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2 unusual facts about Captain George Mainwaring


George Mainwaring

Captain George Mainwaring, fictional character in Dad's Army TV program

It Sticks Out Half a Mile

The original pilot episode, set in 1948, involved former bank manager and Home Guard Captain George Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) deciding to renovate a decrepit seaside pier in the fictional town of Frambourne-on-Sea, only to find when applying for a bank loan that the manager of the local branch is his former chief cashier and Home Guard Sergeant Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier).



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