Dad’s Army – the
Classic TV show
In
1968 a BBC television sitcom hit our screens that would have us laughing in our
armchairs and muttering catchphrases for years to come. Dad’s Army was written by Jimmy Perry and
David Croft and told the story of the Home Guard during the Second World
War. It ran for 9 seasons and 80
episodes in total were aired. There was
a radio version, a feature film and a stage show. The series ran till 1977.
Dad’s
Army told of the Home Guard platoon set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, on the south coast of England. Captain George Mainwaring, a pompous bank
manager assumed leadership of the Local Defence Volunteers. He was played by Arthur Lowe. Catchphrase ‘Stupid boy’.
John
Le Mesurier played Sergeant Arthur Wilson, who also worked at the bank. He was a dapper gentleman and extremely laid
back. During the First World War he
actually outranked Mainwaring but he didn’t admit this till the end of the
series. He lodges at Private Pike’s Mums
house and although the boy calls him Uncle Arthur there’s some speculation that
he was in fact his dad, although this was never stated in the actual series. ‘Do
you think that’s wise sir?’
Clive
Dunn played the local butcher, Lance-Corporal Jack Jones – ‘Don’t Panic Mr
Mainwaring’.
Private
James Frazer was played by John Laurie.
‘We’re doomed!’ Was often his
catchphrase. He was a dour faced
Scotsman who worked as an undertaker.
Private
Joe Walker played by James Beck was probably my favourite character. Walker
was a bit of a spiv who was able to get anything on the black market and was
discharged from the regular army due to an allergy to corned beef!
Private
Charles Godfrey played by Arnold Ridley was a retired shop assistant. He spoke with a soft voice and I think was
the oldest of the Home Guard platoon. He
often had to be excused so he could use the bathroom as he was often ‘caught
short.’
Private
Frank Pike was the youngster of the platoon.
He was a mummy’s boy and often appeared wearing a thick scarf in order
to prevent him getting sick. He whined a
lot. During the day he worked as a bank
clerk at the same bank as Mainwaring, so he really couldn’t get away from the
man who appeared to despise him.
ARP
Warden William Hodges played by Bill Pertwee was a bit of a jobsworth. There was a class war amongst Mainwaring and
Hodges. Hodges was a mere greengrocer
while Mainwaring was a bank manager who took his role seriously and looked down
his nose at anyone in a lesser position.
Now
I’m guessing you’re wondering what all of this has to do with Doctor Who, well
I can tell you this much. In 2016 a new
Dad’s Army film will be released featuring all the old favourites but with a
brand new cast and crew.
New Dad’s Army
platoon and film premise
Just
like the series, the film is set during the Second World War. The Home Guard are instructed to guard a Dover army base as the Allies prepare to invade France and finally defeat the German military. Captain Mainwaring sees this
as an opportunity to revive spirits and reputations until a glamorous
journalist by the name of Rose Winters arrives to write about their exploits…
MI5
are alerted when a radio signal is sent to Berlin from Walmington-on-Sea,
sparking rumours of a spy, and it falls to the veteran servicemen to step up to
the plate.
Hamish
McColl is writer of the new film that Oliver Parker directs. I can see this appealing to those of us still
old enough to remember the series, but I am curious to see if the newer
generation will be interested in a timely piece about a retired group of old
soldiers.
What
I couldn’t get over were the amount of Doctor Who cast and indeed crew who are
in the 2016 film.
Toby Jones plays George
Mainwaring. Toby Jones played the Dream
Lord in Amy’s Choice.
Bill Nighy plays Sergeant
Wilson. In 2010 he played Dr Black in
Vincent and the Doctor.
Michael Gambon plays soft spoken
Private Godfrey. In 2010 Gambon played
Kazran and Elliot Sardick in A Christmas Carol.
Daniel Hays plays the spiv Private
Walker. In 2011, Hays played Alex in
Night Terrors.
Bill Paterson plays Private
Fraser. In 2010 he played the character
Bracewell in The Pandorica Opens and Victory of the Daleks.
Mark Gatiss also appears in the
new film. In Doctor Who he voiced Danny
Boy (uncredited) as well as appearing as Professor Lazarus in The Lazarus
Experiment in 2007, Gantok in The Wedding of River Song, as well as writer of many Who episodes
including his docu-drama ‘An Adventure in Space and Time’. Gatiss has also written Who novels.
Annette Crosby played Mrs Angelo in
The Eleventh Hour.
Sarah Lancashire
played the role of Matron Cofelia in the Adipose episode Partners In Crime in
2008.
