Light Out!". Bad Omen Anecdote : The dour Scot Frazer is fond of doing this, much to Mainwaring's exasperation.

Banana in the Tailpipe : In the first episode, while having a discussion of how to take on a tank with improvised weapons, Jones suggests plugging the exhaust with spuds (potatoes). Mainwaring points out that it wouldn't work because tanks have long, thin exhaust pipes. Jones asks why they can't use long, thin spuds. Baseball Episode : Well, Cricket episode, Home Guard vs. ARP Wardens. Bawdy Song : Godfrey's song about a monk, although we're only ''told'' he sang it, not what it was about. The cast's reactions are more than enough for us to guess. Beware the Nice Ones : Sergeant Wilson. In the last episode it was even revealed that he had been an artillery captain during the First World War. Additionally, Private Godfrey, who was revealed as having been a conscientious objector during the First World War, but had served as an unarmed stretcher bearer, rescuing injured soldiers during the Battle of the Somme, for which he was awarded the Military Medal. Big Damn Movie : The Movie has this atmosphere to it, even though it's adapted from the early episodes. Blind Without 'Em : Corporal Jones.

He accidentally signs the desk when he enlists in the Home Guard. Borrowed Catchphrase : In one episode, an army officer demands to know why Mainwairing believes a stranded German pilot will give himself up any minute. Mainwairing, in no mood to explain that the reservoir he landed in is being filled and the German will be under water in ten minutes simply replies that "It seems that they really don't like it up 'em." Near the beginning of the 2016 film, we see Hitler borrow the lines from the title song. Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Churchill? Also in the 2016 film, Mainwaring borrows Jones's "Don't panic, don't panic" when breaking the news that a Nazi spy is in Walmington. Breaking the Fourth Wall : The cast turning to the camera and toasting the real Home Guard at the end of the final episode. Break Out the Museum Piece : In an early episode the platoon go to the museum with the intention of taking weaponry, but do not succeed in finding anything usable. The museum's caretaker who is trying to stop them, however, makes good use of the pieces inside to stop them entering.

Butt Monkey : If anyone is going to be getting soaked to the skin, clumsily tripping over themselves or otherwise being made to look like an idiot, it's Private Pike. This was something of a justified / invoked trope, since the actor was one of the younger members of the cast and thus one of the few who was actually capable of doing such physical comedy without potentially risking serious injury or illness. Catch Phrase : Aside from their individual catchphrases, a character tended to say, "There is a war on, you know" in almost every episode. Character Outlives Actor : Walker. When actor James Beck was taken into hospital, Walker got a Written-In Absence , leaving a note in his place on patrol to explain that he has gone to conduct "business" in London. Beck later died and Walker was never heard of again - at least on television, When the show was remade for radio other actors continued the role after Beck's death, and when the show got a radio sequel years after the end of its run, Walker was mentioned as alive and having returned to Walmington-on-Sea. He's also seen in the scene set in 1968 featuring several of the characters that opens the very first episode.

Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys : Discussed by Mainwaring, who does not rate the French ("no use after lunch - all that wine and garlic is very debilitating"), and Wilson, who, being an actual veteran of WWI, does. Chekhov's Gun : In the episode "Battle of the Giants", Walker mentions having made flags for both their platoon and the Eastgate platoon. They will be used at the end of a contest, in short form, whoever flies their flag first, wins. Although just a passing remark, it turns out later that Walker made both flags say "Walmington-on-Sea" so they would win whoever flew the flag first. In the 2016 movie, the mention by Walker's girlfriend that Rose Winters's dress is Chanel. This leads the men to the discovery that she is the Nazi agent they're looking for - Cissy and Dolly Godfrey contacted the Chanel company, who confirmed that Rose is a regular customer from Berlin. Child Soldiers : Jones was one, joining the British Army as a drummer boy in 1884. Chuck Cunningham Syndrome : Miss King vanishes without a trace after series one.

Also happens to Private Cheeseman ; Ascended Extra Private Desmond, who had a role in one episode and was never heard from again; and Private Bracewell, a character who appears only in the first episode. Word of God has it that Bracewell was intended to be a recurring character but was cut because the producers felt his character was too much like Godfrey's. Classically Trained Extra : John Laurie as Private Frazer. The actor was somewhat bitter about being best remembered for this role rather than his theatrical work. According to show writer Jimmy Perry, most of the background platoon members were played by retired actors or writers rather than the usual extras. Deadpan Snarker : Wilson. Downer Ending : 'Mum's Army' — Mainwaring falls in love, but the woman leaves him rather than destroy his life with a scandal. Draft Dodging : Frank Pike doesn't want to evade military service, but his medical test reveals a rare blood group. He's excused from active service on the grounds that they'd have nothing to transfuse him with in the event of injury. So he stays in the Home Guard instead - except that he doesn't admit to this until after the platoon has held a fish-and-chip supper in his honour.

A now Missing Episode from series two was based around Walker's attempts to evade the draft. He fails, and has to join the army - but is soon discharged when he turns out to be allergic to corned beef, the only rations available. Drill Sergeant Nasty : A few one-off characters fit this trope. Drill Sgt. Gregory in "Room at the Bottom" and Captain Ramsey in "We Know Our Onions" are excellent examples. Dropped After the Pilot : The pilot episode had a character called Private Bracewell who never appeared again. Word of God says it was decided that he was too similar to Private Godfrey and dropped. Early Installment Weirdness : Every episode of Series 1 begins with faked newsreel footage, combining real-life World War II footage with material containing the show's actors. This was dropped starting with Series 2. For some bizarre reason the first episode has a laugh track over the title sequence, which ends up rendering the series' theme tune completely indecipherable. Fortunately, this was never done again.

