(There is further homage in the naming of some of the model infantrymen, although using "Sergeant-Major" as "Wilson"'s rank is a departure from the strictly parallel.)
It has since been established that the two episodes were film recorded to show to executives at Columbia Pictures during discussions on the structure of the Dad's Army feature film.
Ian Hart plays the narrator, an urban storyteller who relives his youth in 1970s and 80s Liverpool.
Dad's Garage is a Theatresports franchise, its original ensemble having trained with Keith Johnstone, author of Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre and Impro for Storytellers.
This sleepy part of Suffolk proved to be an ideal filming location for the 1970s British TV show Dad's Army.
Bone was one of several veterans in the Hearts team and as a result the side was caustically dubbed Dad's Army.
It also featured the future Dad's Army star, Arthur Lowe, who also appeared in four later films directed by Anderson.
Bill Pertwee, actor in Dad's Army lived in the town during the time of his role.
Most notably for appearing as Walmington On Sea railway station in the Dad's Army episode, The Royal Train, as well as that of Crimpton On Sea railway station in the BBC TV sitcom Hi-De-Hi!.
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Following this his son Farhan Azmi and daughter in law Ayesha Takia distanced themselves from Mr. Azmi's comments by saying "For the first time, I felt the person making those statements is not my dad,".
Adam quickly found work as a writer and producer on the nightly FX talk show, "The X Show", then later worked on Comedy Central's "Beat the Geeks", and several reality TV shows, including MTV's "Road Rules" and NBC's "Who Wants to Marry My Dad?"
Trevor Simpson, Ben’s dad; a practical sort; confesses to having been a bully in his school years; relieves his boredom by listening to Elvis Presley and Rock ‘n’ Roll music in a shed at the bottom of the garden, and attends Rock ‘n’ Roll nights at the local pub.
His many television roles included parts in The Bill, Dad's Army and Z-Cars as well as more serious parts in Sunday night dramas on British television, while in the cinema he played the sadistic schoolteacher in Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) and the Beadle in Venus Peter (1989).
Launched in 1997 by Mark Merrill with the help of Tony Dungy, former head coach of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, All Pro Dad is built on a football theme and features more than 50 NFL players, coaches and alumni who speak out on the importance of being a good father.
She soon starts catching up with old acquaintances such as Sean (Anthony Cotton) and David, and helps Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) get her job back at her dad's shop.
During World War II, Arthur Lowe, of Dad's Army, was stationed at Barkston with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, which was tasked with servicing searchlights.
John Saxon, known best in the horror genre as Nancy's dad in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street and its sequels A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, was cast due to his initial interest in the unusual story twist.
The comedy centers on Dad (Joe Caffrey), a famous impersonator of rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley, who was paralyzed in a car crash and is now forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheel chair.
He collaborated with Newgrounds creator Tom Fulp and designed Flash-based games: Sack Smash 2001, Chainsaw the Children, Dad n' Me, and, most notably, Alien Hominid.
In 2010, his screenplay for I Hate You, Dad (later re-titled That's My Boy) was picked up by Sony and Happy Madison productions.
In the 2008 season of The Bachelorette, Pappas eventually rejected single dad Jason Mesnick and accepted the marriage proposal of professional snowboarder Jesse Csincsak.
She finds a property deed and learns he inherited the land from his deceased father and that he had often visited the property with his dad.
DAD builds on the many practices espoused by advocates of Agile Software Development, including Scrum, Agile Modeling, Lean Software Development, and others.
The same year, American Airlines and Northeast Airlines allowed mothers and children to pay half fare when traveling with dad mid-week, while TWA advertised that their air hostesses were trained to help moms with their babies, who flew free of charge.
John Cena as Mr. Figglehorn, Fred's imaginary dad who appears almost out of nowhere to offer Fred advice and support throughout the film.
Sam tells lies like "I drive a Porsche", "My dad's a rock star", "My dog ate my homework", "I never miss a shot" (at basketball) and that Vicki Sanders and his English teacher Mrs. Moran are lusting after him.
