This scene shows perfectly what made Dad's Army so endearing - despite all the buffoonery, viewers were left in no doubt about the bravery of Mainwaring and his men.
I do think this is one of the greatest scenes in any film. It's writing and acting at it's finest. The characters are so well defined by this stage that , despite all the bumbling and seeming incompetence Captain Mainwaring has shown up to this point, this scene shows him as we always knew him to be. A true hero.
@@mickram23 He shows heroic tendencies in the series too such as when he thinks himself, Jones, Godfrey and Frasier are they only ones to hold off an invasion at Godfrey's cottage - perfectly willing to die if it means giving the army time to mobilise. Then when some of his section are trapped with rising water, he fakes getting the black mark so one of his men wouldn't be at risk. When it came down to it, he was as brave a man as any.
@@Trek001 I was only refering to the film in my comment but you are so right. The genius of Dad's Army is that you can laugh at what the characters do but you can't laugh at the men themselves. Dad's Army couldn't be made today because I don't think there are writers and actors out there who could come anywhere close to pulling it off. I've always felt that Dad's Army goes way beyond being just a comedy and soars into the realms of art ( an American example would be 'The Honeymooners)
This is why the show is incredible: Mainwaring is pompous and a bit selfish at times but here he is, leading his platoon from the front knowing he may well die, he was brave and a good leader and thats why these men all followed him through it all
I remember going to watch this film at the cinema when it came out. I remember being disappointed, as the first part of the film had them without uniform, but of course, it told the full story - I was young and stupid. The end of this film is my favourite film ending of all time. After they have saved the day, Capt. Mainwaring walking to work, everyone proud of the Home Guard and what they had done. Beautiful.
I was just a baby in the pram at the time, so didn't see the film until a few years later when it was repeated. General Fullard should eat humble pie and grovel! Makes me feel old as I am now 52.
The best part of the film and my favourite scene. I love the dramatic music and how the Captain rises to the occasion when it mattered. I wish General Fullard had grovelled and admitted he misjudged the platoon! The film is almost as old as me, incidentally.
Sgt "Uncle Arthur" Wilson (John Le Mesurier) - priceless, particularly his interactions with Mainwaring, who tries so hard to be as "posh" as his sergeant!
For all his pomposity and self-importance, Captain Mainwaring is blessed with an unshakably courageous streak. Here and in The Deadly Attachment he stands unflinchingly up to the enemy when it ceases to be a theoretical situation.
I agree. Mainwaring was also very courageous in Asleep in the Deep when everyone was drawing lots to be at the front of a queue moving rubble from a building about to collapse. He pretended to have drawn the "short straw" when he hadn't, basically volunteering for the most dangerous position. I think he's a great role model.
Well, yeah, his character is script written. He can be made good at polo or air guitar just like that! He doesn't have real flaws and strengths! For all that, however, he's an English stereotype, isn't he, but not the comical hypocrite of later farce who had all the pomposity but was, on showing, a coward. He's a man of those generations, Victorian morality, Edwardian sensibility, and taught men are fighters, but not uncouth. Hell, they still are with us in the UK, but we've lost sight of their sincerity because of the cartoon coward version of popular entertainment. So the scriptwriters created Mainwaring (is that the right spelling?) around an English archetype that would have been more immediately obvious to them in post war society. Arguably, even his name is a telling wordplay, man, wearing, as in dressed up, i.e. homeguard, here, (though the real homeguard were not,) playing soldiers; or wearing as in run down, as in the psychology of a man always braced up, the strain it takes; or else warring, man warring, which is not in need of explanation. So yes, the pompous Captain is, for all he's a duffer, not a joke or fraud but a fundamentally decent English man, in an absurd situation, that nevertheless was in no sense amusing at the time. The scriptwriters did not mock the English except in our typical stuffiness, generally, not mocked as individuals, but rather poked fun at the powers that be. Later comedy gave up a the ridiculous uptight cowardly clown who cannot laugh. But having rambled tediously on, I do apologize, it remains to repeat that polo or air guitar could also be his talents, tomorrow, should it be decreed, as he wasn't himself real!
