| Archive for - Whispers From Walmington Forum - A forum dedicated to the classic British comedy Dads Army from the BBC |
| davecov |
Who Are We?Thought I'd better get this thread up and running so we know who we are!
Name: Dave Coventry Age: 47 Location: Eastney, SOUTHSEA, Hampshire. Originally from Rainham, Essex. Occupation: Retired in 2001!!! Was in computer programming, network support and web design for 12 years or so. Before that was in RN for nearly 13 years. Had been Petty Officer for final three years before leaving RN. Family: Been married to Lorraine for 26 years. Two children, Ben (23) and Victoria (20). Favourite Films: The Green Man (Alastair Sim and George Cole), Blade Runner and Get Carter Last Film seen at Cinema: Downfall (Der Untergang). Last DVD I bought and watched: Sherlock Holmes - The Definitive Collection Favourite TV: Mainly documentaries on Discovery and History Channels. Favourite Comedies: League of Gentlemen, Dad's Army, On The Buses, Rising Damp, Reggie Perrin Favourite Music: David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Bond, U2. Other Interests: British Comedies of all eras, Spurs ( I suppose some would say that they are a comedy)  )
My Websites: 
"Whispers From Walmington" - The Dad's Army website at: http://www.whispersfromwalmington.com . I have been running it for seven years now. Was voted one of the worlds top 100 comedy websites by "The Good Web Guide". 
"DaveCov Comedy Classics" at http://www.davecovcomedy.co.uk - my tribute to some classic British comedies. |
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| David Doherty |
Name: David Doherty
Age: 28 Location: Origianaly from Southport but now in Vancouver. (better skiing, lol) Occupation: Student Pilot. Family: Angela... wife of a few days now! Favourite Films: Oh! What a Wonderful War and "Dads Army" (of course!!) Last Film seen at Cinema: Casino Royale Last DVD I bought and watched: Grace and Favour Favourite TV: See Dave Cov! Favourite Comedies: All Perry, Croft, Lloyd, Knowles etc.. Favourite Music: Queen, Oasis , Beatles, U2. Other Interests: British comedy, military history, Liverpool FC (sorry Dave Cov!) |
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| wonder_will |
Hi Chaps
I've known Dave Cov for a number of years - in fact we met via my Mum who (from memory!) tracked Dave down via his Whispers Site and asked him and Mike Geraghty to 'baby sit' me at the opening of the Bressingham museum in 2000. Can I just say Dave, that was seriously one of the best weekends of my life. Such a unique experience. Anyway, here's a bit about me: Name: Will Martyn Age: 26 Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex Occupation: Project Manager for Lloyds TSB. Based in Haywards Heath but work out in Jersey and the Isle of Man a lot. Family: Single, living at home at the moment. Currently flat hunting locally though and looking for my very own Elisha Cuthbert - or Ivy Samways! Favourite Films: Karate Kid, The Wicker Man, Jaws and Holiday on the Buses - classics! Last Film seen at Cinema: Will Ferrell's new one last night - very slapstick, but very funny. Last DVD I bought and watched: Curb Your Enthusiasm Series 4 - Larry David is officially the funniest American on the planet! Favourite TV: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, 24, X-Files, Sky Sports News, Have I Got News For You and X Factor (the audition stages!) Favourite Comedies: Steptoe & Son, Dad's Army, The Office, The Young Ones, The Royle Family, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and On The Buses. Favourite Music: Indie (Oasis etc), Hip Hop (Gang Starr etc), 80s (Madonna etc) and 60s (Beatles, Stones etc) - pretty varied! Other Interests: Football - spend a ridiculous amount of time either watching or reading about football! |
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| davecov |
Actually, your mum contacted Mike via his web site! When I met up with Mike at Thetford he was complaining about having to baby-sit someone! Turned out to be you! Here is a picture taken at Bressingham (I have thinned down a bit since then - especially as I gave up the booze a year ago)! 