In 1989, he produced the feature film with a marquée cast, Dad, starring Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, and Olympia Dukakis.
Captain George Mainwaring, fictional character in Dad's Army TV program
With Michael Knowles Snoad co-wrote the BBC Radio adaptations of Dad's Army, and together they created the Dad's Army spinoff radio series It Sticks Out Half a Mile
Literary output based on her experience includes Antarctica's Frozen Chosen (a young adult eco-thriller), Antarctic Writer on Ice (her expedition diary), Antarctic Dad (a picture book), Right or Wrong (a play co-written with fellow author Goldie Alexander), Grandma Leaps the Antarctic (an Auslan-signed DVD) and Antarctic Closeup, a National Museum initiative.
David Croft the co-writer of Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo!, Are You Being Served?, Hi-de-Hi!, etc. lived in Honington until his death in 2011.
Born to East Indian parents, Rashmi Mehra(Shilpa Anand) lives a wealthy and care-free life in England, often overspends money, leading her dad to question her closely.
Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English actor best remembered for his role as Private Joe Walker, the cockney spiv in the popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army.
Boulter appeared as the male lead - Freddie Flowerdew - in the musical production of "Ask Dad" in the Jeeves and Wooster episode, "Introduction on Broadway."
His dad Adrian won 91 caps playing football for New Zealand and starred in the 1982 World Cup even grabbing Zico's top after the Kiwis played Brazil.
It revolves around the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero (played by Richard Holian), his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members: Mam (Jane Lowe) and Dad (Leslie Schofield), older sister Rita (Sue Devaney) and older brothers Albert (Tommy Robinson) and Humph (Humphrey) (Jeremy Austin).
Augusta becomes distraught as her father (played by Jackie Gleason) makes some questionable business deals under the influence of alcohol and, without consulting the rest of the family, causing strife within the household and making her beau's dad, who happens to be the local bank owner, forbid his offspring from associating with the Griffith family.
Toshney was born in Dundee his parents are Kyra Toshney and Sean Toshney, his dad Sean is Kyle Falconer of The View's second cousin.
Their father joined them and "Hines, Hines & Dad" performed on a regular basis in New York, Las Vegas, and throughout Europe and on many television shows, including The Pearl Bailey Show, The Hollywood Palace, and The Tonight Show.
He has also worked as a director, cinematographer, and production designer on several films, including Dad, Salaam Bombay!, and Mississippi Masala.
On screen Goetz has appeared in Wolfen, Prince of the City, The World According to Garp, Jumpin' Jack Flash, King Kong Lives, Father of the Bride, Dad, Glory, My Girl, and The Empty Mirror.
She was treated by the same medical team as Kenneth Brumley, subject of the counterpart documentary "Half Ton Dad".
"Dad, can I have the car keys?" / "OK, but don't lose them. We will get the car in only seven years!"
Other celebrities from Siggerud include Christian Ingebrigtsen, who used to be in the boy band A1, Trude Mostue, well known in the UK as "Trude the Vet", TV host, actor and journalist, Christian Strand :no:Christian Strand (adoptive son of political editor in the newspaper Dagsavisen, Arne Strand :no:Arne Strand), plus various local celebrities, amongs other people including Christian's dad Stein Ingebrigtsen.
McKean adapted the cover artwork from The Day I Swapped My Dad for the 1999 Counting Crows album This Desert Life.
Currently McCamus is dividing his time between theatre and film work, and has recently starred in the CBC film Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story as famous hockey dad Walter Gretzky, the Canadian production Shake Hands with the Devil, and in the Ken Finkleman miniseries At The Hotel.
While Claire (Julie Bowen), Phil (Ty Burrell) and the kids talk to Phil's dad, Frank (Fred Willard) via Skype to wish him Merry Christmas, Claires discovers a burn mark on the arm of the couch.
John Le Mesurier and Arthur Lowe also made a final appearance as their characters from Dad's Army.