james beck played captain square in dad's army.
james beck played captain square in dad's army.
who played captain square in dad's army?
james beck
bullet::::- captain square (geoffrey lumsden) (all series) – commander of the eastgate platoon of the home guard and rival of captain mainwaring. a stereotypical military buffoon, with a handlebar moustache, in early episodes he was portrayed as a corporal in the home guard and was referred to as "corporal colonel square" to acknowledge his previous commissioned officer rank in the regular army. he was later promoted to captain and placed in command of the eastgate platoon, which is first revealed in "don't forget the diver". square had a serious military record, fighting in the desert with lawrence of arabia and winning several medals, including the dso. in "a brush with the law", it is revealed that he is a magistrate. square was even more pompous than mainwaring, and acted condescendingly towards his inexperienced rival, such as by deliberately mispronouncing mainwaring's name. despite his contempt of mainwaring, square was on excellent terms with wilson, possibly because they had in common an upper class background. in the episode "a. wilson (manager)?", he commissioned wilson as the lieutenant of his eastgate platoon. square could be overconfident at times, and mainwaring and the walmington platoon did sometimes get the better of him and his platoon.
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bullet::::- colonel pritchard (robert raglan) (series 4-9) – the superior officer from whom captain mainwaring most frequently received his orders. a stern, serious man, he unexpectedly appeared to admire mainwaring, frequently commenting on his successes and warning people not to underestimate him. raglan also played captain square's sergeant in don't forget the diver and inspector hardcastle in the feature film, "dad's army" (1971).
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