User:Mollsmolyneux/Sandbox/Dad's Army video and DVD releases
User:Mollsmolyneux/Header Below is a list of all the Dad's Army DVD and video releases so far. Included is there region 2 releases dates, and the episodes that were released.
Video Releases
[edit]BBC The Very Best releases
[edit]| Video name | Episode name(s) | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | Notes |
| The Very Best of Dad's Army | 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 | December 31, 1993 | |
| 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. | December 31, 1993 |
BBC Episode Releases
[edit]| Video name | Episode name(s) | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | Notes |
| Asleep in the Deep | Asleep in the Deep The Deadly Attachment Don't Forget the Driver |
3 × 30 min. | October 7, 1987 | |
| The Two and a Half Feathers | The Two and a Half Feathers The Test Fallen Idol |
3 × 30 min. | June, 1990 | |
| The Deadly Attachment | The Deadly Attachment If the Cap Fits... The Honourable Man |
3 × 30 min. | September, 1990 | |
| Big Guns | Big Guns Menace From the Deep The Bullet is Not for Firing |
3 × 30 min. | June, 1991 | |
| Mum's Army | Mum's Army The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Put That Light Out! |
3 × 30 min. | June 3, 1991 | |
| When Did You Last See Your Money? | When Did You Last See Your Money? Battle School Branded |
3 × 30 min. | October, 1991 | |
| No Spring for Frazer | No Spring for Frazer Absent Friends A. Wilson (Manager)? |
3 × 30 min. | June, 1992 | |
| The Man and the Hour | The Man and the Hour Museum Piece Command Decision |
3 × 30 min. | February, 1993 | |
| The Enemy Within the Gates | The Enemy Within the Gates The Showing Up of Lance Corporal Jones Shooting Pains |
3 x 30 min | July 5, 1993 | |
| Uninvited Guests | Uninvited Guests The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones The King was in his Counting House |
3 × 30 min. | December 31, 1993 | |
| The Day the Balloon Went Up | The Day the Balloon Went Up Sons of the Sea Don't Forget the Driver |
3 × 30 min. | December 31, 1993 | |
| A Brush With the Law | A Brush With the Law Brain versus Brawn Keep Young and Beautiful |
3 × 30 min. | July 1, 1994 | |
| My British Buddy | My British Buddy The Royal Train All is Safely Gathered In |
3 × 30 min. | January 12, 1995 | |
| The Recruit | The Recruit A Man of Action The Captain's Car |
3 × 30 min. | March 17, 1995 | |
| Man Hunt | Man Hunt Sgt - Save My Boy! Don't Fence Me In |
3 × 30 min. | August, 1995 | |
| Knights of Madness | Knights of Madness The Making of Private Pike The Miser's Hoard |
3 × 30 min. | August 8, 1995 | |
| The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones |
The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Something Nasty in the Vault The Lion has Phones |
3 x 30 min | May 1, 1996 | |
| Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel |
Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel Time On My Hands We Know Our Onions |
3 × 30 min. | October 8, 1996 | |
| Room at the Bottom | Room at the Bottom War Dance Getting the Bird |
3 × 30 min. | March 3, 1997 | |
| Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret | Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret Things That Go Bump in the Night Everybody's Trucking |
3 × 30 min. | September 1, 1997 | At the time of this video's release Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret was the only surviving episode from Series 2. |
| Turkey Dinner | Turkey Dinner Ring Dem Bells When You've Got to Go |
3 × 30 min. | September 7, 1997 | |
| The Big Parade | The Big Parade Gorilla Warfare The Godiva Affair |
3 × 30 min. | July 6, 1998 | |
| Is There Honey Still For Tea? | Is There Honey Still For Tea? Come In Your Time is Up High Finance |
3 × 30 min. | February 1, 1999 | |
| The Face on the Poster | The Face on the Poster My Brother and I The Love of Three Oranges |
3 × 30 min. | June 7, 1999 | |
| Wake-Up Walmington | Wake-Up Walmington Number Engaged Never Too Old |
3 × 30 min. | September 6, 1999 |
Britannia Music Company releases
[edit]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 | The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones Battle School The Lion has Phones |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 2 | The Bullet is Not for Firing Something Nasty in the Vault Room at the Bottom |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 3 | Big Guns The Day the Balloon Went Up War Dance |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 4 | Menace From the Deep Branded Man Hunt |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 5 | No Spring for Frazer Sons of the Sea The Big Parade |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 6 | Don't Forget the Driver Boots, Boots, Boots Sgt - Save My Boy! |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 7 | Don't Fence Me In Absent Friends Put That Light Out |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 8 | The Two and a Half Feather Mum's Army The Test |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 9 | A. Wilson (Manager)? Uninvited Guests Fallen Idol |
3 x 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 10 | Battle of Giants Asleep in the Deep Keep Young and Beautiful |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 11 | A Soldier's Farewell Getting the Bird The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 12 | If the Cap Fits... The King was in his Counting House All is Safely Gathered In |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 13 | When Did You Last See Your Money? Brain versus Brawn A Brush with the Law |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 14 | Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel Time On My Hands The Deadly Attachment |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 15 | My British Buddy The Royal Train We Know Our Onions |
3 x 30 min | ??? | |
| Volume 16 | The Honourable Man Things That Go Bump in the Night The Recruit |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 17 | Everybody's Trucking A Man of Action Gorilla Warfare |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 18 | The Godiva Affair The Captain's Car Turkey Dinner |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 19 | Ring Dem Bells When You've Got to Go Is There Honey Still For Tea |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 20 | Come In Your Time is Up High Finance The Face on the Poster |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 21 | My Brother and I The Love of Three Oranges Wake-Up Walmington |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 22 | The Making of Private Pike Knights of Madness The Miser's Hoard |
3 × 30 min. | ??? | |
| Volume 23 | Number Engaged Never Too Old |
2 × 30 min. | ??? |
BBC DVD releases
[edit]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 July 2006, seven out of nine series have been released, although the hour-long special "The Battle of the Giants" is yet to be included. The DVDs also include short individual biographical documentaries about the characters and their actors called We Are The Boys.
| 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. | October 1, 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. | September 30, 2002 | |
| Dad's Army: The Complete Series 1 And The Lost Episodes Of Series 2 |
All of Series One 3 episode of Series Two |
9 × 30 min. | September 13, 2004 | Included: Documentary: Missing Presumed Wiped Audio episodes of the Lost episodes |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 3 | All of Series Three | 14 × 30 min. | May 9, 2005 | Included: We Are The Boys...Arnold Ridley Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 4 | All of Series Four | 13 × 30 min. | August 8, 2005 | Included: We Are The Boys...James Beck Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 5 | All of Series Five | 13 × 30 min. | January 23, 2006 | Included: We are The Boys...John Laurie Photo gallery |
| Dad's Army: Complete Series 6 | All of Series Six | 13 × 30 min. | May 8, 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. | July 3, 206 | Included: We are The Boys...? Photo gallery' |