Dad's Army - Series 5 (DVD)

It is hardly surpring that "Dads Army" and "Only Fools and Horses" listed 1st and 2nd in the charts of all time great British Comedy series. I will however concentrate on Dads Army only as my review subject. This series can never be out dated because it is a period set drama comedy series that can be watched over and over again and no fault found. The strength perhaps is in the breadth of individual characters who although diverse in the extreme, together make for an incredible mix. All good comedy series require not just one twoor even three characters to play off each other--here we have eight to ten superb character performers who weave in and out of each episode with masterly direction. The two main characters are however master performers of almost genius status. Lowe and Mesurier were made for the parts of the Pompous, brave and slightly incompetent Captain and the Upper Class, diffident, slightly shy Sergeant. I can not see anyone ever taking offence at any of the episodes and would recommend others to collect the series so as to bring tears to your eyes with it's humour if you are ever feelin down. FANTASTIC

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Absolutely brilliant! By the fifth series it's much sharper and more professional than the beginning, filming wise. The characters have become truly themselves and it's great to watch the way they grow. Generally, it still stays true to the times and the troop develops in the way that you can imagine they did in real life. They all have matching uniforms and guns now, for example! Captain Mannering and Wilson are fabulous to watch together, Walker is a genius, Jones is amazing, especially as he is not really an old man at all in real life. Pike matures with every series and although he's always going to be a 'stupid boy' to Mannering he is the one character that always has somewhere to go because he is always growing up. Would recommend this to anyone with an interest in the second world war.

This is classic British sitcom. My ancient relatives tell me that the situations portrayed have a substantial background element of reality. Notwithstanding both the age of the original productions and the time setting of the period pieces, the humour is as alive and funny today as when the films were first produced. Entertainment for all ages, save for the very youngest. The clever part is that the humour runs throughout the entire production without being repetitive.