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Fictional character
Captain Mainwaring
Dad's Army character
First appearance
The Man and the Hour
Last appearance
Never Too Old
Portrayed by
Arthur Lowe (1968–1977) Toby Jones (2016 movie) Kevin McNally (2019)
In-universe information
Full name
George Mainwaring
Occupation
Bank Manager
Family
Edmund Mainwaring (father) Barry Mainwaring (brother)
Spouse
Elizabeth Mainwaring
Affiliated with
Home Guard (captain)
Captain George Mainwaring (/ˈmænərɪŋ/) is a fictional Home Guard captain, first portrayed by Arthur Lowe in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. In the
2016 movie he is played by Toby Jones and in the 2019 remake of three missing episodes he is played by Kevin McNally. Mainwaring is the bank manager and Home Guard platoon commander, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea during the Second World War.[1]
He is considered a classic British comic character owing to the continuing currency of Dad's Army via regular repeats and Lowe's portrayal. Many of his quotes, such as, "You stupid boy!", are engrained in British popular culture. In a 2001 Channel 4 poll Captain Mainwaring was ranked 21st on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters.[2][3]
^Webber, Richard; Perry, Jimmy; Croft, David (2000), The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army, London: Orion Books, pp. 288, p.132–133, ISBN 0-7528-4637-X
^"100 Greatest TV Characters". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^"100 Greatest ... (100 Greatest TV Characters (Part 1))". ITN Source. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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