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Abingdon Bingo Halls:
22632 Green Spring Church Rd
Abingdon, VA 24211
15605 Porterfield Hwy
Abingdon, VA 24210
Accomac Bingo Halls:
22454 Front St
Accomac, VA 23301
Afton Bingo Halls:
11100 Rockfish Valley Hwy
Afton, VA 22920
Alexandria Bingo Halls:
6200-D Little River Turnpike
Alexandria, VA 22312
6300 Beulah St
Alexandria, VA 22310
8592 Richmond Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22309
Altavista Bingo Halls:
3463 Lynch Mill Rd
Altavista, VA 24517
Amissville Bingo Halls:
14711 Lee Hwy
Amissville, VA 20106
Annandale Bingo Halls:
7128 Columbia Pike
Annandale, VA 22003
3408 Woodburn Rd
Annandale, VA 22003
Arlington Bingo Halls:
3445 N Washington Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
Ashland Bingo Halls:
11184 Washington Hwy
Ashland, VA 23059
711184 Washington Hwy
Ashland, VA 23005
11299 Washington Hwy
Ashland, VA 23005
Atlantic Bingo Halls:
10071 Atlantic Ave
Atlantic, VA 23303
Barboursville Bingo Halls:
5361 Spotswood Trail
Barboursville, VA 22923
Bedford Bingo Halls:
2986 W. Lynchburg/Salem Turnpike
Bedford, VA 24523
2986 W Lynchburg /Salem Turnpike
Bedford, VA 24523
Belle Haven Bingo Halls:
15315 Merry Cat Ln
Belle Haven, VA 23306
Berryville Bingo Halls:
9 South Buckmarsh St
Berryville, VA 22611
Big Stone Gap Bingo Halls:
1946 Tate Springs Rd
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Blackstone Bingo Halls:
1746 Cox Rd
Blackstone, VA 23824
1060 Mt. Nebo Rd
Blackstone, VA 23824
Boston Bingo Halls:
8279 Sperryville Pike
Boston, VA 22701
Bowling Green Bingo Halls:
17352 A. P. Hill Blvdt
Bowling Green, VA 22427
Boyce Bingo Halls:
1 South Greenway Ave
Boyce, VA 22620
Boydton Bingo Halls:
45 School St
Boydton, VA 23917
Brandy Station Bingo Halls:
19610 Church Rd
Brandy Station, VA 22714
Bristol Bingo Halls:
2195 Euclid Ave
Bristol, VA 24201
2195 Euclid Ave
Bristol, VA 24201
8 Euclid Ave
Bristol, VA 24201
Bumpass Bingo Halls:
575 Bethany Church Rd
Bumpass, VA 23024
Burke Bingo Halls:
9501 Old Burke Lake Rd
Burke, VA 22015
Cape Charles Bingo Halls:
501 Mason Ave
Cape Charles, VA 23310
Castlewood Bingo Halls:
Route 1 Box 165 M
Castlewood, VA 24224
Route 1 Box 165 M
Castlewood, VA 24224
Catlett Bingo Halls:
3558 Catlett Rd
Catlett, VA 20119
Cedar Bluff Bingo Halls:
22298 US Hwy 19 Belfast Community
Cedar Bluff, VA 24609
Centreville Bingo Halls:
5856 Old Centreville Rd
Centreville, VA 20121
Charlottesville Bingo Halls:
1462 Richmond Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22911
389 Elks Dr
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Chase City Bingo Halls:
335 Mecklenburg Dr
Chase City, VA 23924
Cheriton Bingo Halls:
4083 Sunnyside Rd
Cheriton, VA 23310
Chesapeake Bingo Halls:
645 Woodlake Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23320
1420 North George Washington Hwy
Chesapeake, VA 23323
4027 Bainbridge Blvd
Chesapeake, VA 23324
Chester Bingo Halls:
Jefferson Davis Hwy
Chester, VA 23831
Chesterfield Bingo Halls:
11401 Bundle Road
Chesterfield, VA 23838
10300 Courthouse Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Chincoteague Island Bingo Halls:
4023 Main St
Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
Christiansburg Bingo Halls:
407 Roanoke St.,Suite 2
Christiansburg, VA 24073
407 Roanoke St., Suite 2
Christiansburg, VA 24073
400 College St
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Clarksville Bingo Halls:
102 Woodland Dr
Clarksville, VA 23927
Cleveland Bingo Halls:
5158 Cleveland Road
Cleveland, VA 24225
88 4th St
Cleveland, VA 24225
Clifton Forge Bingo Halls:
522 Commercial Ave
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
306 East Ridgeway St
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
2815 Douthat Rd
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
Clintwood Bingo Halls:
400 VFW St
Clintwood, VA 24228
Cobbs Creek Bingo Halls:
Route 198
Cobbs Creek, VA 23035
Coeburn Bingo Halls:
232 Front St
Coeburn, VA 24230
Collinsville Bingo Halls:
