Brian Dixon
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sad news clive dunn passed away tuesday,best known as l/cpl jones in dads army.he was at a great age of 92 when he passed away at his home in portugal.rip.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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They certainly don't like it up 'em.
Good old Clive - RIP.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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dont panic.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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He was very good,not only in dads army,there were other shows and films he was in.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Heard that earlier, he was a good age though. RIP Clive.
Guest 790- Registered: 15 Oct 2012
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I used to love watching him in "Grandad"
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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yes jeane 92 years young.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Farewell Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn
scourge of the up-em wary Hun
a song and dance man, who liked to jest
a stickler for drill, if a little behind the rest
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/nov/07/clive-dunnIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 658- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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RIP a comical genius you will be missed
beer the food of the gods
Keith Sansum1
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He was great
i loved them when they re ran the series recently
dont tell him your name pike lol
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Jan Higgins
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Dad's Army is one of the few comedies that is still enjoyable today, it is a great shame so many of those great actors Clive Dunn included are no longer with us.
Gillian, I have the opposite opinion of the song Grandad, I hate it.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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it was a commercial song(grandad)for the time
but that said dads army was a great series with so many good actors
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Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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Loved Dads Army still makes me chuckle even now, think its still running on one of the freeview channels Keith.
Sad he has gone.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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I know they have been on BBC2 about 6.00 on a Saturday fairly recently.
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Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Another 'old soldier' lost, R.I.P Clive Dunn, you brought and still bring laughter to viewers.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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been in that slot or thereabouts almost permanently, it never ages.
my all time favourite was the one with the captured u boat crew.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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My favourite as well Howard, that's the one with Captain Mannering's immortal line, "Don't tell 'em yer name, Pike"
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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barry
do you remember that bit when james beck was taking orders for cod and chips 12 times and philip madoc broke in with "nein, i vill haf plaice and i like my chips crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside".?
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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" Uncle's Army
SIR - The death of Clive Dunn (Obituaries, November 8), who was much loved as Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad's Army, reminds me of a conversation I had with my uncle, Robert Bridgeman, who had been GSO1 (chief of staff) on General Lord Gort's staff in the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 and after Dunkirk, was given the job, as a major general, of Director-General of the Home Guard until its disbandment in 1945.
When Dad's Army was created, he was asked after the 12 or so initial episodes to become a technical advisor, to ensure the authenticity of the series. He told me: "I was not able to give them very much help - except to assure them that it was cruelly accurate!"
Viscount Bridgeman
London SW1 "
From...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/9665257/The-Republican-Partys-defeat-is-a-lesson-for-the-Conservatives.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.