Agree. That's what makes him a great comic character - he's ridiculous. He's pompous, arrogant and self-important. But when the moment comes he steps up to the plate and will happily put his life on the line for the people of his town. He is a hero.
I love the film of Dad's Army. It's a very good film. Corporal Jones is my favourite character in the Dad's Army comedy TV series. Don't panic, Mr Mainwaring, Don't panic! 😂😂
@2:18 - 2:27 Mainwaring's facial expressions are priceless. A man of courage, integrity and humility, who had been the 'fall guy' so many times, finally vindicated.
Although Mainwaring was at times incompetent with details the Platoon would have been a shambles under Wilson.The clever one was Walker.Still Class was shite in those days
What a fascinating comment. The same thing really doesn’t get said by old farts on every video from the 70s. How tedious and bitter your lives must be.
The film was ok but not a patch on the TV series, stretching a classic 30 min episode into 90 mins really did not work But far better that recent new film that’s for sure
How very British. 2023: Jones is a transgender Pike is a Pakistani Mainwaring is an Afro-Caribbean The rest of the platoon were women. Viewing figures were a fraction of the original series but the BBC denied it had anything to do with their "diverse casting"
Who rose to the occasion when the invaders were taking the vicar and congregation hostage, while the so called great and good cowered behind the wall and did nothing!
According to BedsitBob comment shown above,, the War Office Small Arms Committee decided to do away with the hammer spur, in the late 1930s, to simplify production.
They had a decent stab at it, to be fair, and a nice tribute, but you can't, you really cannot have Dad's Army without the original cast - they're what made it so special. Jones has to be Clive Dunn, Arthur Lowe has to be Mainwaring, etc. or it's just never going to be as funny or special. There's no point trying to remake what was perfect in the first place.
This scene shows perfectly what made Dad's Army so endearing - despite all the buffoonery, viewers were left in no doubt about the bravery of Mainwaring and his men.
I do think this is one of the greatest scenes in any film. It's writing and acting at it's finest. The characters are so well defined by this stage that , despite all the bumbling and seeming incompetence Captain Mainwaring has shown up to this point, this scene shows him as we always knew him to be. A true hero.
I loved the irony
@@mickram23 He shows heroic tendencies in the series too such as when he thinks himself, Jones, Godfrey and Frasier are they only ones to hold off an invasion at Godfrey's cottage - perfectly willing to die if it means giving the army time to mobilise.
Then when some of his section are trapped with rising water, he fakes getting the black mark so one of his men wouldn't be at risk.
When it came down to it, he was as brave a man as any.
@@Trek001 I was only refering to the film in my comment but you are so right.
The genius of Dad's Army is that you can laugh at what the characters do but you can't laugh at the men themselves.
Dad's Army couldn't be made today because I don't think there are writers and actors out there who could come anywhere close to pulling it off.
I've always felt that Dad's Army goes way beyond being just a comedy and soars into the realms of art ( an American example would be 'The Honeymooners)
A tip: you can watch movies on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies lately.
This is why the show is incredible: Mainwaring is pompous and a bit selfish at times but here he is, leading his platoon from the front knowing he may well die, he was brave and a good leader and thats why these men all followed him through it all
he was a bloody actor for goodness sake...
Captain Mainwaring was as brave as a lion despite his faults!
I loved Mr Mainwaring for all his bluster and foolishness he was a truly courageous man on many occasions
I remember going to watch this film at the cinema when it came out. I remember being disappointed, as the first part of the film had them without uniform, but of course, it told the full story - I was young and stupid. The end of this film is my favourite film ending of all time. After they have saved the day, Capt. Mainwaring walking to work, everyone proud of the Home Guard and what they had done. Beautiful.
The start and the end were the best part the rest was boring as hell at the training camp
@@CricketEngland what about them turning up with that steam roller
@@eliotreader8220 yea what about it ?
as with many comedy films its a rehash of the series because dvd's or vhs werent invented
I was just a baby in the pram at the time, so didn't see the film until a few years later when it was repeated. General Fullard should eat humble pie and grovel! Makes me feel old as I am now 52.