Holli Dempsey – Daphne – played Kelly in Doctor
Who – Closing Time (2011)
Liz Griffiths Costume Design – In 2005 worked on Doctor Who: The Parting of the Ways, Bad Wolf, The
Doctor Dances, The Empty Child, Father’s Day, The Long Game, Dalek.
Dinah Collin Makeup Department – Costume Designer for 10 Who episodes between 1982-1985 – The Mark of the
Rani: part 1 & part 2 (1985), Enlightenment: Part 1-4 (1983), Earthshock:
part 1-4 (1982)
Discovering
the cast and crew of new Who I couldn’t leave this article without researching
even further and looking into the old series.
So back to IMDB I went and the lengthy research began and boy was there
a lot of cast and crew to go back through.
Some of course were listed as uncredited actors, so a few of these could
only be mentioned as the episode of Who they appeared in but not their character
name, others I struck gold.
So
kick off your shoes, settle down in a comfy seat, you might need a flask and
sandwiches, keep your gas mask handy, and black out your blinds, for I am
taking you on a journey through old Who, with not just the actors character or
crew position but some interesting facts along the way. Are you ready?.
Dad's Army
(1968–1977) Full Cast & Crew connected to Who
Series Cast
Bill Pertwee (21st July 1926 - 27th
May 2013) played Chief Warden Hodges (60 episodes, 1968-1977) Although he didn’t appear in any Who
episodes, his claim to fame on the Who list is that he was a a distant cousin
to Jon Pertwee.
Talfryn Thomas (31st October 1922 – 4 November
1982) played Private Cheeseman (6 episodes, 1973-1974) Talfryn came from Swansea, Wales and appeared
as Mullins in Spearhead from Space (1970) and Dave in The Green Death (1973). Thomas
earned the name of Taff the Teef because of his protruding front teeth.
John Ringham (10th February 1928 – 20th
October 2008) played Captain Bailey (5 episodes, 1968-1970) John played Tlotoxl in The Aztecs, Josiah
Blake in The Smugglers and Robert Ashe in Colony in Space.
Fulton Mackay (12th August 1922 – 6th
June 1987) played Captain Ramsey (2 episodes, 1973-1977) Known by those of us who remember the sitcom
Porridge, as Prison Officer Mr Mackay. Fulton Mackay played Doctor Quinn in Doctor
Who and the Silurians. Fulton had also been in the running to play
the Doctor after Jon Pertwee gave up the role.
Alan Tilvern (5th November 1918 – 17th
December 2003) played Captain Rodrigues (2 episodes, 1969-1973) Tilvern played Forester in Planet of Giants
(1964)
Erik Chitty (8th July
1907 – 22 July 1977) played Mr. Clerk (2 episodes, 1970-1974)
Chitty
appeared in two Who stories as Charles Preslin in The Massacre of St
Bartholomew's Eve and Engin in The Deadly Assassin.
Barbara Windsor (6th
August 1937 - )played Laura la Plaz (1 episode, 1968) Barbara appeared in Doctor Who episode 'Army
of Ghosts' broadcast 1 July 2006, playing her character in Eastenders in a
special clip telling Den Watts to "get outta my pub!".
Michael Bilton (14th December 1919 – 5th
November 1993) played Mr. Maxwell (1 episode, 1969) Bilton appeared in The Massacre of St
Bartholomew's Eve as Teligny, Pyramids of Mars as Collins, and The Deadly
Assassin as a Time Lord.
Philip Madoc (5th July 1934 – 5th
March 2012) played the U Boat Captain (1 episode, 1973). Madoc was born Phillip
Jones and came from Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil,
Glamorgan. I remember Madoc mostly as
DCI Noel Bain in A Mind to Kill, but to Whovians the world over, he will always
be remembered by the roles he played in Doctor Who. Such as the 2nd Who film Daleks - Invasion
Earth 2150AD (1966), Playing Eelek in The Krotons, a villainous alien War Lord
in The War Games. In 1970 he appeared in
The Brain of Morbius as Solon and The Power of Kroll as Fenner. In 2003 he
guest starred in The Big Finish Doctor Who audio adventure, Master and returned
to Big Finish in the 2008 Sixth Doctor story Return of the Krotons. In December 2011, Madoc took part in the
recording of the DVD commentary for The Krotons.
John Cater (17th January 1932 – 21st
March 2009) Private Clarke (1 episode, 1970).
In 1966 he played Professor Krimpton in The War Machines.