395 John Redd Blvd.
Collinsville, VA 24078
Colonial Beach Bingo Halls:
312 Colonial Ave
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
719 Ferry Landing
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
121 James Monroe Hwy
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
Colonial Heights Bingo Halls:
505 Springdale Ave
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
15930 Happy Hill Rd
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
170 Moose Ave
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Covington Bingo Halls:
5518 Dunlap Creek Rd
Covington, VA 24426
414 Moose Park Rd
Covington, VA 24426
414 Moose Park Rd
Covington, VA 24426
Cross Junction Bingo Halls:
9381 N Frederick Pike
Cross Junction, VA 22625
Crozet Bingo Halls:
6135 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
Crozet, VA 22932
Culpeper Bingo Halls:
14222 Rixeyville Rd
Culpeper, VA 22701
12282 Sperryville Pike
Culpeper, VA 22701
151-153 W. Davis St
Culpeper, VA 22701
Damascus Bingo Halls:
919 South Shady Ave
Damascus, VA 24236
23489 Mountain City Hwy
Damascus, VA 24236
Danville Bingo Halls:
17 Fairfield Ave
Danville, VA 24541
135 American Legion Blvd
Danville, VA 24540
560 Main St
Danville, VA 24541
Deltaville Bingo Halls:
17684 General Puller Hwy-Rt. 33
Deltaville, VA 23043
Disputanta Bingo Halls:
10010 County Dr
Disputanta, VA 23842
Dumfries Bingo Halls:
18321 Graham Park Rd
Dumfries, VA 22026
3800 Graham Road
Dumfries, VA 22172
Dunn Loring Bingo Halls:
2148 Gallows Rd
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
Eastville Bingo Halls:
170202 Courthouse Rd
Eastville, VA 23310
P. O. Box 301
Eastville, VA 23347
Elk Creek Bingo Halls:
9109 Elk Creek Parkway
Elk Creek, VA 24326
Elkton Bingo Halls:
414 South Eastside Hwy
Elkton, VA 22827
Emporia Bingo Halls:
49 Ruritan Drive
Emporia, VA 23847
Exmore Bingo Halls:
3249 Main St
Exmore, VA 23350
Faber Bingo Halls:
8301 Irish Rd
Faber, VA 22938
Fairfax Bingo Halls:
2148 Gallows Rd
Fairfax, VA 22027
8421 Arlington Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22031
4081 University Dr
Fairfax, VA 22030
Fairfield Bingo Halls:
6363 N Lee Hwy
Fairfield, VA 24435
Farmville Bingo Halls:
1405 Longwood Ave
Farmville, VA 23901
Forest Bingo Halls:
200 Sweeney Circle
Forest, VA 24551
Fredericksburg Bingo Halls:
1114 Potomac Ave
Fredericksburg, VA 22405
5992 Plank Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
11309 Tidewater Trail
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Fries Bingo Halls:
343 Firehouse Drive
Fries, VA 24330
Front Royal Bingo Halls:
4088 Guard Hill Rd
Front Royal, VA 22630
221 N. Commerce Ave
Front Royal, VA 22630
1340 John Marshall Hwy
Front Royal, VA 22630
Galax Bingo Halls:
