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Top Amazon Review
I want mine CRISP AND LITE BROWN. Anyway will do THEIR A CLASSIC. It will stand the test of time as amongst the finest situation comedy released by the BBc.
The last episode made now over 31 years ago see the story devised by Jimmy Perry and David Croft about a group of aged Civil Defence Home Guard in a fictional seaside town on the Sussex coast of Walmington on Sea.
Great Shakesperian actor Frank Laurie surprisingly accepted the role of Private Fraser at the grand old age of 73.He with prabably John le Mesurer were famous actors and big stars in their own right when Ian lavander fresh out of acting school was cast as Private Pike who really was David Croft in all but name.
Arthur Lowe the pompous bank manager made Capt Mainwaring a hosehold name.
Clive Dunn playing the Boer War,1st World War vetran so eager to please and typical of pre war soldiers asking for permission to speak sir.
Frank Williams The Vicar and Bill Pertwe playing the over zealous fruitstall owner Hodges.
There is no use of any bad language or sexual references throughout this magnificent series.It is comedy drama of the highest order where the acting and scripts are dealt with true comic professionalism by every cast member.
That famous scene where Philip Madoc the U Boat Captain asks Pikes name and Cpt Mainwaring accidentally shouts it out is without doubt one of the most memorable lines delivered in any BBC drama past or present.
This dvd set comes with little background material or extras but really its not required because Dads Army alongside Only Fools And Horses are prabably the finest comedy series ever made and are worth every penny in the asking price.
Customer Review 1
DAD'S ARMY WHEN ARE YOU COMMING TO REGION 1?. I have been searching for years now and found Dad's Army (the complete collection) but to only find it is for a different region. WHY, WHY, WHY do they do this? The only thing that has been available to us in region 1 was a small collection a few years ago and I have been waiting and I'm sure thousands of other Dad's Army fans have been waiting as well. Come on now stop doing this, I have a recommendation...."ALL MOVIES, TV SHOWS, ETC MADE BEFORE 1979 SHOULD BE RELEASED IN A REGION FREE FOR ANY COUNTRY TO BUY" why "punish" us all for the show from a long time ago
Customer Review 2
A fantastic collection. This is the ultimate collection of the 'Dad's Army' TV series and it is all you could ask for.Featuring every single available episode and also several extras I really don't know how it could be improved upon.
Of course some episodes are better than others but when you realise just how many episodes were written the quality and consistancy of the writing is amazing.This box set also includes the three Christmas specials.Quite simply this is classic comedy at it's best and it just has to be awarded maximum marks.Fabulous and well worth spending your cash on.
Customer Review 3
Don't Panic! Don't Panic!. I've been very pleasantly surprised by this box set. Having read other reviews, which suggested the set was short on extras, I took the plunge as I did not previously have any Dad's Army DVDs and had probably not seen all the shows. Whilst it is true that there are not extras on every disc, there is more than enough to justify the release.
So far I've found 7 individual short features on the main stars, entitled 'We Are The Boys'. They are spread across the first 13 discs, as are several picture galleries. These shorts feature interviews with surviving cast members as well as Jimmy Croft and David Perry.
The real magic is to be found on the final disc, which is only advertised as 'The Christmas Specials', but which contains around ten shorts, including long forgotten Blue Peter appearances, Road Safety films, sketches, a Noel Coward Review and more. There's also another photo gallery and an article from the Radio Times.
I have no idea if all this content was previously available on the individual releases and best of compilations, but it provides a very welcome bonus to round off one of the finest situation comedies ever.
Ok so there's no commentaries, but does anyone really need to have the minutiae of this great show explained to them? Buy the box set, take a week off work and enjoy! Finally I'd like to say I never doubted the content of this box set, I knew it would be great right from the off and I said so.
Customer Review 4
Dads army box set. This is simply brilliant-all the episodes of Dads army. Ive watched them far too many times!