LtoR: Mike Geraghty, Will Martyn, Dave Coventry A very good time was had by all! Dave |
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| Private Frazer |
MeName: Nicolas JacksonAge: 19 Location: Manchester, Sale Occupation: Camera Operator / studying Studio production at Salford university also I am a partner in Serious Feather Films. Family: I am single and have no children (thank god). Favourite Films: Gummo, Kids, Triumph Of The Will and so on… Last Film seen at Cinema: Saw 3 Last DVD I bought and watched: A First Full of Dynamite. Favourite TV: Don’t watch much TV dad’s army and Lost, I work on TV most days so I try to keep away from it at home. Favourite Comedies: Loral and hardy and Dads Army. Favourite Music: I love all music from classical, jazz, German funk, skate, heavy metal etc. Other Interests: Making short films, making websites, music production and food. 
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| pault |
Name: Paul Thurston
Age: 46 Location: Melbourne, Australia Occupation: Clerk Family: Seperated, No Kids, 1 spoilt cat called Minskie Favourite Films: Don't watch films but if I had to pick one I'd go with the Battle of Britain or maybe another old WWII film Last Film seen at Cinema: Can't remember, was over 30 years ago Last DVD I bought and watched: The Goodies Favourite TV: Dr Who, Cricket Favourite Comedies: Dad's Army, On The Buses, Steptoe, Ripping Yarns, The Goodies Favourite Music: Dixie Chicks, Lucinda Williams, Van Morrison Other Interests: Aviation, full size and RC models. Sailing and Cricket |
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| yeapb |
Hi! Looks like I'm the only female to post around here.
Name: Yehudis Esther Alison Pearl Baron (you asked for it!) Location: Salford, Manchester Age: 39 in two weeks Occupation: Housewife and reading teacher part time. Family: married, 5 kids - 4, nearly 7, 11,11 and 16. Favourite Films: Family films, comedies, war like The Great Escape Last Film seen at Cinema: don't go Last DVD I bought and watched: The Cosby Show Favourite TV: don't have one Favourite Comedies: Dad's Army, MASH, Bill Cosby Favourite Music: most things Scottish and classical. Other Interests: reading, raising children, special needs children, nature. |
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| Peter S.Lewis |
Hello!Hello to all!I am Peter S.Lewis (Born 1948) (Married to Patzi...35 years...they said it wouldn't last!! No children........ Self employed......cleaning......no money in that ...any suggestions... (I'm well educated...personable....diplomatic...but not that good at heights......two serious ladder falls put paid to the window cleaning!) Favourite author: Charles Dickens Favourite Film...."The Quiet Man" (John Wayne) We lived in Ireland in the 70s......this film captures the very essence of Irishness, in much the same way Dad's Army captures the very essence of Englishness (Victoria Woods' " Dinnerladies" is in this class of comedy, in my view...ensemble acting etc....) Favourite Singer(s): Anthony Newley (the late great!) Tony Christie. Favourite Groups: Searchers, Smokie, Eagles Most recent musical experience.....Steven Seagal at Warwick Arts Centre ... what a revelation! I think that's quite enought to be going on with! Look forward to sharing more thoughts as time goes by... Regards, Peter S.Lewis |
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| jo |
Name: Jo Byrde
Age: 22 Location: Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset Occupation: Too many arty people at art college, too many welsh people at Cardiff university (that was a JOKE berfore I get Ann Robinson style hate mail - although I see from the forum that Cheeseman-bashing is an official sport). So currently am unemployed at home visiting forums and drawing cartoons. Will probably eventually be a) very famous cartoonist b) a poor spinster with cats. Family: Live with parents, laptop and a cat (so rot's set in already). Favourite Films: Amelie, um.... no I can't write that, that's crap. Can't think of any (Dads Army film should have been shot in traditional studio settings and had more vicar and verger, so I'm boycotting it from my list). Last Film seen at Cinema: Hot Fuzz. I've been seeing everything recently since we lost our TV aerial 2 months ago in a storm and it took The Man that long to find our remote village to fix it. Also I can't make popcorn myself, and £4 for a bag seems quite reasonable to me... Last DVD I bought and watched: Dad's Army series 1 - 7. Finally fed up with rewinding my worn old tapes from the 90s to find the episode I want. Have tattooed on my elbow: 'Must stop spending money on dads army'. Favourite TV: Political satire, classic comedy, new comedy (but not the crap) stand up comedy. Good documentaries. Favourite Comedies: Dads Army, Peep Show, Father Ted, Not Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder.... I really could go on. Favourite Music: Hip Hop, and everything else except metal and pop. Classical music played on the fast setting on record players. Other Interests: Windsurfing - more of a compulsion than something I enjoy. Scare myself going out in conditions too big for me. Football results. Sneaking glimpses of tabloids when queuing in WHSmiths. Running and biking. WWII history. Ancient history. Listening to classic comedy on radio like Round the Horne. Drawing cartoons. Dropping innuendo into conversations when visiting granny. Sorry, I'm losing myself...
