If Britain does anything well, war-time brings it into focus.
With 'Dad's Army', we have a team of British character actors, each of which have played it 'straight' at some time in their careers. Here, they play for laughs. Every individual is a perfect caricature of someone of a certain age, social status and education.
There's no need to itemise them; they've been playing their roles in endless repeats for so long now that the actors themselves have become - for the most part - type-cast post mortem.
They're riotously funny. No matter how often you see them, you can't help laughing out loud. From the sublimely silly wartime situations, to the subtle personal intrigues, they never fail to entertain. This series will last as long as comedy itself. In centuries to come if people retain a sense of humour and suitable means of entertainment, 'Dad's Army' will still be making them laugh.
As a preference; the darker, more spartan, and slightly more surreal 'Blackadder Goes Forth' set in WW1, is my favourite, but 'Dad's Army' comes a very close second.
Despite it's age it still manages to evade castigation by the political-correction brigade. That alone is a singular achievement.
Thoroughly recommended family viewing.
With 'Dad's Army', we have a team of British character actors, each of which have played it 'straight' at some time in their careers. Here, they play for laughs. Every individual is a perfect caricature of someone of a certain age, social status and education.
There's no need to itemise them; they've been playing their roles in endless repeats for so long now that the actors themselves have become - for the most part - type-cast post mortem.
They're riotously funny. No matter how often you see them, you can't help laughing out loud. From the sublimely silly wartime situations, to the subtle personal intrigues, they never fail to entertain. This series will last as long as comedy itself. In centuries to come if people retain a sense of humour and suitable means of entertainment, 'Dad's Army' will still be making them laugh.
As a preference; the darker, more spartan, and slightly more surreal 'Blackadder Goes Forth' set in WW1, is my favourite, but 'Dad's Army' comes a very close second.
Despite it's age it still manages to evade castigation by the political-correction brigade. That alone is a singular achievement.
Thoroughly recommended family viewing.