List of Dad's Army home video releases
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Below is a list of all the Dad's Army DVD and video releases so far. Included are the region 2 release dates, and the episodes that were released.
Video releases
BBC The Very Best releases
| Video name | Episode name(s) | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date |
Notes | Date of Deletion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Very Best of Dad's Army (BBCV 5120) | The Day the Balloon Went Up Sons of the Sea The Two and a Half Feathers Asleep in the Deep The Deadly Attachment |
5 x 30 min | 4 October 1993 | The 13th video with released complete and unedited episodes compiled with episodes from the first four BBC Video releases of 1987 (The Day the Balloon Went Up Sons of the Sea and Asleep in the Deep) and 1990 (The Two and a Half Feathers and The Deadly Attachment) | 1 January 2006. |
| The Very Best of Dad's Army Volume 2 (BBCV 5396) |
No Spring for Frazer Mum's Army Menace from the Deep When Did You Last See Your Money? The Honourable Man |
5 × 30 min. | 17 October 1994 | The 14th video with released complete and unedited episodes compiled with episodes from the last five BBC Video releases of 1992 (No Spring for Frazer) 1991 (Mum's Army Menace from the Deep and When Did You Last See Your Money?) and 1990 (The Honourable Man) | 1 January 2006. |
BBC episode releases
| Video name | Episode name(s) | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date |
Notes | Deletion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Day the Balloon Went Up (BBCV 4088) | The Day the Balloon Went Up Sons of the Sea Don't Forget the Diver |
3 × 30 min. | 5 October 1987 | Episodes edited together as compilation. End titles missing from The Day the Balloon Went Up. Beginning and end titles missing from Sons of the Sea and Don't Forget the Diver, but opening episode caption slides intact. Compilation version of closing credits. | 1 March 2004 |
| Asleep in the Deep (BBCV 4089) | Asleep in the Deep Boots, Boots, Boots A Soldier's Farewell |
3 × 30 min. | 5 October 1987 | Episodes edited together as compilation. End titles missing from Asleep in the Deep. Beginning and end titles missing from Boots, Boots, Boots and A Soldier's Farewell, but opening episode caption slides intact. Compilation version of closing credits. | 28 April 1994. |
| The Two and a Half Feathers (BBCV 4320) | The Two and a Half Feathers The Test Fallen Idol |
3 × 30 min. | 4 June 1990 | The 1st video with the episodes released complete and unedited. This would be the case for all future Dad's Army titles released by BBC Video. | 5 April 2004. |
| The Deadly Attachment (BBCV 4400) | The Deadly Attachment If the Cap Fits.... The Honourable Man |
3 × 30 min. | 10 September 1990 | The 2nd video with released complete and unedited episodes | 1 January 2006 |
| Big Guns (BBCV 4489) | Big Guns Menace From the Deep The Bullet is Not for Firing |
3 × 30 min. | 3 June 1991 | The 3rd video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004. |
| Mum's Army (BBCV 4490) | Mum's Army The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Put That Light Out! |
3 × 30 min. | 3 June 1991 | The 4th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 28 April 1994. |
| When Did You Last See Your Money? (BBCV 4660) | When Did You Last See Your Money? Battle School Branded |
3 × 30 min. | 5 August 1991 | The 5th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004. |
| Man Hunt (BBCV 4661) | Man Hunt Sgt - Save My Boy! Don't Fence Me In |
3 × 30 min. | 5 August 1991 | The 6th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| No Spring for Frazer (BBCV 4763) | No Spring for Frazer Absent Friends A. Wilson (Manager)? |
3 × 30 min. | 1 June 1992 | The 7th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| Uninvited Guests (BBCV 4764) | Uninvited Guests The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones The King was in his Counting House |