800 East Stuart Dr.
Galax, VA 24333
Gasburg Bingo Halls:
1705 Baird Road
Gasburg, VA 23857
Gate City Bingo Halls:
146 Bishop Dr
Gate City, VA 24251
13906 East Carter's Valley Rd
Gate City, VA 24251
101 Park St
Gate City, VA 24251
Glade Spring Bingo Halls:
412 East Glade St
Glade Spring, VA 24340
412 East Glade St.
Glade Spring, VA 24340
Gladys Bingo Halls:
Hwy 633
Gladys, VA 24554
Glasgow Bingo Halls:
715 Powhatan Street
Glasgow, VA 24555
Glen Allen Bingo Halls:
13131 Overhill Lake Ln
Glen Allen, VA 23059
13131 Overhill Lake Lane
Glen Allen, VA 23059
13131 Overhill Lake Ln
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Gloucester Bingo Halls:
6565 Moose Ln
Gloucester, VA 23061
Gordonsville Bingo Halls:
10271 Gordon Ave
Gordonsville, VA 22942
Goshen Bingo Halls:
9770 Maury River Rd
Goshen, VA 24439
Grottoes Bingo Halls:
109 Third St
Grottoes, VA 24441
Halifax Bingo Halls:
L.P. Bailey Hwy
Halifax, VA 24558
Hampton Bingo Halls:
227 E Mercury Blvd
Hampton, VA 23669
4020 Victoria Blvd
Hampton, VA 23669
95 Tide Mill Ln
Hampton, VA 23666
Harrisonburg Bingo Halls:
100 Miller Cr.
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Haysi Bingo Halls:
Route 1, Box 43
Haysi, VA 24256
Herndon Bingo Halls:
779 Center St
Herndon, VA 20170
Hopewell Bingo Halls:
217 E. City Point Rd
Hopewell, VA 23860
810 West Poythress St
Hopewell, VA 23860
4701 Western St
Hopewell, VA 23860
Hot Springs Bingo Halls:
Hot Springs Fire House-Main St
Hot Springs, VA 24445
Independence Bingo Halls:
115 Klondike Rd
Independence, VA 24348
Ivanhoe Bingo Halls:
4314 Ivanhoe Rd
Ivanhoe, VA 24350
Jarratt Bingo Halls:
120 N. Allen Rd
Jarratt, VA 23867
Jonesville Bingo Halls:
1 Park St
Jonesville, VA 24263
Keswick Bingo Halls:
I3501 Steamer Dr
Keswick, VA 22947
3756 Richmond Road
Keswick, VA 22947
Kilmarnock Bingo Halls:
882 Waverly Ave
Kilmarnock, VA 22482
King George Bingo Halls:
10021 Dahlgren Rd
King George, VA 22485
Leesburg Bingo Halls:
61 Plaza Street NE
Leesburg, VA 20176
42367 Lucketts Rd
Leesburg, VA 20176
Lexington Bingo Halls:
1465 Thornhill Rd
Lexington, VA 24450
105 Memorial Ln
Lexington, VA 24450
Lively Bingo Halls:
3989 White Chapel Rd
Lively, VA 22503
Locust Grove Bingo Halls:
104 Lakeview Parkway
Locust Grove, VA 22508
31077 Old Plank Road
Locust Grove, VA 22508
Lorton Bingo Halls:
7701 Armistead Rd
Lorton, VA 22079
Louisa Bingo Halls:
354 School Bus Road
Louisa, VA 23093
Lovettsville Bingo Halls:
12837 Berlin Tnpk
Lovettsville, VA 20180
Luray Bingo Halls:
257 Dry Run Rd
Luray, VA 22835
Lynchburg Bingo Halls:
1301 Greenview Dr
Lynchburg, VA 24502
6235 Old Mill Rd
Lynchburg, VA 24502
934 Waterlick Rd
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Madison Heights Bingo Halls:
117 Seminole Plaza Shopping Center
Madison Heights, VA 24572
4133 South Amherst Highway
Madison Heights, VA 24572
117 Seminole Way
Madison Heights, VA 24572
Manassas Bingo Halls:
9950 Cockrell Rd
Manassas, VA 20110
10501 Balls Ford Rd
Manassas, VA 20109
9322 Center St
Manassas, VA 20110
Marion Bingo Halls:
101 Thomas Bridge Rd
Marion, VA 24354
263 Chestnut Ridge Rd
Marion, VA 24354
861 Goolsby St
Marion, VA 24354
Martinsville Bingo Halls:
