'Don't tell him Pike'.

[Accy cyclist]

Surely the most famous scarf ever!!! 🧐

https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/murray-scarf-knitting-pattern-by-karen-evans

 

[Profpointy]

My Dad was 18yrs and 6 months and 3 days when he went over to France on D day. He would of been 98 last month.

My Dad only just missed being called up. He didn't so national service either as he was rejected for some rather tenuous health reason, but I'm pretty sure if there war had gone on into 46 or 47 he'd still have had to go

 

[Dogtrousers]

My dad would have been 17 in '45 I think so had a fairly close escape. Instead he was part of the National Service intake that helped to convince the army that maybe going back to professional soldiering would be a good idea. As he put it "I went in the rugby and played a bit of army."

 

[Accy cyclist]

On about 'the war',my dad born in 1932 missed it, but 'did his bit' in the Korean War, being posted to Hong Kong from 1952 to 1954. I don't think he saw any close up action as such, but he often mentioned opium dens and knocking shops , but he was there, hence the campaign medal.

With this recent talk of enlisting men from Britain to fight against Putin's Russia should things escalate badly, I keep hearing of these young men (maybe women too) saying stuff like 'they won't be fighting for this country' and 'no way will I be going' etc etc. They don't seem to realise that you aren't asked to join up, you are compelled to join up and if you refuse it's 6 months clink for starters.

With me being 63 now I'd be exempt, but maybe I'd end up in a 'dad's army' of some sort. I wouldn't mind that, but army uniforms aren't really my thing. I prefer tweed and flannel to coarse fibre kaki!

 

[Tail End Charlie]

BBC 4 has just had the "don't tell him, Pike" episode on. Fantastic series.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

My dad was a Spitfire pilot in WW 2, hence my avatar. Volunteered aged 18, even though he was in a reserved occupation (he was a coal miner). Shot down over southern England and later went to Burma. He'd have been 103 this year.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Ian Lavender was the last surviving cast member, but the first one to go was over 50 long years ago when James Beck who played the spiv Private Walker died in 1973 aged only 44.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Beck#/media/File:James_Beck-1973.png

I often wonder how they wrote his character out of forthcoming episodes. As far as I can remember, he just wasn't mentioned again, which was a bit odd.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Sad thing

I was shocked to see how old he was
I always think of him as 16 - even though he was clearly older even at the start of the series
AND I saw him in other shows - but he was still 16

 

[Beebo]

View: https://youtu.be/cekSAY0p4tg?si=rejdBpjCq20-XkFh


Filmed in 1988.
Ian Lavender was just 42, but Clive Dunn was only 68!
He was so good at playing an older character.

 

[Alex321]

Seen on Facebook just now

 

[Hover Fly]

often wonder how they wrote his character out of forthcoming episodes. As far as I can remember, he just wasn't mentioned again, which was a bit odd.

At the begining of the first episode without him Captain Mainwaring asks where he is , gone to London was the answer.

 

[Accy cyclist]

At the begining of the first episode without him Captain Mainwaring asks where he is , gone to London was the answer.

To take up 'spivving' again maybe? 🤔

 

[tyred]

R.I.P. Thanks for the laughs.

One of the greatest TV series ever made.

 

[Accy cyclist]

By the way, where's @Brandane tonight?! 🤔

 

[Brandane]

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By the way, where's @Brandane tonight?! 🤔

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Stupid boy!