The black-and-white episodes have a much more crudely animated title sequence, very little location filming, and lack the ending montage that the colour episodes had (instead featuring the actors superimposed over a still image, with the technical credits rolling over a black background). Edible Ammunition : In "We Know Our Onions", the platoon, having failed to retrieve the cache of rubber ammunition they were supposed to use, win an initiative test by firing onions at their attackers. Establishing Character Moment : Almost every episode started with Mainwaring inspecting the troops, giving first time viewers a quick run down of the main cast Frazer: We're dooooomed! Facepalm : Sergeant Wilson, frequently. Forgotten Framing Device : The first episode started in the 1960s with Captain Mainwaring addressing a Rotary Club dinner and reminiscing about his time in the Home Guard, before flashing back to the story of the founding of the platoon. This was never referred to again in the remainder of the series. Frozen in Time : The series started in 1940, went through 1941, and then at a point roughly in the middle decided to stay somewhere in 1942.

Justified, in that after 1942 it became increasingly clear that the Germans weren't going to win, Britain wasn't going to be invaded, and there was less overall need for the Home Guard. Gentlemen Rankers : Sergeant Wilson behaves very much like a cool, calm, collected, and softly spoken officer (in contrast to the order barking martinet that was Captain Mainwaring) in his WW2 Home Guard duties, however this was eventually explained as him actually having been an officer in the First World War. Getting Crap Past the Radar : Barely even trying. In the episode "The Four-and-a-Half Feathers", Jones describes his patrol in the Sudan encountering an elderly fakir (a sort of monk, pronounced "fa-keer"). Jones constantly refers to him as the "Old Fakir" (pronouncing it as "fak-er"). Say it out loud and wonder how that made it past the censors... And at least one episode title. "Round And Round Went The Great Big Wheel" is a quote from a really filthy song. The Ghost : Mainwaring's wife. Closest we get to seeing her is the large overhang she leaves in the bunk bed.

She is finally seen in the 2016 movie. The Guards Must Be Crazy : In the episode where the platoon are delegated to guard a captured German submarine crew, the platoon do pretty well on this score. It's Hodges who falls for the old sick prisoner trick and lets the Germans get the upper hand. Mind you, Mainwaring really should've left his revolver with Wilson or Jones before going over to help. Handcar Pursuit : The climax of "The Royal Train" involves Hodges on a handcar chasing a runaway train with the platoon aboard, so he can throw them the widget they need to stop the train. Then they throw the train into reverse, and it becomes Hodges on a handcar fleeing a runaway train instead. Hidden Depths : Captain Mainwaring knows how to play the bagpipes. (See Sexless Marriage for the reason why.) Leeroy Jenkins : Corporal Jones. Let's Get Dangerous!

: In a sense; while the platoon rarely saw anything in the form of a genuine military operation, every so often the viewer was reminded that behind the bumbling Mainwaring and his men were brave soldiers fully prepared to fight and die in the defense of their homes and country if it came down to it. And none braver than Mainwaring himself, who would be the last man out of a bombed building and once faced down a desperate German prisoner with an unloaded gun. (It turned out that the German's gun was unloaded too.) Typified by this exchange in an early episode when the elements of the platoon believe an invasion is underway and elect to stay and try and delay the German advance to give the regular army time to counter-attack. Captain Mainwaring: It'll probably be the end of us, but we're ready for that, aren't we, men? Private Frazer: Of course. The Movie (which RetConned most of the first episode) Ms. Fanservice : Miss King, a character in the first series, was intended to be this. She was then inexplicably written out , and hardly anyone remembers she was ever in the show. Later on, Mrs Pike would often take the role.

The Napoleon : Captain Mainwaring. Hodges eventually calls him "Napoleon" to irritate him. In one episode, he even literally dreams that he's Napoleon. No Longer with Us : Corporal Jones gets one regarding his mother: Pike: Why don't you have a word with Mr Jones' mother? [facetious, since Jones is elderly] Jones: [sadly] You leave my mother out of this. My mother's gone to another place. Pike: [quietly] Sorry, Mr Jones. Jones: Angmering. Narrative Profanity Filter : In "The Two-and-a-half Feathers" Jones speaks of serving under an incredibly profane sergeant but whenever the sergeant is shown swearing, all the actual curses are replaced with spitting noises. Not So Different : For all their class-conscious rivalry and dislike of each other, both Captain Mainwaring and Warden Hodges are rather pompous men who've let the sudden burst of power and authority they now have as a result of their wartime duties go to their heads a bit too quickly. That said, Mainwaring has a sense of personal integrity that Hodges is entirely devoid of. Mainwaring and Wilson also count.