300 Fairy St.
Martinsville, VA 24112
6296 A. L. Philpott Hwy
Martinsville, VA 24112
1903 Joseph Martin Hwy
Martinsville, VA 24112
Mc Gaheysville Bingo Halls:
1822 Resort Dr
Mc Gaheysville, VA 22840
80 Stover Dr
Mc Gaheysville, VA 22840
Mechanicsville Bingo Halls:
7168 Flag Ln
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
7631 Walnut Grove Rd
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
7631 Walnut Grove Rd
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Meherrin Bingo Halls:
64 Moores Ordinary Rd
Meherrin, VA 23954
Middletown Bingo Halls:
7855 Main St
Middletown, VA 22645
Moneta Bingo Halls:
1174 Morgan Church Rd
Moneta, VA 24121
Montpelier Bingo Halls:
17205 Mountain Road
Montpelier, VA 23192
17205 Mountain Road
Montpelier, VA 23192
Montross Bingo Halls:
52 Rectory Rd
Montross, VA 22520
2054 Neenah Road
Montross, VA 22520
Mount Solon Bingo Halls:
86 Emmanuel Church Rd
Mount Solon, VA 22843
Narrows Bingo Halls:
205 Main St
Narrows, VA 24124
137 Center St
Narrows, VA 24124
206 Hare St
Narrows, VA 24124
Nassawadox Bingo Halls:
10239 Pine Ave
Nassawadox, VA 23413
Nelsonia Bingo Halls:
16191 Lankford Hwy
Nelsonia, VA 23308
New Market Bingo Halls:
135 White Mill Rd
New Market, VA 22844
9202 North Congress St
New Market, VA 22844
9771 Congress St
New Market, VA 22844
Newport News Bingo Halls:
4711 Chestnut Ave
Newport News, VA 23607
4711 Chestnut Ave
Newport News, VA 23607
368 American Legion Dr
Newport News, VA 23608
Nokesville Bingo Halls:
12826 Marstellar Dr
Nokesville, VA 20181
Norfolk Bingo Halls:
420 Spotswood Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517
7625 Sewells Point Rd
Norfolk, VA 23513
7525 Tidewater Dr
Norfolk, VA 23505
North Tazewell Bingo Halls:
616 Market St.
North Tazewell, VA 24630
Norton Bingo Halls:
1710 W. Main Ave
Norton, VA 24273
Onley Bingo Halls:
25534 E Main St
Onley, VA 23418
Orange Bingo Halls:
16706 Mountain Track Rd
Orange, VA 22960
Painter Bingo Halls:
17116 Wayside Dr
Painter, VA 23420
Palmyra Bingo Halls:
10 Slice Rd
Palmyra, VA 22963
Pembroke Bingo Halls:
102 Cascade Dr
Pembroke, VA 24136
Pennington Gap Bingo Halls:
Kentucy Ave
Pennington Gap, VA 24277
Petersburg Bingo Halls:
500 Fleet St
Petersburg, VA 23803
20910 James Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
118 1/2 Mars St
Petersburg, VA 23803
Piney River Bingo Halls:
3164 Lowesville Rd
Piney River, VA 22967
Portsmouth Bingo Halls:
4040 McLean St
Portsmouth, VA 23701
4040 McLean St
Portsmouth, VA 23701
2880 A Airline Boulevard, Suite 3
Portsmouth, VA 23701
Powhatan Bingo Halls:
4140 Old Buckingham Rd
Powhatan, VA 23139
3920 Marion Harland Ln
Powhatan, VA 23139
Prince George Bingo Halls:
4225 Jefferson Park Rd
Prince George, VA 23875
Radford Bingo Halls:
104 Pulaski St
Radford, VA 24141
Rapidan Bingo Halls:
9729 Locust Dale Rd
Rapidan, VA 22733
Rich Creek Bingo Halls:
111 Federal St
Rich Creek, VA 24147
Richmond Bingo Halls:
8088 Recreation Rd
Richmond, VA 23231
210 Giant Drive
Richmond, VA 23224
2900 West Broad St
Richmond, VA 23230
Roanoke Bingo Halls:
541 Luck Avenue Suite 308
Roanoke, VA 24016
5411 Williamson Rd
Roanoke, VA 24012
P. O. Box 7296
Roanoke, VA 24572
Rocky Mount Bingo Halls:
Rt 40 Old Franklin Turnpike
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Round Hill Bingo Halls:
