Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6933 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-05-21
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 179 minutes

Synopsis
This ninth volume marks the last of the series and finds the boys taking to the stage to re-enact the battle of George and the dragon. Episodes include ‘Wake-Up Walmington’, ‘The Making Of Private Pike’, ‘Knights Of Madness’, ‘The Miser’s Hoard’, ‘Number Engaged’ and ‘Never too Old’.

Customer Reviews

Last Post
Last post both for this titan of comedy, and for a large majority of the actors who starred in it. Within seven years, all of the older generation would be dead (ironically Arnold Ridley, the oldest of them, was the last to die at the age of 90-odd). They clearly show their age; they are sometimes a little confused; Godfrey does not do very much walking; Sergeant Wilson looks haggard; most of the heavy work falls on the persevering Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender. That at this stage of their careers they were still able to produce something with both wit and charm is a tribute to both their talents and their determination. But the screenplays, finally, also showed some cracks. Guarding telephone lines, dressing up as fifth columnists, putting on a pageant, and chasing around after a pot of gold (literally - see "The Miser's Hoard") were a sad decline from the earlier plots. Only the last episode, which finally gave us a wedding plot (albeit not the one everyone expected) shows any real flash of the old fire, and that had probably been saved up for years as a sure-fire thing. But the end is touching - the toast to the Home Guard. And it was the right moment to end, for as Arthur Lowe later said, it had had its time. So this, for a complete (or near complete; when do we get the Christmas specials?) collection of the most brilliant and enduring of all British sitcoms, is still an essential buy, but prepare to feel a touch of melancholy, as we say a fond goodbye.

Never too old!
Here's the final ever series of Dad's Army, finally released on dvd.
Here also, is that rarest of things: A sitcom that remained nothing less than brilliant throughout its entire run. It is sad but true that some of the main cast are looking very old indeed. John Le-Mesurier had recently been ill and was looking very frail at the time of recording. Edward Sinclair, also looking very thin and drawn, sadly died shortly after the recording of this series and Arthur Lowe was noticably much slower in his speech due to his advancing illness. But none of this can get in the way of the brilliant character study that is Dad's Army.
As the episode count finally rose to 80, the quality never dropped once. The final episode in particular stands-out, as, for the only time in its history, the cast is allowed to address the camera directly with a toast to The Home Guard. And that was it. Ten years of utter brilliance. I would like to contend that there was never another sitcom, so perfectly written and cast, and that was characterised and acted with such deftness and precision.
Why then has the program been so woefully let down by these dvd releases?
Apart from the token "We are the boys..." shorts that accompany each release, where are all the extras?
As arguably the best sitcom ever made, why are the many extras that Dad's Army engendered not included? All of these dvds have been, shall we say, 'Budget' in their appearance. Where are the many surviving clips such as 'Resisting the Aggressor down the Ages' 'Brennegun Song' 'Guarding Buckingham Palace' and the Christmas Night with the Stars episode 'Broadcast to the Empire'? Where are the in depth sleevenotes that befit such a classic series?
I understand that the three Christmas episodes which have yet to be released are being held over until the 40th anniversary in 2008. Please BBC, make it a Box Set with all the extras on!
Those You Have Been Watching: Arthur Lowe, John Le-Mesurier, Clive Dunn and all the others deserve the very best.

Still good - even at the end
At last the final series of Dad's Army (series 9) is being released on BBC DVD - although we are still awaiting the release of the three Christmas Specials which are not included on this DVD.
Originally broadcast in the Autumn of 1977, and despite the show showing signs of ageing (as well as the actors!) it's still a very enjoyable watch.
There are still some episodes in this series that I would rate among the best - namely Wake Up Walmington and The Miser's Hoard (in which Fraser's relentless pursuit of accumulating his secret wealth comes under attack!).
On a sad note, it's plain to see health and advancing years afflicting the main characters, and in particular Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier. But despite this, they all still put in performances worthy of such great actors and the characters they portray.
It still pains me to say it after all this time, but it was time the show ended, and ended it did with style and a strong final episode where Corporal Jones finds love with Mrs Fox.
Well worth buying - to enjoy the final series and say goodbye to a fantastic series and wonderful cast.