1960s British tv sitcom

During World War II Great Britain was forced to call up the civilians to form Local Defence Volunteers (later known as the Home Guard) - the formation that would backup the regular army in case of German invasion. This series show how this force looked like. More or less...

Dad’s Army cast

	Arthur Lowe	as George Mainwaring Bank manager, who pretty much made himself a leader of local Home Guard.
	John Le Mesurier	as Arthur Wilson Assistant manager of the bank and also second in command under Mainwaring.
	Clive Dunn	as Jack Jones Local butcher and veteran soldier. He used to fight in Boer Wars and Zulu Wars, and still is very keen to join the action. In fact usually he is even too keen.
	John Laurie	as James Frazer Scotish ex-navy veteran. He is grumpy and malicious, not to mention cheap.
	James Beck	as Joe Walker Younger than the others Walker is a little bit shady figure with contacts in black market on one hand and good sense of humour on the other.
	Arnold Ridley	as Charles Godfrey Oldest member of the platoon he is veteran of World War I despite being a pacifist. Unable to match the physical requirements for the Home Guard he plays the role of medical aid and also take care of most important tasks of all - he makes tea.
	Ian Lavender	as Frank Pike Yougest of the platoon members Pike is very childish and immature.
	Bill Pertwee	as Hodges ARP (Air Raid Precautions) warden constantly fighting with Mainwaring over who is more important.
	Frank Williams	as Timothy Farthing Vicar of local parish, very polite and well meaning, but overall slightly clumsy.