Peter Butterworth (4th February 1919 – 16th
January 1979) Mr. Bugden (1 episode, 1975)
Although he is better known for his roles in the Carry On films, he will
also be remembered for playing the Monk in The Time Meddler and The Daleks'
Master Plan between 1966/67.
John Leeson (1st March 1943 - )the 1st Soldier
(1 episode, 1969) Leeson is best known
for voicing the tin dog K-9 between 1977-1979, 1980 - 1981 and in 2006 episode
'School Reunion' and 2008 'Journey's End', also voicing K-9 for SJA and the tv
pilot K-9 and Company, and for the 20th anniversary episode The Five
Doctors. Leeson didn't just provide the
voice of the tin dog; he also appeared as Dugeen for the story The Power of
Kroll (1978-1979.
For
Big Finish Leeson provided the voice for K-9 in the audios Zagreus and the
Gallifrey series. As well as the tin dog he also played other characters in the
serials The Invisible Enemy as the voice of Nucleus and the voice of a Dalek in
Remembrance of the Daleks.
Leeson
played the role of Prosecutor 2 in 2005 stage production of The Trial of
Davros.
Patrick Tull (28th July 1941 – 23rd
September 2006) The Suspect (1 episode, 1969)
He provided voices for the krotons, heard but not seen.
Edward Underdown (3rd September 1908 – 15th
December 1989) Major General Sir Charles Holland (1 episode, 1972). Played Zastor in Meglos in 1980.
Roger Avon (23rd
November 1914 – 21st December 1998) The Doctor (1 episode,
1969). Appeared in Doctor Who film
Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD as well as appearing in the serials The Crusade
as Sephadin and The Daleks' Master Plan as Daxter in 1966.
Norman Mitchell (27th August 1918 – 19th
March 2001) Was born Norman Mitchell Driver and came from Sheffield,
West Riding of Yorkshire. He played Captain
Rogers in Dad’s Army(1 episode, 1969). He
appeared in the serial The Daleks' Master Plan as a Policeman 1965/66
Michael Osborne (13th November 1947 - )The Boy
Scout (1 episode, 1968) Played Sorak in the Serial The Horns of Nimon in
1979/1980.
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Stanley McGeagh Sgt. Waller (1 episode, 1969) Stanley appeared in two
Who stories, Allen in Colony in Space (1971) and Drew in The Sea Devils (1972).
Cy Town (Born 1931) Mess
Steward (1 episode, 1973) Cy came from Shropshire, England
and worked as a Dalek operator from Frontier in Space to Remembrance of the
Daleks.
Andrew Carr (died 18th
November 1992) Andrew was the Operations Room Officer (1 episode, 1969). He played Senior Guard in the Day of the
Daleks
Geoffrey Hughes (2nd
February 1944 – 27th July 2012) played the Bridge Corporal (1
episode, 1972). In 1986 he appeared in The
Trial of a Time Lord parts 13 & 14 as Mr Popplewick.
April Walker (Born 1941 - ) Judy (1 episode, 1972) On 14 March 1973 April was awarded the role
of Sarah Jane Smith for Doctor Who, however Jon Pertwee didn't like Barry Letts
choice so the actress was quickly replaced by Elisabeth Sladen. She was still paid in full for the whole of
Season 11 even though she had been effectively fired. Although it was never revealed in either
Elisabeth Sladen of Barry Letts lifetimes it was uncovered by info text writer
David Brunt who came across an order for her payment during research for the
DVD Invasion of the Dinosaurs
May Warden (9th May
1891 – 5th October 1978) played Mrs. Dowding (1 episode, 1969) She played an aged Sara Kingdom
in Doctor Who: The Dalek's Master Plan (1965/1966)
Kenneth Watson (16th
November 1931 – 21st July 1998) played the R.A.F. Officer (1
episode, 1969) Played Bill Duggan in The
Wheel in Space. He had been booked to play a farmer in a later serial The Time
Monster but was replaced by George Lee.
His most memorable role was in the Doctor Who film Daleks- Invasion
Earth: 2150AD with Peter Cushing.
Sue Bishop played the Ticket Collector (1 episode,
1973) Appeared in the Doctor Who serial
The Brain of Morbius as one of the Sisterhood of Kahn in parts 1 - 4 in
1976.
Donald Morley (9th June 1923 – 27th
May 1999) Played Glossip (1 episode, 1974).
He played Jules Renan in 4 episodes of The Reign of Terror in 1964.