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| yeapb |
4- a bag of popcorn?! I could post you a carrier bag full, first class, for less! | ||
| David Doherty |
Strange.. I went to Cardiff Uni (after Cambridge...but One doesn't like to blow Ones own trumpet does One!) and found the place totally devoid of the Welsh!
I do remember one Welsh girl called Bronwyn Evans. She spent a terrific amount of time in a haystack...... |
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| yeapb |
You didn't happen to have any Cockney spivs there as well did you? 
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| BigG |
George (BigG)Hi AllMy real Name is George Lowe I am a 46 year old lorry driver and I live in Peckham, South London (for my sins) Family: I live with Leigh aged 34 and I have two boys George 13 and Charlie 10. Favourite films: Highlander, Life of Brian. Last film seen at cinema: I think it was Narnia ? (I was with the kids) Last DVD I bought and watched : Box set of Billy Connally. Favourite TV: Anything on the History channels. Favourite comedies: Allo Allo, Dads Army, My Family, The young ones, Bottom, Steptoe, Are you being served, Only fools and horses, (the list is endless) Favourite music: Deff Leppard, Madness, Level 42 and most old stuff in the T-Rex era. Other interests: Paranormal stuff (ghost hunting) I spent two years doing ghost walks around Old Covent Garden, I’ve also done some TV and radio stuff on the subject. And have a few projects coming up. Pet Hates: Drivers that get to close behind me while driving at speed, Rudeness, And before anyone asks as far as I know I am not related to Arthur Lowe 
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| Bramleyman |
Hi Guys and Gal
My real name is Brian Baylis and I am a 60-year-old retired (early through unstable angina) railwayman, currently living in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, but hoping to move near to Downham Market, Norfolk in near future. I have a live-in Partner Yvonne and we have lived together for just over 4 years, having known each other a lot longer and both had failed marriages. We have no children between us, but do have from our marriages. There are so many good films that I have seen, I don't have one particular favourite right now. Gladiator was the last one I actually saw at a cinema and now refuse to pay the high cost of going in one. My favourite television programmes are Heartbeat and The Royal, because of my Love of the sixties, The Bill for storylines and then Casualty for the same reason. Favourite comedies: There are just so many to choose from. Favourite music: Most from the 1960's, ABBA and Tina Turner. Other interests: Railways - Steam mainly, Tigers, Spiritualism, Fishing, Computing - forums especially. Hate: Drivers that get to close behind me while driving at speed, The copper that decided to Officially Caution me for swearing at a tailgater, but let them OFF, Ignorance, Emmerdale and adverts for sofa 'Sales'. |
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| David Doherty |
Welcome to the forum Bramleyman! | ||
| Bramleyman |
Thank You. | ||
| hodders |
Who Am I?Name: Simon HodkinAge: 43 and a half Location: near Oxford Occupation: Boring stuff with computers Family: My dear wife, one teenage daughter, one nearly-teenage daughter Favourite Films: Battle Of Britain, Picnic at Hanging Rock. And Zulu was good. And one of the scariest: Don't Look Now (brrr!) Last Film seen at Cinema: can't remember. Saw The Queen (Helen Mirren) on a plane. Last DVD I bought and watched: mmm, can't remember. Favourite TV: We like The Apprentice but would never admit it publically... damn! Oh and Hotel Babylon (ditto). Favourite Comedies: Dad's Army, strangely enough, anything with Leonard Rossiter, Big Train, Smack the Pony, Alan Partridge, The Royle Family. Favourite Music: Previously: The Stranglers, The Smiths, The Cure. Today: The Coral, The Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers. Other Interests: Geology, as it happens. Tottenham Hotspur FC. An old sports car called the Lotus Excel. |
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| Ian |
Name: Ian Johnson
Age: 18 Location: Leicester Occupation: None since left college last May, but will be starting a new course at a different college in September Family: Live at home with parents & 1 annoying brother Favourite Films: Aliens, LOTR, Predator Last Film seen at Cinema: Spiderman 3 Last DVD I bought and watched: Borat Favourite TV: Simpsons, Anything Football, Favourite Comedies: Dads Army, AYBS, Allo Allo, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers etc Favourite Music: Dance & Rap stuff mainly, but if its good ill listen to anything Other Interests: Watching Leicester City lose home & away every week, taking pictures |
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| Fundy |
Name - Fundy!