Mainwaring is envious of Wilson's social position in life (upper class, gets on easily with others) while Wilson is envious of Mainwaring's professional position. (Manager of the bank and Leader of the home guard platoon) Not What It Looks Like : In one episode, Pike borrows a bank staff car to take Hodges's niece on a date to the cinema; but the car breaks down and it takes him all night to push the car back to Walmington-on-Sea. Hilarity Ensues the following day as he hopelessly tries to convince everyone that's all they were doing during the night ... Obsolete Mentor : Corporal Jones is a veteran of many wars but his love of bayonets is more often a hindrance than a help. Of Corsets Funny : In one episode, the various members of the Home Guard are desperately attempting to look younger to avoid being transferred to the ARP. Captain Mainwaring notices that Sergeant Wilson is standing straighter than usual and it is revealed that he is wearing a girdle (or, as he refers to it, a "gentleman's abdominal support"). Only Sane Man : Sergeant Wilson. Pike and Walker also have their moments.

Pantomime Animal : In "Operation Kilt", the platoon attempts to use a pantomime cow to sneak up on a highland regiment during a training exercise. Things do not according to plan when a bull takes an interest . Parachute in a Tree : "Time On My Hands" centres on the characters' efforts to pull down a German pilot whose parachute is caught on the town clock. Patriotic Fervor : Captain Mainwaring often naively harps on about the strengths of the allied forces, but quickly dismisses any positive remarks about the Nazis with "We'll have none of that talk here!" Our side displayed "British initiative!", while similar behaviour by the enemy was derided as a "typical underhand Nazi trick!" Perilous Old Fool : Corporal Jones, a veteran of three wars and probably a bigger danger to his allies than he ever could be to the enemy. Phony Veteran : Captain Mainwaring had a habit of exaggerating his military service in the Great War. Mainwaring: I served in France [quietly] during the whole of 1919. Wilson: I thought the war ended in 1918. Mainwaring: Someone had to clean up the mess!

Real Song Theme Tune : Averted, though the Dad's Army theme is often mistaken for a real wartime song. It was actually written by Jimmy Perry and performed by Bud Flanagan, who was a popular singer in the 1930s and 1940s. Red Baron : Jones was known as "the Mad Bomber" in WWI due to his interesting grenade drills. Retcon : The Movie retcons most of the first episode. Mrs Fox's first name is initially given as Marcia, but becomes Mildred in the final episode of the show. Square is first introduced as "Corporal-Colonel Square" and later becomes Captain. Handwaved by the show's producers stating that he had simply received a promotion ("Corporal-Colonel" being an amalgamation of his current rank in the Home Guard and his previous one while in the military, Truth in Television as this was done in real life with some veterans). In the first episode, Fraser runs a philatelist's shop. In later episodes, he's an undertaker. Several minor characters' names were retconned over the course of the show. Mrs.

Yeatman's name is initially given as Anthea, then Tracy and finally Beryl. Mr. Blewitt's name changed from Norman to Sidney, while Walker's recurring girlfriend was named Edith Parish in her first appearance but became Shirley in subsequent episodes. Retired Badass : He may not seem it, but Jones more than qualifies for this trope after spending 30 years in the British Army and serving with distinction in Sudan and WWI. Rising Water, Rising Tension : In "Asleep in the Deep", a bomb falls on the local pumping station as Godfrey and Walker are patrolling there, trapping them. When the platoon try to free them, they get stuck with them, and when a pipe bursts the room rapidly begins filling with water. The Rival : Hodges. Captain Square occasionally fills this role as well. Runaway Train : In one episode, the unit had to move a train out the way of an incoming one after the drivers got drunk, but ended up with a runaway train after it turned out they'd left the brake wheel back at the station and that the line was all downhill from that point.

Cue Captain Mainwaring climbing over the train roof, the warden, vicar and verger on a handcart trying to bring them the brake wheel and then them having to go damn fast the other way after the platoon accidentally put the train into reverse. The Runt at the End : Corporal Jones is always a beat behind the rest of the platoon when drilling. Sea Mine : In "Menace from the Deep" the Walmington-on-Sea platoon is stranded on the Walmington-on-Sea Pier. The situation becomes worse when a sea mine drifts underneath the pier. When Hodges falls of the pier, the magnetic mine is attracted to his steel helmet. Secret Weapon : The platoon are called on to stop a radio-controlled mobile bomb (based on the real-life Panjandrum ) that's rampaging around the countryside. Screw the War, We're Partying! : Pvt. Walker - skirt-chaser and black marketeer who has avoided the draft due to a 'corned beef allergy'. Justified somewhat: a Missing Episode did actually have Walker drafted, and discharged on medical grounds because of the allergy - corned beef was the only rations available!

Second Face Smoke : In the episode where the platoon are delegated to guard a captured German submarine crew, the German officer is smoking a cigarette and blows smoke in Mainwaring's face. Mainwaring waits until he's out of sight to cough and splutter. Separate Scene Storytelling : Technically speaking, the entire show. The very first episode begins in 1968, with Mainwaring addressing his men as part of the "I'm Backing Britain" campaign. The entire show is his fond recollection of those halcyon days... Sexless Marriage : Explains why Mainwaring learned the bagpipes: Mainwaring: I spent my honeymoon in a remote village in Scotland called InverGeechie. It was a wild and lonely place. The nights were long... and there was nothing else to do. Sharp-Dressed Man : When out of uniform Walker wore incredibly well tailored suits. Shoo Out the New Guy : Private Cheeseman. Also counts as a Replacement Scrappy . Happened in-universe when the Vicar joined the platoon and proved such an annoying burden that everyone made sure he left again soon after.

