Dad's Army - 10 Surprising Secrets Even Die-Hard Fans Never Knew!

The BBC received a damning test report about Dad's Army — and quietly slid it to the bottom of the pile. Just as well: the series went on to draw eighteen million viewers an episode. 🎖️ The man behind Private Godfrey survived two world wars, the Battle of the Somme, and a bayonet wound that nearly severed his hand 🎬 The BBC almost killed the series before a single episode reached the air 🎵 "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?" was not a real wartime song — it was written in the 1960s 🕵️ A secret hidden in plain sight for nine years — and never once stated out loud on screen 📼 Three episodes vanished forever — until two turned up in a garden shed ⚰️ By the final series, the actors were genuinely dying 🎭 Private Pike was based on writer Jimmy Perry himself — and "You stupid boy!" was what his own father used to say to him 🏘️ Walmington-on-Sea was nowhere near the sea — it was filmed in landlocked Norfolk 📺 Subscribe for classic British television nostalgia every week.    / @britrewind-d6u