Age - 33 Family - yes! Favourite Films - Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, A Night At The Opera, Oh Mr Porter, The Matrix, I Robot, Robots, Way Out West Favourite TV - Dad's Army (of course!!), The Apprentice, Chucklevision(!!!!!!!), Last Film seen - Spider-man 3 Last DVD bought - Flushed Away |
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| cositscheaper |
Name: Catriona M
Age: 14 (I think I'm one of the youngest here) Location: Edinburgh Occupation: Schoolgirl Family: Parents, 1 brother, 1, sister, Grandpa S, Grandpa T, Uncle C, Uncle P Favourite films: 'Stardust', 'Howl's Moving Castle', 'Peter Pan', all the 'Monty Python' films, 'Hogfather' Last Film seen at Cinema: 'Run Fatboy Run' Last DVD I bought and watched: 'Dad's Army: The Complete Seventh Series' Favourite TV: Lots of different stuff, but NO trashy reality TV and NO rubbish soap operas Favourite Comedies: 'Dad's Army', 'Monty Python's Flying Circus', 'Blackadder', 'Red Dwarf' (especially series 3-6), 'Fawlty Towers', 'The Young Ones', 'Father Ted', 'Black Books', 'Spaced', 'Green Wing' Favourite Music: Mika, Queen, classical muisc, jazz and blues Other interests: Ballet, Guides, reading, writing, drawing, collecting dolls, swimming Pet hates: Chavs, vinegar, smoking, bad spelling and grammar, celebrity magazines, hen parties |
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| yeapb |
Welcome Catriona! Young blood is always welcome, nice to see someone young and still with clean values! Keep it up. | ||
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Name: Michael Zawadzki
Age: 40 Location: Hannover, Germany. Born in Plymouth, Devon. Occupation: Patent Renewals Supervisor for a large international firm (involves giving out horrendous amounts of money!). Family: Married for 16 years and counting!. Two children, a boy 14 and a girl 9 (she's almost 14 too! What big brother can do, she can do much better!  ).
Favourite Films: Drei Männer im Schnee, Battle of Britain, Longest Day, Pride and Prejudice,Sense and Sensibility Last Film seen at Cinema: Unsere Erde (Our Earth) - nature documentary Last DVD I bought and watched: My Fair Lady Favourite TV: Don't watch much Favourite Comedies: Dad's Army, Hogan's Heroes Favourite Music: Country & Western, light classical music Other Interests: Relaxing on the weekend! |
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| Swallow Bank |
Hello Michael
Great to know that there are Dad's Army fans in Germany!! Welcome to the forum - it's a great place for like minded fans all over the world to share their views on the programme. James |
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| oldrocker |
Hi everyone, I joined this morning ! 
Name: Dave Leeson Location: Wolverhampton now but I originate from The Capital of The Black Country, Dudley Age: 734 months Occupation: Local Government (Housing) Family: Two daughters 17,18 Favourite Films: Dirty Harry series, Carry ons Last Film seen at Cinema: don't go Last DVD I bought and watched: Just Doin' It ! Live! by Quo Favourite TV: I love Aircrash Investigations ! Favourite Comedies: Dad's Army, Hancock, KUA, Steptoe, OFAH, in fact almost any of the classic sit com comedies of the 50s/60s/70s/80s Favourite Music: Rock esp Quo, Sabbath, Whitesnake, Maiden etc also Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky Other Interests: railways, steam trains, model railways, train simming, in fact pretty much anything to do with railways 'Put some more coal on Wilson!' 'Where are the tongs?' 