A Simple Plan : The Walmington-On-Sea platoon could produce a chaotic outcome to the simplest of tasks. The So-Called Coward : Private Godfrey, as detailed above. Also Corporal Jones in "The Two and A Half Feathers". A veteran of the Sudan War claims that he was saved by a native tribeman after Jones left him out in the desert to die. The tribesman was Jones dressed in Arab robes; he remained silent about his role in order to cover up a scandalous affair the veteran was involved in. Soldiers at the Rear : Private Joe Walker's "allergy" to corned beef. Sound to Screen Adaptation : Reversed: there is an original cast radio series based on the TV episodes. Spin-Off : The aforementioned radio series, It Sticks Out Half a Mile, broadcast between 1983-84. It centred around Hodges, Pike and Wilson teaming up to renovate the abandoned pier in a nearby seaside town, and was later turned into an original TV series called High and Dry The pilot featured Mainwaring and Wilson. Arthur Lowe died soon afterwards hence Mainwaring being replaced with Hodges.

Then, when John Le Mesurier passed away after recording one series, it was decided to just put it to rest (as a direct Dad's Army Spin-Off , at least). Spotting the Thread : The U-Boat crew's plan to take the platoon prisoner via a grenade down Jone's trousers is foiled when the Colonel notices that Jones isn't wearing his full uniform, out of charcter for Mainwarring to let anyone in his platoon do so and out of character for Jones himself. And then he literally spots the thread of string connecting the grenade pin to the U-Boat captain's hand. Spreading Disaster Map Graphic : The Animated Credits Opening shows Swastika-emblazoned arrows sweeping over western Europe (including one that gets lost for a bit), while the lone Union Jack arrow retreats back to its start point, then sticks its tail out further and pulls back across the Channel. All set to a jaunty tune about how Britain's not beaten yet . Squirrels in My Pants : In "Room at the Bottom", Corporal Jones gets ants in his pants and, while trying to remove them, accidentally signals the platoon to advance into an ambush.

Strapped to a Bomb : In a classic episode, the over-age Walmington platoon are tasked with guarding the captured crew of a U-boat. The Germans try to escape and take Corporal Jones as a hostage, rigging a hand-grenade down his trousers that will explode if the Captain's wishes are not complied with. Fortunately, Sergeant Wilson has seen to it that there is no detonator in the grenade... but only he knows this... Suicide as Comedy : Subverted. After Wilson hands Mainwaring the letter telling him he is no longer in charge of the platoon Wilson steps outside as it is read. A few seconds later a gunshot is heard to which Wilson blurts "My God, he's shot himself!" Fortunately it was an accident with the rifles outside and Mainwaring is instead having a more traditional Heroic B.S.O.D. . Surrounded by Idiots Mainwaring: You know, Wilson, over the years that I've come to know the members of the platoon, I've become quite fond of them. But I can't help feeling, sometimes, that I'm in charge of a bunch of idiots.

That Came Out Wrong : Captain Mainwaring manages to get a block of rationed cheese as a surprise for his wife. However, when he telephones her with the good news, things don't quite go as he planned. Mainwaring: Yes, Elizabeth. I think I may have a little surprise for you tonight ... One episode revolved around the platoon trying to find out whether a parachute that had landed in a nearby field was a British parachute (which are white) or Nazi parachute (which are cream.) Unfortunately, Walker had found it and had it made up into women's lingerie to sell. Hilarity Ensues as Mainwaring visits each of Walker's customers and has to ask to see their underwear ... Wholesome Crossdresser : Jones: Please let me be a nun Mr Mainwaring. Wrong Genre Savvy : Frazer, with his Doomy Dooms of Doom pronouncements, appears to think he's a character in a horror. Luckily for him, he's a sitcom character. You Didn't Ask : In one episode where the platoon helps to gather in a harvest, Mainwaring asks Sponge, a farmer, to show the others how to operate a threshing machine.

Sponge admits that he is a sheep farmer and doesn't know how the machine works. When Mainwaring demands to know why Sponge never said so before, Sponge points out that Mainwaring never asked him ... You Look Familiar : Michael Knowles played various small roles in different episodes. John Ringham played Private Bracewell in the first episode and returned later as Captain Bailey for several episodes. "And Captain Bailey has two Military Policemuuuuurn with him!" :: Indexes :: Clive Dunn, young old man of Dad's Army, dies aged 92 | Television & radio | The Guardian Clive Dunn Clive Dunn, young old man of Dad's Army, dies aged 92 Sitcom star, famous for the catchphrase 'Don't panic' while playing Corporal Jones, dies in Portugal after a short illness Clive Dunn showed from an early age a capacity for playing elderly people.

Photograph: Times Newspapers / Rex Features Wednesday 7 November 2012 13.52 EST First published on Wednesday 7 November 2012 13.52 EST Close This article is 4 years old Clive Dunn , best known for his role as Lance Corporal Jones in Dad's Army has died at his home in Portugal after a short illness. He was 92. Dunn, who starred alongside his friend John Le Mesurier in the hit sitcom about a group of bumbling Home Guard soldiers, is believed to have been ill for a couple of weeks at his Algarve home on the outskirts of Boliqueime. His agent Peter Charlesworth said the star would be "sorely missed". Dunn's capacity for playing elderly people on screen saw him accept, at the age of 48, the role of Jones, who was famous for the catchphrases "Don't panic" and "Permission to speak". He had a number one hit in 1971 with the novelty song Grandad, appearing on Top of the Pops aged 51 in a rocking chair and wearing a flat cap and waistcoat.

