Dad's Army: The Story of a Classic Television Show

Graham McCann

Fourth Estate, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 292 pages

When we laugh at Dad's Army we laugh at ourselves, and more than 30 years after it was first broadcast, millions of us are still laughing - whenever and wherever it is repeated. With contributions from the people who planned, produced and performed the programme, and material drawn from the BBC archives, acclaimed author Graham McCann has written was should prove to be the definitive story of a very British comedy. This is the story of a classic British sit-com and its enduring appeal.

About the author

Graham McCann is Britain's leading writer about film and TV. He has written four biographies for Fourth Estate, Cary Grant: A Class Apart (1997), Morecambe and Wise (1999), Dad's Army - The Story of a Classic Television Show (2001) and Frankie Howerd (2004). He also writes regularly on politics and culture for a wide range of publications.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dad's Army: The Story of a Classic Television Show
• Author: Graham McCann
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Fourth Estate, 2002
• ISBN: 1841153095, 9781841153094
• Length: 292 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Performing Arts / Radio / General; Performing Arts / Television / General; Performing Arts / Television / History & Criticism