Robert Lankesheer (28th
April 1914 – 29th December 1993) Played Medical Officer (1 episode,
1969). Robert played the Chamberlain in
The Crusade in 1965.
Desmond Cullum-Jones (1 December 1924 – 6th
June 2002) Played Platoon Member (uncredited) (6 episodes, 1969-1977). He played a worker in The War Machines, and
played an uncredited role as a citizen of Millennius in The Keys of
Marinus.
Robert Aldous (Born 1934 - )
German Pilot (uncredited) (1 episode, 1969)
Played an uncredited role in Doctor Who as a Freedom Fighter in The Dalek's
Invasion of Earth episode World's End in 1964.
Pat Gorman Played Southgate
Platoon Soldier (uncredited) (1 episode, 1969)
Appeared in 83 episodes of Doctor Who in minor roles between 1964 -
1985. Played a Silurian in The Silurians (1970), Primitive in Colony in Space
(1971), and a Sea Devil in The Sea Devils (1972) Located in Justin Richards
Doctor Who: The Book of Lists - BBC Books.
Series Film Editing
by
Bob Rymer (20 episodes, 1969-1973) Was Film Editor in Doctor Who from 1966 –
1974 for stories - The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, The Claws of Axos,
Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Death to the Daleks, Planet of the Spiders.
John Dunstan (4 episodes, 1977)
Was Film Editor for Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet in 1978.
Series Production
Design by
Richard Hunt (3 episodes, 1969)
Was Production designer for 17 episodes of Doctor Who, including episodes 4 - 8
of The Invasion during 1968.
Tim Gleeson (3 episodes, 1977).
Was Production designer from 1971-1972 for 12 episodes of Doctor Who including
The Time Monster Episodes Parts 2 – 6.
Geoff Powell (3 episodes, 1977) In 1987 was production designer for Time and
the Rani for 4 episodes ( part 1 - 4)
Barry Newbery (1 episode, 1976) Between 1963 - 1984 was production designer
on Doctor Who for 62 episodes. Including
episodes 1 & 2 of The Awakening (1984), The Invisible Enemy episodes 2,3
& 4 in 1977.
Series Makeup
Department
Sylvia Thornton makeup artist (20 episodes, 1974-1977).
In 1975 was the Make Up artist for Doctor Who: The Android Invasion parts 1 - 4
Cynthia Goodwin makeup artist / make up (6 episodes,
1970-1972) In 1970 was make up artist
for Spearhead from Space episodes 1 - 4
Sandra Exelby makeup artist (1
episode, 1968) Was Make up artist for
Doctor Who episodes The Time Warrior for part 1 in 1973 and Part 4 in 1974
Cecile Hay-Arthur makeup artist (1 episode, 1969) Cecile has
been make up artist for 10 episodes of Who during 1978 0 1980, make up artist
in 4 episodes during 1975, make up designer for 2 episodes in 1985, make up
artist in 2 episodes in 1980, and hair stylist in 1 episode in 1975, and due to
this computer can only list Vengeance on Varos parts 1 & 2 as Make up
designer, Meglos in 1980 parts 2 - 4 while 18 other episodes are hidden.
Ann Ailes-Stevenson makeup artist (1
episode, 1973) Between 1977 - 1984 was
make up artist for 6 episodes of Doctor Who.
The Awakening Part 1 & 2 in 1984 and The Face of Evil parts 2-4 in
1977
Series Sound
Department
Michael McCarthy sound / sound:
studio (45 episodes, 1969-1976) In 1977
provided sound for 8 episodes and studio sound for 4 episodes in 1975, (1-4 episodes The Sun Makers 1977, Sound for
Part 4 of The Invisible Enemy (1977)
John Gatland sound recordist / film sound (9 episodes,
1973-1974) Sound Department for Doctor
Who: Film sound - 15 episodes 1973-1983) Film recordist - 3 episodes 1977) -
The Five Doctors (1983) film sound, Time Flight: Part 1 & 4 film sound
1982, Earth shock Part one 1982, The Talons of Weng-Chiang part 3 1977 film
recordist
Alan Machin sound / sound: studio (6 episodes, 1975) Sound Department for Doctor Who 17 episodes
1975-1982 and Studio Sound - 5 episodes
1982) Earthshock: pt 1-4 1982 (studio sound for part one), Black Orchid part 2
studio sound - 1982)
Laurie Taylor sound: studio /
sound (6 episodes, 1977) 1982 Doctor Who
studio sound - 4 episodes - Castrovalva part 1-4
John Holmes sound (4 episodes,
1969-1970) Sound Department Doctor Who -
Sound - 41 episodes 1968-1981, grams operator - 2 episodes 1966. - Logopolis
part 1 - 4 sound: studio, The Keeper of Traken Part 4 1981, sound.