Even at the age of 19 he played a doddering old man in JM Barrie's whimsical play Mary Rose for a repertory company in Abergavenny. Dunn had lived with his wife of 53 years, the actor Priscilla Morgan, in Portugal for the past 30 years. There, he had an artist's studio and pursued his love of painting until he lost much of his sight. Dunn, who leaves his wife, daughters Jessica and Polly and grandchildren, was born in London into a showbusiness family and started out with a number of small film roles in the 1930s before the war intervened. He served in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars during the second world war, spending four years in prisoner-of-war and labour camps in Austria. A socialist, he had occasional off-air clashes with Arthur Lowe, who played the pompous Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army. Lowe was an active Conservative and when Dunn was awarded an OBE, Lowe said he would accept only a higher honour from the Queen.

Clive Dunn, known for playing bumbling butcher Lance Corporal 'Don't Panic' Jones in Dad's Army has passed away at the age of 92 Published: 7 Nov 2012 Actor best known as Corporal Jones in the classic BBC comedy series Dad's Army Published: 7 Nov 2012 In Dad's Army, Dunn was Meursault with a dash of Mr Magoo and one of the sweetest characters ever to grace a sitcom, writes Stuart Jeffries Published: 7 Nov 2012 Comic actor most famous for role as Lance Corporal Jack Jones in TV series and catchphrase 'Don't panic' dies in Portugal Published: 7 Nov 2012 Lance-Corporal Jack Jones | Dad's Army Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit A Young Jones in the Sudan Jones was born in 1870 in Walmington-On-Sea , and he joined the army as a drummer boy in 1884 at the age of fourteen.

Thereafter, he served in four military campaigns - Mahdist War in the Sudan (1884–1885), The British Reconquest of Sudan (1896–1899), The Boer War (1899–1901) and the First World War (1914–1918). During his service on the Western Front, he was known as the Mad Bomber, due to his inclination to madly throw grenades. He was signed out of the War in 1916. He also once formed part of a Guard of Honour for Queen Victoria. In many episodes, Jones fondly recalls his time during the Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan, facing the " Fuzzy Wuzzies " under the command of General Kitchener. As an aged veteran, he is extremely fond of bayonet warfare, and usually meets any queries about this with the assertion that "They don't like it up 'em!" It was also noted that Jones once kept wicket in the rear of the great cricketer Ranjit Sinhji, who was an Indian gentleman and upstanding man until he whipped his bails off.

Home Guard Edit At the outbreak of the Second World War, Jones was retired from the army and working as a butcher, but he was so keen to join the Home Guard that, despite his age (70), Captain Mainwaring instantly appointed him as the platoon's Lance Corporal. However, it is suggested that Jones' ability to provide off-the-ration meat may have had rather more to do with this decision than Jones' abilities, which given his advanced years were declining somewhat (his vision, for example, was so poor that when signing up for duty, he initially signed the table rather than the form). Jones is known for a number of eccentric traits, such as using long, rambling explanations and anecdotes whenever he wants to make a point (which could usually be summed up in a sentence anyway). He is also invariably one step behind the rest of the platoon in any drill manoeuvre. This is apparently a trait he's had his whole military career as a fellow veteran remembered Jones by this trait.

Only Twice was Jones witnessed to be in step with the platoon, once after a whole years practice but quickly reverted to form, the next time was when the platoon as a whole took the extra second Jones always does to respond to make them look orderly. He often makes far-fetched suggestions for the platoon, such as advising that they chop off the German prisoners' trouser buttons, on the grounds that if they escaped, a group of German men walking through the town with their trousers around their ankles may cause people to "raise some inquiries". Every time, Jones' suggestions are soundly refuted by Mainwaring with a curt "I think you're wandering into the realms of fantasy, Jones." He however is notably brave eagerly volunteering for even the most suicidal of missions, one example is that during a platoon discussion when the subject of torture came up he declared loudly and excitedly that the platoon should torture him to see what they we're up against. In this instance he failed to calm down when grabbed by other members of the platoon, only returning to normal after being slapped by Frazer .

He is also known for using odd turns of phrase such as saying "It would be more tasty for us to tell him" misusing the word tasteful as well as the rather notorious declaration of 'I would go through fire and brimstone and treacle for you sir". Lance-Corporal Jones Despite his advanced years and physical failings, Jones is extremely excitable and active. He usually meets any situation where action or danger may be imminent by entering a near-hysterical state in which he runs around frantically shouting "Don't panic! DON'T PANIC!" at the top of his voice (usually at some inappropriate moment, such as when holding an armed landmine or hand grenade) until someone manages to calm him down to a state where he is useful. This is often not evidence of fear, however, but of extreme eagerness; a courageous man, Jones is always the first to volunteer for any activity (regardless of any potential danger), and is extremely keen when doing so (and is known to sulk if someone else is chosen for a change).

