Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #511655 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-20
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
On the basis that it is possible to have too much of a good thing, this book may well be dangerous to Dad's Army fans of a nervous disposition. Richard Webber's absorbing and affectionate tribute to the hugely popular sit-com features more information than you could possibly need. Yet to its huge credit it still manages to steer a path round getting bogged down in anorak-level detail. Of course there are biographies of all the stars and the plot lines of every episode. Nothing surprising in that. But there are also short pieces on the minor actors--did you know that the man who played the obsequious verger also played a taxi driver in the film version of No Sex Please We're British--and astonishingly a round-up of the 21 "silent soldiers"; actors who made up the rest of the platoon and never uttered a single line between them. There's details of the Dad's Army film, the stage play and the radio show as well as a terrific forward by Michael Palin who, rightly, points out what a fine ensemble piece the show was. You probably need to be a fan to buy this book but if you are it is a genuine treat. --Nick Wroe

Synopsis
This work takes a nostalgic look back over this timeless TV show's history, using photographs and script excerpts alongside celebrity interviews and anecdotes about the making of the show.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
This book is really not up to scratch. A much better one is: Dad's Army": The Story of a Classic Television Show by
Graham McCann.

Good All-Rounder
A very good buy for anyone interested in Dad's Army, but who's not a rabid fan. It contains a lot of interesting facts about the series and the characters/actors, as well as a synopsis of all eighty episodes.

A must for any Dad's Army fan
A fantastic read especially for someone like me who has seen the programmes but didn't know anything about the backgound.