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John Lawrie was the only member of the Dad's Army cast to actually serve in the Home Guard. Not an actor but author Roald Dahl was in the RAF, & was badly hurt in a crash landing when he tried to land a plane after getting lost due to a navigation error. He recovered & saw combat in Greece &...

United bars vanished in the mid 1990s, though Clubs are very similar.

Austin Sheerline Chassis - used for the Loxley Lozenge.

Voice activated lock. It should work with Codfanglers but a baa-ing sheep is more effective.

Thanks I only joined a few days ago.

TV - Compo's often repossessed set when he couldn't pay the rental fees.

Two miles, how far Compo pedalled on the Ice Cream bike.

Seymour Utterthwaite

There's even a blue plaque on the house Brian grew up in. My family managed at least one visit in the late 1980s, getting to see some of the locations as well as the exhibition. For a few years my sister used to live in Meltham, not far away, I even set up my old phone to play the LOTSW...

Roy Clarke

Pegden, Wesley & Edie.

Zero, Captain

Yes it's very nice there, My Mum still lives in Marple but I moved to Stockport when I got a place of my own. Nearby New Mills reminds me a bit of Holmfirth. All going well I'll be moving to Brian Wilde's home town of Ashton Under Lyne later this year.

Barry: Have you ever stroked a penguin?

I tend to gravitate towards the Seymour era, with the later first Foggy era & early second era. I've not watched many of the Blamire & early Foggy episodes, but they feel a little strange with Clegg having more of a backbone, & Compo being quicker to outright anger than simply being petulant.

TV engineers, especially the ones employed by rental companies. Once or twice Compo has his set taken back because he hasn't been able to afford the payments, & mentions he leaves his front door unlocked so they can pick it up when he's out!

Especially as the background music was like the Bullseye theme!

When he lost his dog in the countryside & came home with a sheep on a lead!