jimmy perry played arthur lowe who played captain george mainwaring in dads army.
jimmy perry played arthur lowe who played captain george mainwaring in dads army.
who did jimmy perry play in dads army?
arthur lowe who played captain george mainwaring
the series did though have doubters within the bbc who feared mocking the home guard would not be well received. perry recalled in 1997 that the bbc "did audience research on it before it went out. they showed the first episode to audiences for three whole days, and 99 per cent of people loathed it. they said, 'that bald-headed old man [captain mainwaring] doesn't even know his lines'." despite the doubts, the first episode was screened on 31 july 1968, with perry making a cameo appearance as the entertainer charlie cheeseman in the sixth episode, "shooting pains". at its peak, the show had ratings of 18 million. it ran for nine years, from 1968 to 1977, and led to two film versions (released in 1971 and 2016), a stage show and a radio version.
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james perry, obe (20 september 1923 – 23 october 2016) was an english script writer and actor, best known for devising and co-writing the bbc sitcoms "dad's army" (1968–77), "it ain't half hot mum" (1974–81), "hi-de-hi" (1980–88) and "you rang, m'lord?" (1988–93), all with david croft. perry co-wrote the theme tune of "dad's army", "who do you think you are kidding, mr. hitler?" along with derek taverner, for which perry received an ivor novello award from the british academy of songwriters, composers and authors in 1971.









































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