Dad's Army

Dad's Army (2016)

The British Empire Strikes Back

A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Date of release
2016-02-05
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (226)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Comedy, War
Director
Oliver Parker

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Dad's Army

Dad's Army is a 2016 British war comedy film, based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. It is directed by Oliver Parker and set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays an elegant German spy, posing as a journalist, reporting on the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon.

Production

Filming began in Yorkshire in October 2014. Principal photography took place at North Landing, Flamborough Head and Bridlington. The East Riding Theatre in Beverley was used for church hall/parade room and Captain Mainwaring's office. Sections of the film were also captured in Leeds and Pickering. Jones's van from the original television series, on loan from the Dad's Army Museum in Thetford, was used in the film.

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