Dad's Army: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Dad's Army. Pick one to read it.

• Bad Omen AnecdoteRare · in 26 titlesPike is a fan of the cinema and narrates the plots of films that relate to the platoon, even if the relationship is vague.Read →
• Sudden Name Changein 101 titlesThe Verger's wife first appears in "The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones" where she is unnamed in the episode itself but credited as "Mrs.Read →
• Impromptu FortressRare · in 35 titlesIn "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage", due to a misunderstanding Captain Mainwaring is left believing the German invasion has begun, and that the majority of the platoon are out of Walmington-On-Sea.Read →
• Revised Endingin 314 titlesBetween the rehearsals and recording of "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage", the end was extended to include Sponge and the rest of the platoon arriving and opening fire.Read →
• Nuns Are FunnyRare · in 57 titlesPlayed with; while nuns themselves only very infrequently showed up (for perhaps obvious reasons), a frequent point of conversation was the point of enemy parachutists, saboteurs and Fifth Columnists…Read →
• Early-Installment WeirdnessRare · in 54 titlesEvery episode of Series 1 begins with faked newsreel footage, combining real-life World War II footage with material containing the show's actors.Read →