Update: The eight stamps will be released on June 26.

The Royal Mail’s 2018 Special Stamp programme will showcase the “Best of British” in a range of subjects including stamps celebrating Dad's Army. 

The classic BBC sitcom will be 50 years old in June. Eight stamps will be issued depicting the leading and much-loved characters from the series. They will include Lance Corporal Jones played by Clive Dunn (pictured) and also Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) and Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier).