Who did Corporal Jones marry?
Synopsis. A wedding between Lance Corporal Jones and Mrs Fox is announced and takes place, but the reception is interrupted as the platoon are put on full invasion alert.
What is Corporal Jones first name?
Lance Corporal Jack Jones
Lance Corporal Jack Jones is a fictional Home Guard platoon lance corporal and veteran of the British Empire, first portrayed by Clive Dunn in the BBC television sitcom Dad’s Army. His catchphrases are “Don’t panic!”, “Permission to speak, sir?” and “They don’t like it up ’em!”.
What does they don’t like it up em mean?
“up ’em” means “up them”. “They don’t like it up ’em” is a catch phrase from the British sitcom Dad’s Army. It was the catch phrase of Lance Corporal Jones, and referred to the “fuzzy-wuzzies'” (politically incorrect term for African tribesmen) dislike of having a bayonet stuck up them.
What medals does Corporal Jones wear?
They are as follows:
- Egypt Medal (1882–1889)
- Indian General Service Medal (1895–1902)
- Queen’s Sudan Medal (1897)
- Queen’s South African War Medal (1899–1902)
- King’s South African War Medal (1901–1902)
- India General Service Medal (1909)
- 1914 Star.
- British War Medal.
Did Jones marry Mrs Fox?
Corporal Jones marries Mrs Fox in this, the final episode, whilst the platoon are ever watchful in case of invasion. Corporal Jones marries Mrs Fox in this, the final episode, whilst the platoon are ever watchful in case of invasion.
Is anyone alive from Dad’s Army?
How many cast members of Dad’s Army are alive today? Dad’s Army brought together an ensemble cast of characters, all of them serving in the Home Guard during the Second World War. Sadly, out of the seven main cast members, only one is still alive today, Ian Lavender who played Private Frank Pike.
Who was the butcher in Dad’s Army?
Lance-Corporal Jones
Much of the popular BBC comedy was filmed in Thetford and the surrounding area. The van, driven by actor Clive Dunn, made its first appearance in The Armoured Might of Lance-Corporal Jones – the first episode of the third series in 1969.
What was Fraser’s first name in Dad’s Army?
Private James Frazer
Private James Frazer is a fictional Home Guard platoon member and undertaker, first portrayed by John Laurie in the BBC television sitcom Dad’s Army. He is noted for his catchphrases “We’re doomed!” and “Rubbish!”
Why did Pike not go to war?
Aged 17 when the series begins, he is not old enough to join the army, although presumably he has reached, or is nearing, his 18th birthday when he is about to receive call-up papers in When You’ve Got to Go; in the event, it is revealed that he has a rare blood type that excludes him from military service.