dad's army
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).
Jimmy Perry, the creator of Dad's Army, has died. He was 93.
Along with producer David Croft, former actor Perry was behind one of television comedy's greatest hits.
Tributes have been flooding in on social media. Jack Dee tweeted: "RIP Jimmy Perry. Amazing contribution to British telly. Watched Dad's Army only yesterday. Still as funny as when I watched it as a kid."
Miranda Hart tweeted: "Thank you Jimmy Perry for your work. You made our world a funnier and brighter place. RIP"
BBC Store has released Dad’s Army A Stripe for Frazer, an animated version of a previously missing episode of the much-loved sitcom, not seen since it was first broadcast as part of the original BBC series nearly 47 years ago on 29th March 1969. Watch a clip below.
An episode of Dad’s Army not seen since it was first broadcast as part of the original BBC series nearly 47 years ago has been turned into an animation to be released next month exclusively by the BBC Store.
Ah well, there goes another one. The death of Bill Pertwee, aka ARP Warden Hodges from Dad's Army has died, aged 86. Cue tributes, trending on Twitter and Tweets which are variations on the theme of his light being finally put out in honour of his famous "Put that light out!" catchphrase.
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