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Dad's Army: Mum's Army (1970)
Episode 9, Season 4
Brief Encounter
2 April 2023 - 5 out of 5 users found this review helpful.
This episode stands out from the usual farcical theme of Dads Army. It is poignant, romantic and thoughtful. It parodies the final scene of Brief Encounter the 1945 film based on Noel Cowards one act play of the 1930's. The episode begins with the usual characters and thier charming traits, but develops into an unspoken romance performed by two outstanding actors who develop a relationship that is bound to fail because Mainwaring is locked in his unhappy marriage to a wife who is indifferent to his exploits as a Captain in the Home Guard and he is drawn to the warmth of Mrs Gray who listens to his opinions finding that they have much in common but have met too late in life to fulfil what could have been...
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