If The Cap Fits (BBC TV Aired April 17, 1974)
Based in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-On-Sea, the series used its setting for a sublime mix of character comedy and lunatic, slapstick escapades. Social mores are no more acute than in difficult times, and Dad's Army was brilliant at exposing the flaws and anxieties of British society. Central to the show was a triumvirate of brilliant comedy characters. Captain Mainwaring was a jumped up, pompous, aspirational bank manager, reveling in the status accorded to him by his newfound rank. Sergeant Wilson was a far more laid back figure whose urbane insouciance aggravated his superior in the extreme. Corporal Jones was the local butcher, a dotty old man prone to overreaction. The contrast between Lowe's excellent posturing (and the ability to fall down behind a table and instantly reappear with his glasses skew-whiff), Le Mesurier's measured, laissez-faire delivery and Dunn's dedicated clowning ensured each character a place in comedy history.
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