Ron Blight sound recordist (4
episodes, 1972) 1982-1983 film sound - 3
episodes. Snakedance: Part 4: 1983 film
sound, Black Orchid: part 1 & 2 (1982) film sound.
Bill Chesneau film sound (4 episodes,
1975) Film Sound - 3 episodes 1974-1980 - Leisure hive part 1 (1980) film
sound, Death to the Daleks part 1 & 4 (1974) film sound. Film sound recordist - 2 episodes, 1968-1972
- The Curse of Peladon - Ep 1 - film sound recordist - uncredited, 1972, The
Invasion, Episode 8 (1968), film sound recordist.
Graham Bedwell film sound (4
episodes, 1977) Film recordist for 15
episodes in 1979 including City of Death part 1 - 4, Destiny
of the Daleks: episode 4 film
recordist.
Ray Angel sound (1 episode, 1969)
Sound - 32 episodes 1964-1968, studio sound - 3 episodes 1965 including The Web
of Fear episodes 2 - 6 (1968) for episodes 2-5 sound uncredited.
Series Special
Effects and Series Visual effects by Peter Day special effects (7 episodes, 1969) visual effects (15 episodes, 1970-1975) Season 4 - The Evil of Daleks - Peter Day,
Season 5 - The Tomb of the Cybermen, Fury from the Deep, Season 7 The
Ambassadors of Death, Season 8 The Daemons, Season 9 The Sea Devils, Season 11
The Monster of Peladon, Season 12 Genesis of the Daleks, Season 14 The Deadly
Assassin, Season 15 The Sun Makers
Tony Harding visual effects (2 episodes, 1972) 1977-1984 visual effects designer - 16
episodes - The Awakening: part 1 & 2 (1984) visual effects designer, The
King's Demons part 1 & 2 (1983) visual effects designer as Anthony Harding,
State of Decay part 4 (1980) visual effects designer.
John Friedlander visual effects (1
episode, 1970) 1975 visual effects
designer - 6 episodes: The Sontaran Experiment - part 1 & 2, The Ark in
Space part 2, 3 & 4,
Ron Oates visual effects (1
episode, 1970) Visual effects - 18
episodes, 1967-1968, Visual effects designer - 11 episodes, 1968 - 1973 - The
Green Death: episodes 2 - 6 (visual effects designer uncredited for all but
episode 6)
Len Hutton visual effects (1
episode, 1971) Series 14: ep 9/10 The
Deadly Assassin part 1 & 2 1976
Series Camera and
Electrical Department
Howard King lighting / studio lighting (60 episodes,
1969-1977) Lighting - 71 episodes
1964-1972, studio lighting - 5 episodes 1965, lighting technician - 4 episodes
1968 - The Curse of Peladon - ep 1 - 4 1972 lighting, The War Games Ep 10 1969 lighting
George Summers lighting (17 episodes, 1968-1970) 1966-1967 Lighting - 16 episodes - The
Underwater Menace: Ep 1 - 4 1967 lighting - uncredited 1-3), The Highlanders
Episode 4 (1967) lighting
Stewart A. Farnell film cameraman (12
episodes, 1970-1972) 1963-1964 camera
operator - 7 episodes The Rescue (1964) camera operator - uncredited, The
Ordeal - 1964 - camera operator uncredited, The Expedition - 1964 - camera
operator uncredited. The Ambush and The Escape 1964 - uncredited camera
operator.
Peter Chapman film cameraman (8 episodes, 1975-1977) 1977 - 1982 film cameraman - 10 episodes -
Time Flight: part 1 and part 4 film cameraman, Black Orchid 1 & 2, 1982
film cameraman, The Visitation part 4 1982 film cameraman
Len Newson film cameraman (4
episodes, 1974) Born 1926 in UK died 2005 age 79 in Hertfordshire, England. 1975 - film cameraman - 4 episodes - The
Android Invasion - part 1 - 4 (1975) film cameraman.
Series Costume and
Wardrobe Department
Mary Husband costumes (14 episodes, 1975-1977) 1972 4 episodes Day of the Daleks ep 1 - 4
Michael Burdle costumes (2
episodes, 1969) 1971-1979 Doctor Who The
Armageddon Factor part 2-6
Resources
Wikipedia
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Wikia (for the more obscure names)
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