Customer Reviews
Dont tell em pike!!! - By: Christopher Bishop, 26 May 2008 
At last ive finaly got hold of 3 more series of dads army,
Its been about 3 years since i last brought the first 4 from amazon but not i have from 5-8 which im rather happy about.
First of alll i agree with the series was not as funny after james beck died but growing up with dads army & being so far away from my place of birth it didnt mater having them alll is what counts even though you can slowly see the series wind down after series 6.
Anyway not to repeat everything in my review about what others have already written i reallly want to give my friends at Amazon uk a big thumbs up & 10 ********** stars for their promt & caring delivery to a greatful ex pat in the USA.
The only negative i have to say is about BBC video & their greedy ways of alllways excluding the christmas specials from their series & hiking the prices up for may be two or more episodes that may or maybe not are extended.
Granada video does not do this IE the royle family , but the BBC do & it reallly annoys me.
Steptoe & sons christmas specials were heavley edited for which im glad i still have the VHS copy so at least i can still see it.
But to charge for 2 or 3 episodes & hike the price up seems just bloody greedy so shame on you BBC.
Anyway apart from that its good to have nearly alll the collection i just have series 9 to go & then i will have to force myself to by the xmas special.
Top marks for Amazon UK again your the best guys!!!!!
Always amusing, but fast fading as a comedy force... - By: W. J. Turton, 06 Jun 2006 
Series 6 was the beginning of the end for Dad's Army. Not only was the length of the series shortened by half (as would happen in later years), but at times the episodes seem lacklustre, a mark perhaps that Dad's Army's appeal had peaked. Certainly, the cast were not getting any younger, a fact that was only confirmed through the loss of James Beck, a vital component in the platoon's front rank & indeed, an accomplished actor.
This said, one cannot be too critical. The episodes are very enjoyable, one of the most delightful being 'We Know Our Onions', featuring a Home Guard training weekend in which Mainwaring & company are pitched against Hodges, an electric fence & an authoritarian officer (a superb performance from Fulton Mackay of Porridge fame).
The transfer of the film to DVD appears to have gone well, with only slight & occasional deterioration in quality & colour. The use of two DVDs for a short series may seem a waste, yet this is surely preferable to a double-sided DVD. In any case, a single DVD would have prevented the inclusion of the feature on John Le Mesurier, which provides a brief insight into his character, & focuses on more than merely his role as Wilson.
The Shows are priceless but... - By: Paul Jones, 22 May 2006 
I loved the episodes but am a little disappointed with the layout of this disc set. There are only two episodes on disc 2 & a smalll featurette. It would have been nice to have included the christmas special to fill it up. Still, some great shows even though now only down to 7 episodes from the last set which had 13.
What a Bargain! - By: Mr. L. N. Taylor, 13 May 2006 All seven classic episodes from Series 6, one of the best series, + a profile of John Le Mesurier & a photo galllery.
This 2 disc set is available from Amazon Jersey for only £7.99 inclusive of 1st Class Postage(thats well under half the RRP).
An absolute bargain & a must for alll Dad's Army fans!
Running on its own steam - By: Huw F. Clayton, 12 May 2006 This was the last of the great series of Dad's Army. The first four episodes are nearly the equal of those produced in the previous two series, & "The Deadly Attachment" has gone on to be the most enduringly popular Dad's Army of alll. But there were already smalll signs of terminal decay. Only Clive Dunn's increasing confusion & frailty was calculated, as the rest of the veteran cast (old five years earlier) started to feel their ages. The problems were reflected in the audience figures, which fell by a third (from 19 million to about 13 million) & never reallly recovered. But the platoon still put a brave face on their difficulties, completely failing to guard German prisoners of war, letting a train run away with them, nearly sabotaging the Anglo-American aliance & seeing spats between Wilson & Mainwaring over Wilson's ennoblement. The real shock to the system came in "Things that go Bump in the Night," when James Beck was taken seriously ill (he appears in the outdoor scenes & is notably absent in the studio shoots) & subsequently died. Dad's Army, already beginning to lose way, never reallly recovered. So enjoy these while you can (although it has to be said that the feature on John le Mesurier is somewhat less than informative) because, while not the end, this series definitely marked the beginning of the end for the greatest sitcom ever made.