3 × 30 min. | 1 June 1992 | The 8th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 1 January 2006 |
| The Man and the Hour (BBCV 4892) | The Man and the Hour Museum Piece Command Decision |
3 × 30 min. | 8 February 1993 | The 9th video with released complete and unedited episodes (all in black and white and the first of two videos to mark the 25th anniversary of Dad's Army) | 9 January 2004. |
| The Enemy Within the Gates (BBCV 4992) | The Enemy Within the Gates The Showing Up of Lance Corporal Jones Shooting Pains |
3 x 30 min | 5 July 1993 | The 10th video with released complete and unedited episodes (all in black and white and the last of two videos to mark the 25th anniversary of Dad's Army) | 12 February 1998. |
| A Brush With the Law (BBCV 5372) | A Brush With the Law Brain versus Brawn Keep Young and Beautiful |
3 × 30 min. | 1 August 1994 | The 11th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004. |
| My British Buddy (BBCV 5442) | My British Buddy The Royal Train All is Safely Gathered In |
3 × 30 min. | 5 September 1994 | The 12th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 1 January 2006. |
| The Recruit (BBCV 5572) | The Recruit A Man of Action The Captain's Car |
3 × 30 min. | 3 April 1995 | The 13th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 1 January 2006 |
| Knights of Madness (BBCV 5643) | Knights of Madness The Making of Private Pike The Miser's Hoard |
3 × 30 min. | 7 August 1995 | The 14th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones (BBCV 5857) | The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Something Nasty in the Vault The Lion has Phones |
3 x 30 min | 3 June 1996 | The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones had previously been released on the Mum's Army video. The 15th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 5 April 2004. |
| Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel (BBCV 5932) | Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel Time On My Hands We Know Our Onions |
3 × 30 min. | 7 October 1996 | The 16th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004. |
| Room at the Bottom (BBCV 5967) | Room at the Bottom War Dance Getting the Bird |
3 × 30 min. | 3 March 1997 | The 17th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret (BBCV 6162) | Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret Things That Go Bump in the Night Everybody's Trucking |
3 × 30 min. | 1 September 1997 | At the time of this video's release, Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret was the only surviving episode from Series 2. The 18th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| The Big Parade (BBCV 6266) | The Big Parade Gorilla Warfare The Godiva Affair |
3 × 30 min. | 6 July 1998 | The 19th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| Turkey Dinner (BBCV 6583) | Turkey Dinner Ring Dem Bells When You've Got to Go |
3 × 30 min. | 7 September 1998 | The 20th video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| Is There Honey Still For Tea? (BBCV 6711) | Is There Honey Still For Tea? Come In Your Time is Up High Finance |
3 × 30 min. | 1 February 1999 | The 21st video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004 |
| The Face on the Poster (BBCV 6715) | The Face on the Poster My Brother and I The Love of Three Oranges |
3 × 30 min. | 7 June 1999 | The 22nd video with released complete and unedited episodes | 1 January 2006. |
| Wake-Up Walmington (BBCV 6810) | Wake-Up Walmington Number Engaged Never Too Old |
3 × 30 min. | 6 September 1999 | The 23rd and last video with released complete and unedited episodes | 9 January 2004. |
Britannia Music Company releases
Britannia Music Company Ltd have released all the episodes of Dad's Army in 23 volumes, with the exception of series one and two.
