Captain Mainwaring Flag patterned arrowhead to reflect the opening credits of the TV series and the sculpture has been designed so that one can sit next to Captain Mainwaring and have one's photo taken. In the 2016 film based on the sitcom, Mainwaring is played by Toby Jones. In 2019, the three episodes of Dads Army that are missing from the BBC archives are being re-shot by UKTV Channel GOLD, in which actor Kevin McNally will take on the mantle of Captain Mainwaring. Captain Mainwaring Captain George Mainwaring () is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Lowe in the BBC television sitcom
Command Decision (Dad's Army) Command Decision (Dad's Army) Command Decision is the third episode of the first series of the British comedy series "Dad's Army", which was originally transmitted on Wednesday 14 August 1968. Leadership agrees with Captain Mainwairing, but the men, still without uniforms and arms, are getting restless. The platoon's fortunes take a turn when old campaigner Colonel Square arrives with an offer of rifles and horses. There is a catch; to secure the weapons, Mainwaring must hand over command to Colonel Square. The platoon are all feeling blue due to their lack of rifles. Mainwaring promises them some before the week