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| Title = Never Too Old |
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|script=[[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft]] |
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| Writer =[[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft]] |
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| Director =David Croft |
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| Producer =David Croft |
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|recorded=Friday 29/7/77 |
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| Airdate =Sunday 13/11/77 8.10pm |
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| Series =Nine |
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| Length =35 minutes |
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|date=October 2010}} |
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Never Too Old is the final episode of the ninth series and the last ever episode of the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Sunday 13 November 1977, which was Remembrance Sunday in the UK.
Synopsis
A wedding between Corporal Jones and Mrs Fox is announced and takes place, but the reception is interrupted as the platoon are put on full invasion alert.
Plot
Mrs Fox stops by the church hall is search of Corporal Jones, but she is met by Private Godfrey who tells her that the rest of the platoon has gone for a march and won't be back for some time. Mrs Fox then tells Godfrey that she was going to call Jones to "put him out of his misery."
When the Platoon arrive back, they notice that Jones is missing. Pike and Fraser then reveal that he failed to turn right on the march and just kept walking straight. Jones then arrives late in a very cheerful mood and asks Mainwaring for a heart to heart, man to man talk. He reveals to Mainwaring and Wilson that he has asked Mrs Fox to marry him, and wants Mainwarings permission to do so. Mainwaring agrees, and Mrs Fox telephones and tells Jones that she will marry him.
At the wedding ceremony, Mainwaring has agreed to give Mrs Fox away and Wilson has agreed to be best man. The reception follows, but is drastically cut short when the Colenel informs Mainwaring of an invasion alert. Jones and Pike are then sent to keep watch at the pier where Mrs Fox comes to meet them. While Jones and Mrs Fox are discussing their future, Mainwaring and the rest if of the platoon arrive with a bottle of champagne to drink to Jones good health. Hodges interrupts them and tells them that the stand down has been given and adds that it's just as well, because Mainwaring and his platoon would be no good against real soldiers. After Hodges leaves, Mainwaring, Wilson, Jones, Fraser, Pike and Godfrey all agree that noone is getting past them and that there are hundreds of men just like them who are willing to fight for their freedom. Wilson suggests that they make a toast to the Home Guard. Mainwaring agrees and the platoon raise their glasses "To Britain's Home Guard"
Trivia
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- The final episode ends with the platoon toasting Jones and his new bride, but they then break the fourth wall, turn to the camera and the series ends with a toast to the real Home Guard.
- Mainwaring: We'll all be beside you Jonesey. We'll stick together, you can rely on that. If anybody tries to take our homes and freedom away from us, they'll find out what we can do. We'll fight. And we're not alone, there are thousands of us all over England.
- Frazer: And Scotland!
- Mainwaring: And Scotland. All over Great Britain in fact. Men who'll stand together when their country needs them.
- Wilson: 'scuse me sir, don't think it'd be a nice idea if we were to pay our tribute to them.
- Mainwaring: For once, Wilson, I agree with you. (raises cup) To Britain's Home Guard!
- Jones, Mainwaring, Pike, Wilson, Godfrey and Frazer: (raising cups and looking towards the camera) To Britain's Home Guard!
- It is revealed that Sergeant Wilson was in fact a Captain during World War I.
- The final episode was extended, lasting 35 minutes as opposed to 30.
Cast