| Video name | Episode name(s) | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 (BBCV 6207) |
The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Battle School The Lion has Phones |
3 × 30 min. | 5 October 1998 | |
| Volume 2 (BBCV 6208) |
The Bullet is Not for Firing Something Nasty in the Vault Room at the Bottom |
3 × 30 min. | 5 October 1998 | |
| Volume 3 (BBCV 6209) |
Big Guns The Day the Balloon Went Up War Dance |
3 × 30 min. | 2 November 1998 | |
| Volume 4 (BBCV 6210) |
Menace From the Deep Branded Man Hunt |
3 × 30 min. | 2 November 1998 | |
| Volume 5 (BBCV 6414) |
No Spring for Frazer Sons of the Sea The Big Parade |
3 × 30 min. | 1 March 1999 | |
| Volume 6 (BBCV 6415) |
Don't Forget the Driver Boots, Boots, Boots Sgt - Save My Boy! |
3 × 30 min. | 1 March 1999 | |
| Volume 7 (BBCV 6416) |
Don't Fence Me In Absent Friends Put That Light Out |
3 × 30 min. | 19 April 1999 | |
| Volume 8 (BBCV 6417) |
The Two and a Half Feathers Mum's Army The Test |
3 × 30 min. | 19 April 1999 | |
| Volume 9 (BBCV 6418) |
A. Wilson (Manager)? Uninvited Guests Fallen Idol |
3 x 30 min. | 10 May 1999 | |
| Volume 10 (BBCV 6419) |
Battle of Giants Asleep in the Deep Keep Young and Beautiful |
1 × 60 min, 2 × 30 min. | 10 May 1999 | |
| Volume 11 (BBCV 6420) |
A Soldier's Farewell Getting the Bird The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones |
3 × 30 min. | 7 June 1999 | |
| Volume 12 (BBCV 6421) |
If the Cap Fits... The King was in his Counting House All is Safely Gathered In |
3 × 30 min. | 7 June 1999 | |
| Volume 13 (BBCV 6422) |
When Did You Last See Your Money? Brain versus Brawn A Brush with the Law |
3 × 30 min. | 5 July 1999 | |
| Volume 14 (BBCV 6423) |
Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel Time On My Hands The Deadly Attachment |
3 × 30 min. | 5 July 1999 | |
| Volume 15 (BBCV 6424) |
My British Buddy The Royal Train We Know Our Onions |
3 x 30 min | 2 August 1999 | |
| Volume 16 (BBCV 6425) |
The Honourable Man Things That Go Bump in the Night The Recruit |
3 × 30 min. | 2 August 1999 | |
| Volume 17 (BBCV 6426) |
Everybody's Trucking A Man of Action Gorilla Warfare |
3 × 30 min. | 2 August 1999 | |
| Volume 18 (BBCV 6427) |
The Godiva Affair The Captain's Car Turkey Dinner |
3 × 30 min. | 6 September 1999 | |
| Volume 19 (BBCV 6428) |
Ring Dem Bells When You've Got to Go Is There Honey Still For Tea |
3 × 30 min. | 6 September 1999 | |
| Volume 20 (BBCV 6429) |
Come In Your Time is Up High Finance The Face on the Poster |
3 × 30 min. | 4 October 1999 | |
| Volume 21 (BBCV 6430) |
My Brother and I The Love of Three Oranges Wake-Up Walmington |
3 × 30 min. | 4 October 1999 | |
| Volume 22 (BBCV 6431) |
The Making of Private Pike Knights of Madness The Miser's Hoard |
3 × 30 min. | 1 November 1999 | |
| Volume 23 (BBCV 6432) |
Number Engaged Never Too Old |
2 × 30 min. | 1 November 1999 |
DVD releases
BBC DVD releases
The BBC released two "Best of" DVD sets in October 2001 and September 2002, but it wasn't until September 2004 that the full series began to be released, with the first series and the surviving episodes of the second series being released first, along with the documentary Missing Presumed Wiped. As of May 2007, nine series have been released, as well as the Christmas specials and various other sketches. The DVDs also include short individual biographical documentaries about the characters and their actors called We Are The Boys, comprising material directed by Kevin Davies on the set of the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom competition. A full boxset is also available, containing all of the DVD releases except the two "Best of" compilations. These "Best of" collections were licensed by BFS Entertainment for a region 1 release under a single title of The Dad's Army collection in 2000.
In Australia, The entire Series has been released from 2004 - 2008.