Jones is well remembered for his catchphrases "Don't Panic!", "Permission to speak, Sir?", and of course - "They don't like it up 'em!", a phrase which writer Jimmy Perry remembered an old campaigner using, during his own service in the Home Guard. In one episode, The Two and a Half Feathers (a parody of the more famous The Four Feathers) Jones has to confront his past when a former comrade from the Sudan, Private Clarke, joins the Walmington-on-Sea platoon. Clarke accuses Jones of leaving him to die many years ago, following an incident in which both men are attacked and kidnapped by dervishes . After his courage is doubted by the town and the platoon, Jones later vindicates himself with the true story of what happened (nobly held back by Jones in order to spare a third party unnecessary pain or scandal). After Jones reveals the truth, Clarke later flees without explanation, leaving Jones' honour and respect intact. Jones appears to have reasonably good relationships with both Mainwaring and Wilson , whom he often bribes with meat when he wants his own way.

Although Jones' over-keen and sometimes bungled efforts sometimes annoy Mainwaring, the Captain is nonetheless admiring of his ever-enthusiastic approach, and considers him one of his best men, often discussing matters with him and Wilson before addressing the rest of the platoon. His relationship with Mainwaring is also doubtlessly improved by Jones' tendency to flatter his superior officer. His main rivalries are with Frazer, and the Verger, whom he calls a troublemaker. He also has a dislike to his 88 year old father George Jones . The platoon use Jones' delivery van as transport for their manoeuvres. Jones is very proud of his van, and is often reluctant to allow various modifications used for the platoon's activities. Instances when Mainwaring causes the van to get damaged are the very rare occasions when Jones becomes upset with the Captain, at one point threatening to blacklist Mainwaring from his Sausage list to which Mairwaring replied carefully "Steady Jones". However Mainwaring generally dismisses the matter insisting "There's a war on!".

As well as keeping Mainwaring and Wilson buttered up with bribes of meat, Jones often does the same with various other townsfolk when needed. His assistant in the shop is the "boy Raymond". On informal occasions, Jones is often accompanied by Mrs Fox, his love-interest. Mrs Fox is a busty middle-aged widow, and a regular customer at Jones' butcher shop. In the final episode, Jones and Mrs Fox get married (it is implied she married him for his supply of meat). Jones has a habit of making inadvertently smutty remarks, such as asserting to Mainwaring that policemen hide behind bushes "when knocking people off", or referring to women who order meat from his butcher's shop as trying to "get a bit on the side". He is completely unaware of the mildly sexual nature of such comments, which often irritate and/or embarrass the others, particularly Mainwaring. It was also stated in the episode Room at the Bottom , that Jones is a member of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.

2016 fim Dad's Army TV Series Film Locations in Norfolk and Suffolk Including:Thetford, Weybourne, Drinkstone etc | Flickr Back to albums list Dad's Army TV Series Film Locations in Norfolk and Suffolk Including:Thetford, Weybourne, Drinkstone etc Dad's Army was a much-loved BBC sitcom - written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft - which ran from 1968 to 1977. It featured the exploits of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard led by the pompous Captain Mainwaring (pronounced 'Mannering') and supported by the debonair and indecisive Sergeant Wilson. Set during WW2 the series boasted a great ensemble cast and produced some of the most memorable comedy catchphrases of all time including Corporal Jones' 'Don't Panic!' and 'They don't like it up 'em! Each week the platoon would attempt to protect England from German invasion - which embroiled them in some hilarious adventures. The original idea for the series came from Perry's own experiences in the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) or Home Guard as it was later called.

Perry was only 15 when he joined the Hertfordshire Battalion and Private Pike and Mavis Pike are clearly based on himself and his mother. While serving in the platoon he also came across a veteran of Kitchener's campaigns who used to talk about the 'Fuzzy Wuzzies' - which provided the inspiration for Corporal Jones. The series derived much humour from the fact that all the leading characters had 'day jobs' in Walmington-on-Sea. Mainwaring, Wilson and Pike all worked in Swallow's Bank, while Jones was the butcher, Hodges the greengrocer, Fraser the undertaker and Walker the local spiv and black marketer. Although the idea was Perry's - both he and David Croft used to write the scripts. They would meet to discuss various possibilities for the plot and then go away and write each episode separately. Perry and Croft both had a theatrical background and had a shared love of farce - so their ideas usually gelled together perfectly. The series was originally going to be called 'The Fighting Tigers' - but was later changed to Dad's Army.

Many modern sitcom writers including Ben Elton, John Sullivan, Richard Curtis and David Renwick have paid homage to the quality of the Dad's Army scripts. The show ran for twelve series and regularly reached audiences in excess of 13 million. To view a complete list of all the Dad's Army episodes click here. Cast and Charactersmain cast of Dad's Army Captain George Mainwaring Arthur Lowe Sergeant Arthur Wilson John Le Mesurier Lance Corporal Jack Jones Clive Dunn Private Joe Walker James Beck Private Charles Godfrey Arnold Ridley Private James Fraser John Laurie Private Frank Pike Ian Lavender Chief Warden Hodges Bill Pertwee Reverend Timothy Farthing Frank Williams Verger Maurice Yateman Edward Sinclair Mrs Fox Pamela Cundell Private Sponge Colin Bean Norfolk (and Suffolk) Film Locations Most of the external footage for the series was filmed in and around the town of Thetford in Norfolk. Each summer the cast and crew would come up to the town and stay in either the Bell or the Anchor Hotels in Bridge Street. The actors usually stayed at the more 'up-market' Bell while the crew lodged at The Anchor.

