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The cast appeared in a 1974 public information film, in character but set in the modern day, showing how to cross the road safely at Pelican crossings. Braxton, Mark (22 December 2015). "Dad's Army is comedy gold – but the BBC wasn't always so sure". Radio Times . Retrieved 12 July 2016. Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2003). Dad's Army: The Complete Scripts. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-6024-0

Many exterior scenes were filmed in a studio, but when location recordings were made, they were done in Norfolk, with the production team basing themselves in the small Norfolk town of Thetford.Reverend Timothy Farthing ( Frank Williams), the effete, petulant vicar of St Aldhelm's Church. He reluctantly shares his church hall and office with the platoon. In several episodes of the series, it was implied that the character was a non-active closet gay. The Times Digital Archive - Mr. Robb Wilton". The Times. 2 May 1957. p.15 . Retrieved 3 March 2020. The platoon joins the Spitfire Week parade, but has to compete with the Sea Scouts and the ARP wardens for pole position. Mainwaring thinks a mascot will help their chances. a b Clark, Neil (20 September 2013). "Jimmy Perry turns 90: a tribute to the genius behind Dad's Army". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 18 May 2015. McCann, Graham (2001). Dad's Army: The story of a classic television show. Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1-84115-308-7.

Croft, David (2004). You Have Been Watching...: The Autobiography of David Croft. BBC Consumer Publishing (Books). ISBN 0-563-48739-9

When Mainwaring takes leave due to an ingrown toenail, Wilson takes charge. He angers the rest of the platoon, though, by allowing the vicar and Mr Yeatman to join. Walker is called up into the army. The platoon, anxious at how they will obtain off-the-ration supplies without him, fight to keep him. Last ever episode. Jones marries Mrs Fox but the party after the service is interrupted when an invasion warning is sounded.

Bradshaw, Peter (26 January 2016). "Dad's Army review: who don't you think you are kidding?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 January 2016. As part of a Wings for Victory Week, the platoon decides to stage a reenactment of the battle between Saint George and the Dragon. The ARP wardens, though, have been planning the same thing.Mr Sidney Bluett ( Harold Bennett), an elderly local man who is occasionally involved with the antics of both the platoon and Hodges. He and Mrs Yeatman are implied to be having an affair. The platoon is given the job of guarding telephone lines. Mainwaring spots an unexploded bomb caught in the wires. The platoon goes camping and discovers three German airmen in a dinghy on the reservoir. Pike wants to shoot through the dinghy and sink them, but Mainwaring dismisses this as unfair. Wilson must devise a more civilised strategy.