Is Captain Mannering still alive?

His success as this character led to considerable television and theatrical work. Despite increasingly poor health in his final years, he maintained a busy professional schedule until his death from a stroke on 15 April 1982, aged 66.

Who Turned Down Captain Mainwaring?

Leonard Rossiter turned down the role of Captain Mainwaring. Jon Pertwee (cousin of Bill Pertwee) was considered for Mainwaring less than two years before he took the starring role of Doctor Who (1963). Walmington’s local pub is The Anchor.

What is Captain Mainwaring’s wife called?

Elizabeth Mainwaring (unseen character) – Captain Mainwaring’s wife, never seen or heard directly; she “hasn’t left the house since Munich”.

Where is Arthur Lowe buried?

Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield
Arthur Lowe/Place of burial

Are any of Dad’s Army Still Alive 2020?

Only four members of the main Dad’s Army cast are still alive: Bill Pertwee who played Warden Hodges. Frank Williams who played the Reverend Timothy Farthing. Ian Lavender who played Private Pike.

Who was Arthur Lowes wife?

Joan Cooperm. 1948–1982
Arthur Lowe/Wife

How old is Ian Lavender?

75 years (16 February 1946)
Ian Lavender/Age

Who was Captain Mainwaring in Dad’s Army?

―Captain Mainwaring. George Mainwaring (pronounced “Man-er-ing”, though Captain Square pronounces it as spelled: “Main-waring”) was the Bank manager of Walmington-on-Sea. He later became the Captain of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard Platoon. George Mainwaring was born in 1885.

What did Captain Mainwaring say to the German captain?

German U-boat Captain: I am making notes, Captain, and your name will go on the list; and when we win the war you will be brought to account. Captain Mainwaring: You can write what you like, You’re not going to win the war! U-boat Captain: Oh yes we are. Mainwaring: Oh no you’re not. U-boat Captain: Oh yes we are!

Where was the statue of Captain Mainwaring made?

In June 2010, a statue of Captain Mainwaring by sculptor Sean Hedges-Quinn was erected in the Norfolk town of Thetford, where most of the TV series Dad’s Army was filmed. The statue shows Captain Mainwaring sitting upright on a simple bench in Home Guard uniform, with his swagger stick across his knees.

Who is Captain Mainwaring in three missing episodes?

In the 2016 movie he is played by Toby Jones and in the 2019 remake of three missing episodes he is played by Kevin McNally. Mainwaring is the bank manager and Home Guard platoon commander, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea during the Second World War.