Dad's Army Zealand in 2004–05, starring Jon English. Several sections of this stage show were filmed and have subsequently been included as extras on the final "Dad's Army" DVD. In April 2007, a new stage show was announced with cast members including Leslie Grantham as Private Walker and "Emmerdale" actor Peter Martin as Captain Mainwaring. The production contained the episodes "A Stripe for Frazer", "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker", "Room at the Bottom" and "The Deadly Attachment". Many of the TV episodes were remade for BBC Radio 4 with the original cast, although other actors played Walker after James Beck’s
American Dad! not only came to fully understand and appreciate "American Dad!"s value but also came to consider himself a huge fan of the series. Taking note of his Twitter followers increased fanaticism and excitement over "American Dad!" and the "Roger" character, MacFarlane began putting considerable amounts of his time and efforts into the series, more so in the last several seasons than ever before (this observation made in fall 2012). In describing "American Dad!" comedy styles, Barker noted that it is not as reference-laden as "Family Guy" or "South Park". He added that "American Dad!"s humor more frequently derives from "the