A theatre of war Home Guard of classic comedy pays tribute to troops' courage

摘要

He was a classic example of a young recruit willing to stand up to a trumped-up superior officer. As a junior member of the Home Guard, Pte Frank Pike was a constant thorn in the side of bank manager-turned-soldier Capt George Mainwaring. And in dealing with the youngster's irritatingly insubordinate voice, the boss, played by the late Arthur Lowe, was reduced to two words: "Stupid boy".rnIt was a phrase that quickly embedded itself in British military culture. The characters that made up the Home Guard unit in the BBC comedy Dad's Army provided quotes for a generation of British soldiers squaring up to the challenges of military service.