Dad’s Army, the 2016 film reboot of the classic BBC comedy, is now available to watch for free on Channel 4’s streaming service. The movie features an all-star cast of British actors, including Toby Jones, Daniel Mays (The Thursday Murder Club) and Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), reviving the characters from the beloved sitcom.
Written by Hamish McColl (Paddington) and based on Jimmy Perry and David Croft’s creation, Dad’s Army was helmed by actor-turned-director Oliver Parker.
The plot sees the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon visited by ‘journalist’ Rose Winters (played by Wednesday‘s Catherine Zeta-Jones), who is actually a German spy.
The cast also includes Love Actually’s Bill Nighy, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Happy Valley‘s Sarah Lancashire, and Sherlock‘s Mark Gatiss.
Upon its release, Dad’s Army received mixed reviews from critics, with The Independent writing: “This celebration of Dad’s Army surpasses the original.”
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While Empire magazine wrote: “It has a strong, game cast but this is karaoke filmmaking, trading on nostalgia rather than breaking new territory. Affable but forgettable.”
Over on IMDb, viewers were also mixed on the film but many fans of the original series, which aired from 1968 to 1977, welcomed seeing the old characters again, albeit with new faces.
One viewer wrote: “This is a marvellous and respectful comedy with some real comic moments, that will never exceed the original, but I think it does work for those of us with warm childhood memories of the original series.”
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Another added: “As someone who watched Dad’s Army a long time ago and still puts the DVDs on from time to time I loved it and laughed the whole way through.”
While a third wrote: “The film itself is a pleasant surprise, with several laugh out loud moments and many little touches that provide a chuckle or amused smirk.”
Dad’s Army is available to watch now on Channel 4’s streaming service.
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