Dad's Army - Complete and Specials [14dvd] [Import anglais]

Arrived ahead of the expected delivery date in excellent condition. This is a very well-packaged set containing all of the episodes known to exist (at least as of this 2007 release) of this very-entertaining example of older British comedy, including some interesting character profiles in the special features. Picture and sound quality are as one would expect from a television show of this vintage, if not better...especially the later series' color episodes. I would definitely recommend, but you will need a region-free player in the USA as these are region 2 discs.

Unfortunately like a lot of British television shows, Dad's Army also fell victim to "The Great Magnetic Tape Library Wipe" at the BBC in the 60s. Fortunately, however, only six episodes from Season (Series) 02 "were" missing. Fortunately still, this DVD box set includes three of the originally missing six episodes. Besides the inclusion of three originally lost episodes of Season (Series) 02, this set also includes Christmas specials and special memoirs spotlighting cast members. It is quite an enjoyable series, about an often unknown regiment of the British WWII effort packed full of dry British humor and perfectly timed innuendo that made David Croft the beloved icon of British Television.Now, in case you didn't read the summary and details very well, I will remind you that this is Region 02 flagged and will only play on Region 02, Region 0 (Global or region free) or Region ALL players or DVD drives. Region 02 DVDs and Blu-Ray discs do not typically play on North America devices. This is by design and not a flaw of the discs themselves, nor is it the fault of the seller. There are work arounds, firmware updates, patches, hacks, and other devious tricks you can perform, but I am not breaking the cinephile nerd's code and revealing technical nerd secrets. I am an honorable nerd. If you are land-bound to North America or Bermuda and can't find this DVD or other beloved British Telly series on Region 01 discs and must have them, then there are "region free" players available globally so you can feel "fancy and cultured" by watching some of the best television shows ever created.

I originally bought the selected series version of Dad's Army. It was region 1 so I didn't need a region free DVD player. It didn't get a lot of good reviews but I decided to buy it anyway on a whim. I fell in love with these patriotic puffs who couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag soaked in water. The harder the men try to worse they get. Sometimes it's out load laughter. Of course you have one of U.K.'s premier writers, David Croft, at the helm of the series. When I learned about Dad's Army having a complete collection of many episodes I had to have it. I could have gotten a cheap region free DVD player but I learned long ago that a Blu-Ray DVD player enhances regular DVD's so much that there was no question the direction I was going. I shelled out a couple hundred for a Sony region free DVD player plus the cost of the Dad's Army complete series. What fun.I don't want to mislead the picture perfect crowd. The picture quality isn't great. Even though the series started in 1968 many of the first episodes are in black and white. The very first episode starts out with a poor quality picture but then it improves to very good. So far the series shows a very good picture quality. A wonderful feature is it has English subtitles. This is very helpful when trying to understand the Queens English. Basically the series is about the British home guard during world war II. A group of senior men formed into a fighting unit( joke) to protect the homeland while the regular army deals with Adolf. If you like, Are You Being Served, Allo! ,Allo! and other Dave Croft funnies you'll like Dad's Army. The inconvenience is that it is region 2.

Good quality copies of an iconic British sitcom.I recommend that you pace out your watching as they were intended - one per week - otherwise the jokes may become repetitious.Watch them before the movie comes out...

One of the most beloved sitcoms ever made, practically an institution in the UK, is sadly unknown here in America. Why it never aired across the pond is a mystery, because DAD'S ARMY is a hoot from beginning to end! The first season premiered in 1968, 50 years ago as of this writing. It hasn't dated one whit, however, due to both the excellence of the original scripts (by Jimmy Perry and David Croft) and the fact that it was a WWII period piece from the git-go. (Americans can think of it as a cross between HOGAN'S HEROES and The GOLDEN GIRLS, but much better than either of them.) I began watching at first almost by accident, then compulsively. Soon I was hooked; it went from completely obscure to one of my favorite television comedies of all time in a matter of weeks.The humor is broad and character-based. The characters are appealing and vividly defined: Mainwaring, Wilson, Jonesy, Frazer, Godfrey, Walker, Pike, Mrs. Pike, Hodges, the Vicar, the Verger, etc. I know all their marvelous catchphrases by now (at least half a dozen of them), and am familiar with all their goofy idiosyncrasies. The brilliant ensemble cast, so iconic in Great Britain, began as strangers to me and now they're like old friends: Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, James Beck, John Le Mesurier, John Laurie, Ian Lavender and Arnold Ridley, among others. Though I'm a latecomer to DAD'S ARMY, "better late than never" I always say! I had to purchase a region-free dvd player to view this series, but it was worth it. As the Brits used to say, good show! A very good show, indeed.