4 Main St
Round Hill, VA 20141
Ruckersville Bingo Halls:
50 Sassafras lane /Rt 33
Ruckersville, VA 22968
50 Sassafras Ln Rt. 33
Ruckersville, VA 22968
Rural Retreat Bingo Halls:
307 Frye Ave
Rural Retreat, VA 24368
Salem Bingo Halls:
710 Apperson Dr
Salem, VA 24153
850 West Main St
Salem, VA 24153
850 West Main St
Salem, VA 24153
Saltville Bingo Halls:
232 Palmer Avenue
Saltville, VA 24370
232 Palmer Ave
Saltville, VA 24370
Sandston Bingo Halls:
1717 Old Hanover Rd
Sandston, VA 23150
21 J. B. Finley Rd
Sandston, VA 23150
Scottsburg Bingo Halls:
3050 Scottsburg Rd
Scottsburg, VA 24589
Shenandoah Bingo Halls:
1103 Varina Ave
Shenandoah, VA 22849
Smithfield Bingo Halls:
818 South Church St
Smithfield, VA 23430
South Boston Bingo Halls:
1710 Jeffries Blvd
South Boston, VA 24592
801 Wilborn Ave
South Boston, VA 24592
South Hill Bingo Halls:
213 Brook Ave
South Hill, VA 23970
1664 North Mecklenburg Ave
South Hill, VA 23950
1201 West Danville St
South Hill, VA 23970
Spotsylvania Bingo Halls:
9109 American Legion Dr
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Spout Spring Bingo Halls:
Route 460
Spout Spring, VA 20169
Springfield Bingo Halls:
6520 Amherst Ave
Springfield, VA 22150
7011 Backlick Rd
Springfield, VA 22150
7011 Backlick Rd
Springfield, VA 22150
Stafford Bingo Halls:
1204 American Legion Rd
Stafford, VA 22405
1417 Washington Dr
Stafford, VA 22554
1110 Courthouse Rd
Stafford, VA 22554
Staunton Bingo Halls:
225 Old Greenville Rd
Staunton, VA 24401
139 Cedar Green Rd
Staunton, VA 24401
1510 Commerce Rd
Staunton, VA 24401
Stephens City Bingo Halls:
5346 Mulberry St
Stephens City, VA 22655
Sterling Bingo Halls:
401 West Holly Ave
Sterling, VA 20164
183 Ruritan Rd
Sterling, VA 20164
Strasburg Bingo Halls:
53 Lower Valley Rd
Strasburg, VA 22657
Strasburg Bingo Halls:
53 Lower Valley Rd
Strasburg, VA 22657
Stuarts Draft Bingo Halls:
3251 Stuarts Draft Hwy
Stuarts Draft, VA 24477
Sutherlin Bingo Halls:
5731 South Boston Hwy
Sutherlin, VA 24594
Tappahannock Bingo Halls:
106 Dock St
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Tasley Bingo Halls:
21503 Daugherty Rd
Tasley, VA 23301
Tazewell Bingo Halls:
115 E Fincastle
Tazewell, VA 24651
Toano Bingo Halls:
3135 Forge Rd
Toano, VA 23168
Topping Bingo Halls:
8215 General Puller Hwy
Topping, VA 23169
Triangle Bingo Halls:
17934 Liming Ln
Triangle, VA 22172
18321 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Triangle, VA 22172
Vienna Bingo Halls:
9616 Courthouse Rd
Vienna, VA 22181
400 Center St South
Vienna, VA 22180
Vinton Bingo Halls:
1320 East Washington Ave
Vinton, VA 24179
1320 East Washington Ave
Vinton, VA 24179
2127 Washington Ave
Vinton, VA 24179
Virginia Beach Bingo Halls:
660 North Witchduck Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
4933 Cleveland St
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
660 North Witchduck Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Warsaw Bingo Halls:
73 Washington Ave
Warsaw, VA 22572
Waynesboro Bingo Halls:
27 Sandy Ridge Rd
Waynesboro, VA 22980
1700 Harvard Rd
Waynesboro, VA 22980
481 Hopeman Parkway
Waynesboro, VA 22980
West Point Bingo Halls:
312 7th St
West Point, VA 23181
1658 VFW Rd
West Point, VA 23181
Weyers Cave Bingo Halls:
682 Weyers Cave Rd
Weyers Cave, VA 24486