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| Swallow Bank |
Hi Dave
Status Quo?! Oh dear oh dear.......! Great to have new members on this forum - when I joined there were less than 100 members. So many newbies seem to join, leave one post and never visit again!! Hope you enjoy the forum and sharing your thoughts on Dad's Army with everyone. |
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@ Swallow Bank, I first saw Dad's Army here in Germany after a friend in England sent a video of "The Day the Balloon Went Up" and the two associate episodes. I loved it from Day 1!
Funny that I had to come to Germany to discover this great 'wartime' classic! My wife (she's German) also finds them hilarious
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| billc |
Name: Bill Clayton
Age: 50 Location: Originally Aberdeen, Scotland, now Marykirk occupation: Tool Setter/Press Operator Fave Films: Vietnam War Films, Wizard of Oz, Clockwork Orange, Norman Wisdom Fave Music: Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie Last watched: Dads Army Series 3 (watch dvds in bed at night to help me sleep, buy a new series every month. Fave Comedies, British Comedies (old ones), especially Ealing Studios |
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| Mrs Grey |
Hi, I'm a Dad's Army fan from Australia. I was just a kid when it was shown here in the 1970s but my family loved it, especially my parents who both served in the RAAF during WWII. I was really pleased to discover a couple of years ago that the episodes were out on video, and later DVD. I bought a couple (and one for my parents) and when rewatching them was amazed at how wonderful the comedy was, far surpassing most of what passes for comedy these days . I love everything about it from the song at the beginning to the all clear siren at the end. When I was little I used to have to get Mum and Dad to explain things to me, like what an ARP warden was. I learned a lot about the war and that era in history from Dad's Army - what a fun way to learn! Great characters and a good combination of slapstick and other more subtle humour and no need to resort to sarcasm, belittling people or swear words to generate humour. Top stuff! . Glad to have found this forum to chat with other fans . (Although I have to confess I don't have the whole collection yet  ).
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| Scrumdown |
Hi all, here's my profile. Be gentle:
Name: Steve Age: 40 next month Location: Kent Occupation: Procurement Family: Girlfriend, no kids...yeuk! Favourite Films: Band Of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan, Monty Python, Alien Quadrilogy, classic old war movies and westerns. Last Film seen at Cinema: I Am Legend. Last DVD I bought and watched: I Am Legend. Favourite TV: Lost, intelligent dramas, military documentaries etc. Favourite Comedies: Dad's Army, Blackadder (see avatar and sig), Steptoe, Mock The Week, HIGNFY, Whose Line...etc Favourite Music: Rock/metal, contemporary country, classical Other Interests: Battlefield tours, military history of all kinds, rugby, football, travel, beer. POP! |
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| Dave Homewood |
I have been a member here for a little while, and known Dave Coventry for many years. I only just discoverd this thread and thought I'd add to it:
Name: Dave Homewood Age: 37 Location: New Zealand Favourite Films: There are too many to note down, but I like well made, well acted films. I like aviation films a lot, Battle of Britain especially. I'm really looking forward to the NZ remake of The Dam Busters. Favourite TV: The Simpsons, Dad's Army, Band of Brothers, history documentaries, Only Fools and Horses, anything with Ronnie Barker or David Jason, Blackadder, lots of stuff really. Old British comedies are the best but these days few of them are worthwhile Favourite Comedies: see above Favourite Music: Definately 1930's and 1940's swing music, especially Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, etc. Other 1940's music. Also Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and numerous other bands and genres. Best tune ever - Sing,Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra Other Interests: Aviation, photography, film making My Websites: My website dedicated to people from my town who served in the wartime Air Forces http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz My New Zealand Aviation Forum http://rnzaf.proboards43.com My new Dad's Army web section on my site http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/Dads%20Army%20Homepage.htm My new Dad's Army discussion forum http://walmington.proboards101.com/ |
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| dustyndirk |
Hoy Hoy !