(The Anchor Hotel is now boarded up and derelict but may be re-developed shortly.) Thetford Guildhall became Walmington-on-Sea Town Hall - and it was from the Guildhall clock tower that the German pilot dangled in 'Time On My Hands' (1972). The Guildhall was also used in 'The Captain's Car' (1974). The flint cottages of Nether Row were used in four episodes: 'Man Hunt' (1969), 'The Armoured Might of Corporal Jones' (1969), 'The Big Parade' (1970) and 'Time On My Hands' (1972). Thetford's Palace Cinema featured in both 'The Big Parade' (1970) and 'A Soldier's Farewell' (1972). The Palace was also the place were the cast gathered at the end of each week's filming to view the 'rushes'. Newtown, Old Bury Road and Mill Lane, in the town, also make an appearance. The Bell Hotel was used for the first scene of the first show called 'Man of the Hour' (1968).

It made use of the 'Norvic Room' which is now the hotel's restaurant. Stanford Battle Area The Stanford Battle Area (STANTA) lies a few miles north of Thetford and was created during WW2 as a training area for British and NATO forces. Five villages were evacuated to create the area - namely: Stanford, Lynford, Tottington, West Tofts and Buckenham Tofts. The area provides many of the iconic locations for Dad's Army including the marvellous end-credit sequence where the platoon move across open ground wearing camouflage.

It was BBC director Harold Snoad who was ultimately responsible for choosing Thetford saying: 'I wanted a battle area we could have control over and had narrowed it down to Stanford, which I knew was going to work very well.' Below is a list of the episodes featuring the Battle Area: Location Episode Langford Church 'No Spring for Frazer' (1969) Baileybridge, Buckenham Tofts 'Battle of the Giants' (1971) Stanton Lake, West Tofts 'Battle of the Giants' (1971) and 'Come in Your Time Is Up (1975) Blackrabbit Warren 'Everybody's Trucking' (1974), 'Wake-Up Walmington' (1977) and 'Number Engaged' (1977) Croxton Heath 'The Day the Balloon Went Up' (1969) and 'Gorilla Warfare' (1974) Frog Hill, Stanford Opening and closing sequences from series 3 onwards.

Buckenham Toft stables 'Command Decision' (1968), Boots Boots Boots' (1970) and 'the Test' (1970) West Tofts Church 'The Lion Has 'Phones' (1969) and 'Don't Forget the Diver' (1970 Cross Roads, West Tofts 'Battle of the Giants' (1971 Many other external scenes were shot in Norfolk or Suffolk. 'Sons of the Sea' (1969) was shot on the Norfolk Broads and 'Don't Forget the Diver' (1970) at Drinkstone windmill in Suffolk. Other locations used include: Honington, Bardwell, Bressingham, Wacton, Brandon, Santon Downham, Oxburgh Hall ('Museum Piece' 1968), Weeting, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Lynford Hall (Mundford). Weybourne Railway Station in North Norfolk was the location for 'The Royal Train' (1973). Many of the extras for the series were drawn from the Thetford Music and Drama Society or the Thetford Senior Citizen's Club.

The Steam Museum at nearby Bressingham provided authentic fire engines, steam rollers and traction engines for a number of the episodes. Today, Bressingham hosts an impressive recreation of Walmington-on-Sea - as well as a collection of Dad's Army memorabilia. A Dad's Army museum has recently been set up inside Thetford Guildhall by the Friends of Thetford Dad's Army. It is quite hard to find as it lies on Cage Lane behind the Guildhall. On Sunday 20th June, 2010 a statue of Captain Mainwaring was unveiled by David Croft - on ground close to the River Little Ouse. It was made by the sculptor Sean Hedges-Quinn and features Mainwaring wearing his Home Guard uniform, seated on bench with his baton across his knees. Local councillors have also approved plans for the redevelopment of the Anchor Hotel and it is hoped that, in future, this will provide accommodation for Dad's Army fans wanting to visit Thetford. Dad's Army - the movie However, when Columbia Pictures came to make the Dad's Army movie(released in 1971) - they abandoned the normal Norfolk locations and headed further south.

Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire was transformed into Walmington-on-Sea - while other scenes were shot at Seaford in Sussex and at Shepperton Studios. The famous scene with the white horse on the raft heading down river was filmed at Chobham in Surrey. Famous Catchphrases from the Series: Mainwaring: 'You stupid boy, Pike.' and 'Right then, pay attention.' Godfrey: 'May I be excused?' Frazer: 'We're doomed!' Jones: 'Don't Panic, Mr Mainwaring!', 'They don't like it up 'em!' and 'Permission to speak, sir'. Hodges: 'Put that light out!' and 'I'm going to get you Napoleon.' Wilson: 'Is that wise, Sir?' Pike: 'What would mum say, Uncle Arthur?' The Theme Tune The Dad's Army theme tune was written by Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner and was performed by Bud Flannagan. Here are the lyrics: Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler If you think we're on the run? We are the boys who will stop your little game. We are the boys who will make you think again.

