I have voted for wilson,he's so laid back and the way he winds mainwaring up is hilarious........i know i should have voted for pikey with a name like mine
Maybe there should be another poll about your *least* favourite character - it's probably heresy but I find Corporal Jones (sometimes brilliant but) mostly irritating... ...the other character I find mildly irritating is that Captain Square...oh, and Cheeseman
I must admit that Jones used to irritate me a lot. But, when I met Clive Dunn in the flesh, he never seemed so bad after that! I think I have been annoyed by all of the major characters at some time - except for Godfrey, of course!
That was Edna played by Queenie Watts in "The Two and a Half Feathers":
Mainwaring - "What sort of fish is it? "
Edna - "Snoek. "
Mainwaring - "I beg your pardon? "
Edna - "Snoek. "
Mainwaring - "In that case, I think I'll have the toad-in-the-hole. "
Queenie Watts was just as irritating in real life and I couldn't stand her "loveable" Cockney characters such as she played in "Yus, My Dear" with another "loveable" Cockney - Arthur Mullard.
BTW, don't get me wrong, I've nothing against Cockneys - my father was one and my wife is one! She's not a bit like Ms Watts though! And I hope I'm not like Arthur Mullard!
I must stand up for Jones here chaps. Not only is he the owner of some classic lines, I feel he is the perfect foil for Mainwaring and the catalyst of many other classic moments.
I know a certain George Mainwaring would also stand up for Jones - there are several moments in the series where Mainwaring, despite being annoyed with Jones drifting into the 'realms of fantasy' from time to time at times stands up for his Corporal.
I'm speaking without the videos in front of me but Mainwaring often speaks up with comments along the lines of "I don't know where we'd be without Jones", "he's got the courage of a Lion" and "look at the type of man this country produces" especially in Number Engaged. Jones is courageous, loyal and a good old English eccentric.
I agree that at times the more 'slapstick' moments can grate a little, but I maintain that Jack Jones is integral to the show's success - in terms of gags but also the underlying character relationships that we know pull on the heart strings time after time.
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...the other character I find mildly irritating is that Captain Square...oh, and Cheeseman 
