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- | series = [[Dad's Army]] ...first episode of the eighth series of the British comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]''. It was originally transmitted on 5 September 1975.5 KB (799 words) - 12:19, 24 February 2023
- | caption = British pressbook '''''It's Not Cricket''''' is a 1949 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Alfred Roome]] and starring [[Basil Radford]]5 KB (664 words) - 00:15, 5 February 2023
- | distributor = [[British Lion Film Corporation|British Lion]] ...duction design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1966/film/british-art-direction-black-and-white|title=BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org}}5 KB (771 words) - 12:26, 24 January 2023
- | series = [[Dad's Army]] ...he fourth series of the [[United Kingdom|British]] comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]''. It was originally transmitted on Friday 18 December 1970.5 KB (800 words) - 15:36, 13 December 2022
- '''''If You Go Down in the Woods Today''''' is a British TV film comedy released in 1981, written, directed and starring [[Eric Syke ...an escalation of security in which the police are eventually joined by the army, navy ''and'' air force, it is the scoutmaster's chaotic bungling that lead2 KB (365 words) - 12:16, 2 September 2024
- '''''Invasion Quartet''''' is a 1961 British World War II [[comedy-drama film]] that was publicised as a parody of ''[[T ...fering from mental illness, and a Colonel, thought too old to serve in the Army, make their way to France to destroy a long range German artillery piece.3 KB (393 words) - 22:02, 5 September 2024
- {{Short description|British television director (1926–2020)}} | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|OBE]]5 KB (627 words) - 08:45, 24 January 2023
- '''''The Captain's Table''''' is a 1959 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[Jack Lee (film director)|Jack L ...orous widows, young couples who want him to marry them and a blustering ex-army major who claims to have the ear of the chairman of the shipping line.4 KB (573 words) - 23:01, 15 February 2023
- | series = [[Dad's Army]] | next = [[The Love of Three Oranges (Dad's Army)|The Love of Three Oranges]]6 KB (907 words) - 20:18, 9 January 2023
- '''The Colonel''' is a recurring [[fictional character]] from the British television show ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', played by [[Graham Ch ...gidly mirthless personality and is always dressed in olive green [[British Army]] uniform. He occasionally makes appearances in the show, usually [[breakin6 KB (927 words) - 23:32, 3 February 2023
- ...]] and [[piano accordion]].<ref name="Chilton">John Chilton ''Who's Who of British Jazz'', London: Continuum, 2004, p. 165</ref> During his war service, Harris became a captain in the [[Royal Army Service Corps]].<ref name="Chilton"/> Post-war, Harris worked aboard the ''5 KB (808 words) - 23:44, 17 January 2023
- ...ment of the [[British Army]]. Trubshawe was very close friends with fellow British actor [[David Niven]], serving with him at [[Malta]] and [[Dover]]. He was Niven claims he lost touch with his army friend following Michael's marriage to Christian Scientist Margaret L McDou5 KB (760 words) - 08:49, 7 February 2023
- | series = [[Dad's Army]] ...fourth episode of the third series of the British comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]''. It was originally transmitted on Thursday 2 October 1969.6 KB (974 words) - 09:11, 22 February 2023
- | series = [[Dad's Army]] | prev = [[The Test (Dad's Army)|The Test]]6 KB (955 words) - 16:40, 22 December 2022
- ...my prisoners (i.e., to go away). The regiment's Lieutenant asks two German officers drinking coffee in a cafe what they are doing: "Ve are vaiting to be took p ...Major Chater Jack, leaving the battery now without two of their favourite officers. Major "Jumbo" Jenkins, a humourless, unpleasant [[martinet]] is the replac4 KB (659 words) - 10:58, 22 July 2022
- | honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...1970, ed. Peter Noble, p. 337</ref> (14 October 1919 – 13 May 1970) was a British broadcaster and journalist and BBC Head of Light Entertainment in the 1960s8 KB (1,148 words) - 12:32, 18 February 2023
- |honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...1970 Best Comedy Script ''Dad's Army''<br> 1971 Best Comedy Script ''Dad's Army''<br>Desmond Davies award (1981)14 KB (2,036 words) - 23:18, 12 February 2023
- | series = [[Dad's Army]] | next = [[Things That Go Bump in the Night (Dad's Army)|Things That Go Bump in the Night]]9 KB (1,444 words) - 00:05, 23 February 2023
- ...Henry V (1944 film)|Henry V]]'' (1944) - Williams - Soldier in the English Army * ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'' (1966, ITV soap) - Jimmy Gudgeon, old friend of c8 KB (1,117 words) - 23:46, 2 February 2023
- | distributor = [[British Lion Films]] {{small|(UK)}} '''''Private's Progress''''' is a 1956 British [[comedy film]] based on the novel<ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show9 KB (1,244 words) - 08:52, 3 February 2023