We joined today 'cos we picked up a Clive Dunn book in a charity shop + think (hope!) its signed..... theres a question on the forum, if anyone can help! Name: Shaun + Samantha Maybury Age: 40 + 37 Location: Stafford. Occupation: Village Idiot + Professional Snoop Family: Been together for 22 yrs, married for 9. No kids, but we do have a dog + feed the birds, and they cost a bloody fortune ! Favourite Films: Taxi Driver, The Servant, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Kes, War films..... and anything in b+w basically ! Last Film seen at Cinema: Can't remember, it was yonks ago. There doesn't seem to be anything worth seeing ! I think we were born in the wrong era....! Last DVD I bought and watched: Dirk Bogarde box set Favourite TV: QI, University Challenge, the news, documentaries... The rest is pretty crap really innit ??! Favourite Comedies: Bottom, Rising Damp, Pheonix Nights, The Simpsons, Gimme Gimme Gimme, George + Mildred, Dads Army, Steptoe + Son etc Favourite Music: Jazz (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith etc)The Who, Small Faces, Dusty Springfield, Aimless Wino Other Interests: Birding, walking, karaoke (in the safety of our own home !), shopping in charity shops, West Bromwich Albion (for our sins), whats happening with the Armed Forces. Can't stand: Jeremy Clarkson + his cronies, bad drivers, soaps, overpaid footballers, Strictly Come Cobblers, people who think whats happening in Emmerdale is more important than whats happening in Afganistan + Iraq.... |
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| YoungFan |
Name: Ellie
Age: 13 Location: Staines Occupation: Still at school Family: Live with my brother, mum, and a crazy dad Favourite Films: The Great Escape, and The Good The Bad and The Ugly Last Film seen at Cinema: Ratatouille Last DVD I bought and watched: Morecambe and Wise Christmas Specials Favourite TV: I like a lot of the 70s stuff my dad has got me into - Dad's Army (of course!), Morecambe and Wise, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers. Favourite Comedies: As above Stuff I love: Sleeping in, chocolate Stuff I hate: Alarm clocks, and PE |
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| MasonAlex |
Greetings from the U.S. I read about Dad's Army and started watching the episodes that are on YouTube. What a wonderful program!
I have been married to Mary for 24 years. We have three children. I was delighted to find this fourm. My thanks to those folks who have posted Dad's Army on YouTube and to the creators of this forum. |
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| Cardinal Puff Puff Puff |
Greetings fellow soldiers!
Name: Alan Age: 36 Location: New Zealand Occupation: Like private Sponge I'm a sheep farmer! (Cattle & Deer too!) Family: Just me and my partner Sonja, no kids yet. Favorite films: Rob Roy, Quest for Fire, Rosemarys Baby, Quatermass and the Pit, The Devil Rides Out, The Innocents, Anvil!, Dead of Night, Master and Commander, The Ghost and the Darkness, The Shining Last cinema visit: So long I can't remember Last DVD purchased: Children of the Dog Star Favorite TV: Comedy!!! Some Classic Sci-Fi like Blake's 7, Doctor Who (Baker era), Original Star Trek. Some Doco/History on occasion Fave Comedies: Dad's Army, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Father Ted, The Young Ones, The Beverly Hillbillys, The Trailer Park Boys, The Book Club, It 'aint Half Hot Mum, Black Books, Game On, You Rang M'Lord?, Steptoe and Son, Red Dwarf, Men Behaving Badly, The League of Gentlemen plus others! Music: Metal Other Interests: Fishing, Trail biking, a lot of reading, Our cats Sam & Percy and our dog Spock. Great to find such a forum! I remember Dad's Army as a child but only became re-aquainted with it when TVNZ ran repeats earlier this decade (about '01 or '02) that I would sometimes watch on my morning break. Well, who couldn't fall in love with such magic? I now own every episode on DVD (Have yet to purchase the film) and look forward to learning about and discussing more the escapades and lives of our Home Guard heroes on this board. |
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