'Cos who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? If you think old England's done? Mr. Brown goes off to town On the 8:21, But he comes home each evening And he's ready with his gun. So watch out Mr. Hitler You have met your match in us. If you think you can push us We're afraid you've missed the bus. So who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? If you think old England's done. The Missing Episodes In an attempt to save space in its library, the BBC (criminally) wiped three original video tape recordings from series two - namely: 'The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Walker', 'A Stripe for Frazer' and 'Under Fire'. If you possess any recordings of these episodes - then the world would love to hear from you! For more information about Dad's Army film locations in Norfolk and Suffolk see: Grandad (Clive Dunn) - Jon Kutner Jon Kutner In November 2012, the UK chart celebrated its 60th birthday, just 10 weeks earlier, the only surviving male artist to appear in the first ever chart, Max Bygraves died.

In September 2012 I compiled a round in my local quiz called the over 80s club which consisted of 19 artists who, at one time or another, had a UK number one and were still alive. Ironically, the week I did it, Andy Williams died. Six weeks later the oldest living male artist to have ever had a UK hit single, Clive Dunn, died, he was 92. The BBC-TV comedy series, Dad’s Army, was created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft around the adventures of the Local Defence Volunteers, a group of men who were prevented by age or disability from joining the regular services. The brilliant casting included Arthur Lowe as the pompous Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sgt. Wilson and Clive Dunn as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones, the local butcher. Dunn had many catchphrases which included, “They don’t like it up ’em”, Don’t panic! Don’t panic! and “Permission to speak, sir.” His solo album was to be called Permission, To Sing, Sir!

Clive Dunn, who was born in 1920, had seen action in the Second World War and he came to the public’s attention as a supporting actor in Bootsie And Snudge. He built up a reputation playing older men if fact, his first on stage engagement when he was a teenager was playing a 72-year-old. Herbie Flowers, a member of Blue Mink and Sky, met Clive Dunn at a party and Clive, thinking he would like to try his hand at singing, asked him for a song. Herbie began writing a song and then got stuck on the chorus. Kenny Pickett, who had been in the 60s psychedelic band The Creation, called round and the chimes of his front door bell gave him the two notes that became ‘Grandad’. He passed his melody to Kenny, who used the outdated images on a tin of Quality Street as the starting point for the words. Grandad hit number one on the UK singles chart on the week of Clive’s 51st birthday and thus, at the time, made him the oldest artist to make his debut on the singles chart.

He appeared on Top of the Pops four times and the B-side, I Play the Spoons, received regular airplay on children’s radio programmes like Junior Choice. Looking like a benign, doting senior citizen, Clive sat in a rocking chair with his cap and scarf and was surrounded by children while he performed ‘Grandad’ on the nations favourite pop show. Now to reveal the extraordinary history of that rocking chair! It began its service as part of the TV series, Relax with Michael Holliday. After Holliday’s death in 1963, the BBC commissioned a similar easy listening show from Val Doonican. So similar that Val used the same rocking chair and he was to make the album, Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently. The rocking chair also did service in The Morecambe and Wise Show. In the 70s, the producer John Ammonds presented the chair to Mike’s widow. It is now in the home of Mike’s son, Michael Holliday Jr, on the Wirral. He says, “Whenever I sit in it and rock back and forth, I can’t help myself.

I start singing.” In 1974, Clive Dunn played another old codger, Sam Cobbett, in the sitcom, My Old Man, and, with shades of Old Mother Riley, his screen daughter was played by his wife, Priscilla Morgan. The hit single led to his own TV series, Grandad, from 1979 to 1984 in which he played the caretaker of the Parkview Rehearsal Hall and, naturally, everything went wrong. He retired in the mid-80s to spend more time in the Algarve in Portugal helping his wife and two daughters successfully run a small restaurant. In 1987, at the age of 67, he was briefly lured out of retirement to perform in the Theatre of Comedy’s West End production of the classic French farce An Italian Straw Hat and also wrote a humorous autobiography aptly entitled Permission to Speak. In his spare time he kept himself busy as an artist painting portraits, landscapes and seascapes until his sight failed. Clive Dunn died in Portugal on 6th November 2012 from complications following an operation.

Incidentally his cousin was the actress Gretchen Franklin who is best remembered as Ethel Skinner in EastEnders. Please follow and like us: Post navigation Dad’s Army: First look at Bill Nighy and Michael Gambon in still from new film adaptation | London Evening Standard Dad’s Army: First look at Bill Nighy and Michael Gambon in still from new film adaptation Tuesday 1 September 2015 15:54 BST Click to follow ES Entertainment First look: Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon and Toby Jones lead cast of Dad's Army remake The first promo image for the forthcoming Dad’s Army film has been released, showing Bill Nighy and Michael Gambon in character. Leading an all-star cast in the eagerly-anticipated film version of the iconic 1970s sitcom, the British actors re-create a classic shot from the show. Toby Jones is uncanny as Captain Mainwaring, played originally by Arthur Lowe, while Nighy take on John Le Mesurier’s role of Sergeant Wilson.

Next to Nighy’s Wilson in the group shot is Tom Courtenay as Lance-Corporal Jones, a much-loved character known for his catchphrases “Don’t panic” and “permission to speak, sir?” Bill Paterson stars as Private Frazer standing alongside Gambon in his role as Private Godfrey in the group picture. The Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison takes on Private Frank Pike, made famous by Ian Lavender, while Daniel Mays stars as Private Joe Walker. The first trailer for the new film was released earlier this month, some 50 years after the original programme aired. Read more

Question: Which TV character had the catchphrases "Permission to speak, sir?" and "Don't panic"?
Answer: Corporal Jones