Dad's Army - 2 volumes - The Complete Scripts of Series 1-9

Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy

ISBN 10: 075284153X / ISBN 13: 9780752841533

Published by Orion, 2002

About this Item

2 volumes. The complete scripts of series 1-4, and series 5-9. 1st edition hardbacks, 2001 & 2002. The pictorial dustjacket of volume 1 is a little shelf-rubbed at the base of the spine. Brown/green cloth gilt as new. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 456/432 pages. A very heavy and uncommon set, extra postage costs may apply.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1690878896272

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dad's Army - 2 volumes - The Complete Scripts of Series 1-9
• Publisher: Orion
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075284153X
• ISBN 13: 9780752841533
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Dad's Army is quite simply the most successful British TV sitcom of all time. Eighty episodes were made and are constantly repeated. The first black-and-white series, re-shown for the first time in 1999, attracted 4.6 million viewers, outperforming Have I got News for You and almost outstripping Channel Four's most popular programme, Friends. When the second series was shown on Saturday nights in 1998 it took 7 million viewers and 40% of the audience. Almost every comedy writer from Ben Elton and Richard Curtis to John Sullivan and David Renwick pay homage to this the perfect sitcom . When BBC centre was blacked out on Tuesday 20 June for the first time in 40 years by a power cut Dad s Army was drafted in to save us from blank screens. Dad s Army is simply an icon in TV comedy. For the first time the complete illustrated scripts with introductions to each episode by the authors.

About the Author

? Seven million plus viewers? Croft and Perry will promote: Radio, TV, signings and buyer’s lunch? Dedicated fan club of 12,000 members