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.
Acting
Toby Jones's magnificent chin-wobble of command
Costume
Cardigans so aggressively beige they deserve billing
Production
Walmington-on-Sea: Peak 'quaint British village' aesthetic
Director
Oliver Parker
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Rose Winters
Bill Nighy
Sergeant Wilson
Michael Gambon
Private Godfrey
Toby Jones
Captain Mainwaring
Mark Gatiss
Colonel Theakes
Sarah Lancashire
Mrs. Pike
Tom Courtenay
Lance Corporal Jones
Blake Harrison
Private Pike
Alison Steadman
Mrs. Fox
Daniel Mays
Private Walker
Bill Paterson
Private Frazer
Emily Atack
Daphne
Annette Crosbie
Cissy Godfrey
Holli Dempsey
Vera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original 1968 series ran for 9 years and 80 episodes—this remake bombed so hard it killed any lingering franchise hopes stone dead.
Michael Gambon took the Godfrey role specifically because his father had been in the real Home Guard; he refused to watch the original performance to keep his interpretation fresh.
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