No one can never get tired of Watching Dad's Army love it
The best part of the film and my favourite scene. I love the dramatic music and how the Captain rises to the occasion when it mattered. I wish General Fullard had grovelled and admitted he misjudged the platoon! The film is almost as old as me, incidentally.
Mainwaring was always my favourite from when I was little. If anyone deserved a finest hour it was the captain.
Walker is my favourite
Sgt "Uncle Arthur" Wilson (John Le Mesurier) - priceless, particularly his interactions with Mainwaring, who tries so hard to be as "posh" as his sergeant!
and Mr Jones..
@@samuelbatchelor0228 Say it again, Sam!
@@jesusislukeskywalker4294 Don't panic!
For all his pomposity and self-importance, Captain Mainwaring is blessed with an unshakably courageous streak. Here and in The Deadly Attachment he stands unflinchingly up to the enemy when it ceases to be a theoretical situation.
I agree. Mainwaring was also very courageous in Asleep in the Deep when everyone was drawing lots to be at the front of a queue moving rubble from a building about to collapse. He pretended to have drawn the "short straw" when he hadn't, basically volunteering for the most dangerous position. I think he's a great role model.
Well, yeah, his character is script written. He can be made good at polo or air guitar just like that! He doesn't have real flaws and strengths!
For all that, however, he's an English stereotype, isn't he, but not the comical hypocrite of later farce who had all the pomposity but was, on showing, a coward. He's a man of those generations, Victorian morality, Edwardian sensibility, and taught men are fighters, but not uncouth.
Hell, they still are with us in the UK, but we've lost sight of their sincerity because of the cartoon coward version of popular entertainment.
So the scriptwriters created Mainwaring (is that the right spelling?) around an English archetype that would have been more immediately obvious to them in post war society. Arguably, even his name is a telling wordplay, man, wearing, as in dressed up, i.e. homeguard, here, (though the real homeguard were not,) playing soldiers; or wearing as in run down, as in the psychology of a man always braced up, the strain it takes; or else warring, man warring, which is not in need of explanation.
So yes, the pompous Captain is, for all he's a duffer, not a joke or fraud but a fundamentally decent English man, in an absurd situation, that nevertheless was in no sense amusing at the time.
The scriptwriters did not mock the English except in our typical stuffiness, generally, not mocked as individuals, but rather poked fun at the powers that be.
Later comedy gave up a the ridiculous uptight cowardly clown who cannot laugh. But having rambled tediously on, I do apologize, it remains to repeat that polo or air guitar could also be his talents, tomorrow, should it be decreed, as he wasn't himself real!
The Deadly Attachment is my favourite episode. Rise to the occasion Captain Mainwaring!
Agree. That's what makes him a great comic character - he's ridiculous. He's pompous, arrogant and self-important. But when the moment comes he steps up to the plate and will happily put his life on the line for the people of his town. He is a hero.
@@peterowen9183Well said, Peter!
I love dad's army its silly moments and it was clever too this scene is a great example of that
Well done Captain
Men like Mainwaring were what made the British Empire. Content to play their little role, yet intensely proud of doing their bit.
Absolutely!
Keep calm and carry on. Don't panic!
Great movie. It hits home that brave men and women took it upon themselves to defend our country.
@David Lawrence Yes, women.
Look up the Air Transport Auxiliary, Anti-Aircraft Command, and the Auxiliary Fire Service.
Cometh the hour, cometh Captain Mainwaring!
I love the film of Dad's Army. It's a very good film. Corporal Jones is my favourite character in the Dad's Army comedy TV series. Don't panic, Mr Mainwaring, Don't panic! 😂😂
I love the expression on Captain Mainwaring's face when he looks at the regular officer.
@2:18 - 2:27 Mainwaring's facial expressions are priceless. A man of courage, integrity and humility, who had been the 'fall guy' so many times, finally vindicated.
Classic British comedy, with classic actors .🇬🇧👍
the best dads army movie
Cool, calm & collected. RULE BRITANNIA!!!
0:43
Jones: 🎶And I will take my bayonet,
And stick it up his...🎶
Me: Whoa, whoa! Don't go *there,* Jones!😨
The day after this scene
Wilson: Did you know sir? That German's gun wasn't loaded?
