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Lost Dad’s Army shows found

BBC Online

16//2001

Two long-lost episodes of the BBC TV comedy Dad's Army have been unearthed following an appeal by BBC archivists for missing TV programmes.

Dad's Army returns after missing in action for 30 years

The Guardian

1/6/2001

Two episodes of the classic comedy Dad's Army, missing for more than 30 years, have been unearthed after the BBC launched an appeal to recover archive material.

BBC treasure hunt turns up Dad's Army gold

The Guardian

2/6/2001

A BBC "treasure hunt" for lost archive material has led to the recovery of two episodes of the classic comedy Dad's Army, missing for more than 30 years.

Life support

The Guardian

16/12/2001

When Jimmy Perry showed his first draft of Dad's Army to David Croft, he never imagined they'd go on to write 80 episodes together, nor that 40 years later 7m people would still tune in to watch each show

Victory for junk junkies restores a gem to Dad's Army canon

The Guardian

29/12/2001

It seems wholly appropriate that two 80-year-old men should have rescued the lost episodes of Dad's Army (BBC2), which were shown last night.

Last Updated 26 Feb, 2004