- The Best Of Dad's Army - 2004
- The Best Of Dad's Army Vol.2 - 2004
- The Complete First Series Plus The Lost Episodes From Series Two - 10 November 2004
- The Complete Third Series - 3 August 2005
- The Complete Fourth Series - October/November 2005
- The Complete Fifth Series - 18 August 2006
- The Complete Sixth Series - 5 October 2006
- The Complete Seventh Series - March 2007
- The Complete Eighth Series - 31 July 2007
- The Christmas Specials - 7 November 2007
- The Complete Ninth Series - 6 March 2008
- The Complete Series - 6 August 2008
- Series One: Eps 1-3 (Comedy Bites) - 4 March 2010
- The Complete Collection - 5 August 2010
| DVD name | Episode name(s) | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Very Best of Dad's Army | The Deadly Attachment Keep Young And Beautiful Never Too Old Asleep in the Deep Sons of the Sea |
5 × 30 min. | 1 October 2001 | |
| The Very Best of Dad's Army Volume 2 | No Spring For Frazer Mum's Army Menace From The Deep When Did You Last See your Money? The Honourable Man |
5 × 30 min. | 30 September 2002 | |
| Dad's Army: The Complete Series 1 And The Lost Episodes Of Series 2 |
All of Series One All 3 surviving episodes of Series Two |
9 × 30 min. | 13 September 2004 | Included: Documentary: Missing Presumed Wiped BBC Radio remakes of the Lost episodes |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 3 | All of Series Three | 14 × 30 min. | 9 May 2005 | Included: "We Are the Boys...": Arnold Ridley Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 4 | All of Series Four | 13 × 30 min. | 8 August 2005 | Included: "We Are the Boys...": James Beck Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 5 | All of Series Five | 13 × 30 min. | 23 January 2006 | Included: "We Are the Boys...": John Laurie Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 6 | All of Series Six | 7 × 30 min. | 8 May 2006 | Included: "We Are the Boys...": John Le Mesurier Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 7 | All of Series Seven | 7 x 30 min. | 3 July 2006 | Included: "We Are the Boys...": Arthur Lowe Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 8 | All of Series Eight | 6 x 30 min. | 5 March 2007 | Included: "We Are the Boys...": Clive Dunn Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 9 | All of Series Nine | 6 x 30 min. | 21 May 2007 | Included: "We Are the Boys...": Ian Lavender Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: The Christmas Specials | All three specials | 1x 60 min., 2 x 30 min. | 5 November 2007 | Included: The Passing Years documentary 3 Christmas Night with the Stars sketches, 2 stage show featurettes, 2 Blue Peter excerpts, road safety film, The Coward Revue excerpt, photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: The Complete Collection | All Nine Series + Specials | 1x 60 min., 77 x 30 min. | 29 October 2007 | Included: As per individual releases. |
| Dad's Army: The Complete Collection (HMV Exclusive) | All Nine Series + Specials | 1x 60 min., 77 x 30 min. | 4 November 2013 | Included: As per individual releases. |
Other DVD releases
In addition to the series, there have been two feature films based on Dad's Army produced, as well as a docudrama production, and re-stagings of the three missing episodes, all of which have received DVD releases.
| DVD name | Distributor | R2 release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dad's Army (1971 film) | UCa | 16 August 2004 | |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 23 November 2015 | ||
| Dad's Army (2016 film) | Universal Pictures UK | 13 June 2016 | |
| We're Doomed: The Dad's Army Story | Spirit DVD | 1 February 2016 | |
| Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes | Network | 25 November 2019 | Included: Cast interviews; outtakes; behind the scenes gallery |
Region 1 DVD releases
On 24 October 2000 BFS Entertainment released a R1 collection of episodes called "Dad's Army Collection", which contains the following episodes on a 3 disc DVD boxset.
The Day The Balloon Went Up - Sons of the Sea - Don't Forget The Diver - Asleep in the Deep - Boots Boots Boots - A Soldier's Farewell - Big Guns - Menace From The Deep - The Bullet Is Not For Firing - Mum's Army - The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones - Put That Light Out - The Two and a Half Feathers - The Test - Fallen Idol - The Deadly Attachment - If The Cap Fits - The Honourable Man