Mainwaring: Fancy that Wilson. So was mine.
"You loaded the gun, didn't you Wilson?"
Wilson: "I didn't load the gun."
Mainwaring: "I distinct told you to load the gun."
@@fjccommish Wilson: I'm sorry sir but the words "load the gun" never passed your lips.
'I think they've rumbled us'. Haha.
Dad's Army - dry British humour at its best.
One of the very few spin offs from sitcoms that was brilliant.
Good old Captain Mainwaring! A true British Hero!
Bless them all. The young and the short and the tall.
Long.
The subtle, ‘do you think that’s wise sir?’ mirroring the Wilson Manwairing relationship. 2nd in command - voice of common sense
Very good show captain mannering was very good
Was taken to see this for my birthday party.
...never watched this episode.... i'm dam happy for mainwarring though......he showed hi smettle and saved the day...
I recall that this was from the movie version..
2:08 That's Wilson's line
Amazing scene, amazing The perfect cast.
Class...
Love them all especially mainwaring say you stupid boy and the fabulous don't tell him Pike. Superb and never aged and dated at all
This along with Blackadder makes a very powerful point.
Right at the start, the Vicar just looks at the Mayor as if to say, "Yes, its them... We're going to die"
English grit at work; Dad's Army Forever!
Captain mainwaring was never scared of anyone.
Damn i totally forgot about this movie
A fine moment for our dearest Captain.
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Salute!
This whole film and particularly this scene inspired Tarantino in Inglorious Basterds.
Superb. The cheeky, cock sure Germans met their match!
"Ruddy Holligans "
I want to watch the full film now
It’s on IPlayer right now!
Although Mainwaring was at times incompetent with details the Platoon would have been a shambles under Wilson.The clever one was Walker.Still Class was shite in those days
This program wouldn’t be made now because the wakes at the BBC would be afraid of upsetting the Germans.
What a fascinating comment. The same thing really doesn’t get said by old farts on every video from the 70s. How tedious and bitter your lives must be.
@@SigmundJaehn what an abusive tedious little twerp you are
Actually, Dad's Army was very popular in Germany, as was Allo Allo.
I didn't know insomnia was rife at Broadcasting House and it's satellite divisions!
I haven't seen this clip before. Which episode is it from?
Nerves of steel
Love Walker
The film was ok but not a patch on the TV series, stretching a classic 30 min episode into 90 mins really did not work
But far better that recent new film that’s for sure
If it had contained the original cast it would've been a blinder!
There's a movie?
full movie download link??
Buy the dvd
if you closely at mainwaring,s gun when he points it at the German. you will notice that the hammer is missing.
He didn't need a hammer. He had British know how and backbone.
In the late 1930s, the War Office Small Arms Committee decided to do away with the hammer spur, to simplify production.
@@BedsitBob well thanks very much for your comment, I have learnt something new , that's most helpful
How very British.
2023: Jones is a transgender
Pike is a Pakistani
Mainwaring is an Afro-Caribbean
The rest of the platoon were women.
Viewing figures were a fraction of the original series but the BBC denied it had anything to do with their "diverse casting"
It's that damn bank clerk
Who rose to the occasion when the invaders were taking the vicar and congregation hostage, while the so called great and good cowered behind the wall and did nothing!
He happens to be the manager!
1:07 - I can't see clearly - its an age problem I think! LOL - but hasn't Captain Mainwaring's revolver got its hammer missing? :-)
According to BedsitBob comment shown above,, the War Office Small Arms Committee decided to do away with the hammer spur, in the late 1930s, to simplify production.
Bring back courage people likes being protrade here
I think Churchill would have played it in a similar way 🧐🇬🇧
Doddering, idiotic, but always came good in the end. It like us?🙂
A word to the wise. Don't watch the modern film. It is TERRIBLE.
They had a decent stab at it, to be fair, and a nice tribute, but you can't, you really cannot have Dad's Army without the original cast - they're what made it so special. Jones has to be Clive Dunn, Arthur Lowe has to be Mainwaring, etc. or it's just never going to be as funny or special. There's no point trying to remake what was perfect in the first place.
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