Williamsburg Bingo Halls:
5429 Richmond Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Winchester Bingo Halls:
700 Baker Ln
Winchester, VA 22601
700 Baker Ln
Winchester, VA 22601
627 North Pleasant Valley Rd
Winchester, VA 22601
Wise Bingo Halls:
307 Norton Rd
Wise, VA 24293
Woodbridge Bingo Halls:
3640 Friendly Post Ln
Woodbridge, VA 22192
5070 Dale Blvd
Woodbridge, VA 22193
13386 Telegraph Rd
Woodbridge, VA 22192
Woodbridge Bingo Halls:
3640 Friendly Post Ln
Woodbridge, VA 22192
5070 Dale Blvd
Woodbridge, VA 22193
13386 Telegraph Rd
Woodbridge, VA 22192
Woodstock Bingo Halls:
152 Moose Rd
Woodstock, VA 22664
Wylliesburg Bingo Halls:
2000 Barnsville Hwy
Wylliesburg, VA 23976
Wytheville Bingo Halls:
1350 W Main St
Wytheville, VA 24382
Yorktown Bingo Halls:
5710 George Washington Memorial Hwy
Yorktown, VA 23692
5710 George Washington Memorial Hwy
Yorktown, VA 23692
5710 George Washington Memorial Hwy
Yorktown, VA 23692
Walmington-on-Sea is a fictionalseaside resort that is the setting of Dad's Army, including the BBC Televisionsitcom, the BBC Radio 4series and two feature films (1971 and 2016).
Walmington-on-Sea is on the south coast of England which, following the fall of France and the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk during the Second World War, found itself on the front line against Hitler. It is situated in West Kent[1] and the nearest large town is Eastgate, where Captain Mainwaring was educated in the local grammar school.
The series followed the adventures and misadventures of members of a fictional platoon of the Home Guard, a volunteer army formed from those ineligible for conscription by age, minor physical inability or occupation, to defend the United Kingdom from German invasion following the fall of France.
Over the nine television series, the action is set in various places in Walmington-on-Sea, the interiors of which were built in the television studios, while the exterior scenes were filmed at various Norfolk locations.[2] Those included a pleasure pier (filmed in Great Yarmouth[3]) with a 20-foot (6m) wide gap blown in the middle to prevent it from being used as a landing stage by invading armed forces. The beach is protected with barbed wire and other defences including mines, pillboxes and tank traps.
Other locations, typical of a seaside town during the Second World War, included a sweet shop, The Novelty Rock Emporium, at least two banks (the fictional Swallows Bank, which appeared in early episodes, and the real Martins Bank), the Marigold tea room, Anne's Pantry, the Dutch Oven, Corporal Jones'sbutcher's shop, Hodges'greengrocers, Frazer'sundertakers, a cinema and numerous pubs including the Red Lion, which all suggest it was a reasonably sized place. There is also a Free Polish Club for Polish servicemen. In common with most real Britishtowns, Walmington-on-Sea has a church, Saint Aldhelm's, with a hall next door which is the setting for various community events in the episodes such as the Christmas pantomime and a place for the Sea Scouts to parade. It is also where the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoonmuster on parade nights.
Many outdoor scenes were filmed at Thetford, an inland town in Norfolk.[2] The 1971 film, Dad's Army, moved location to Chalfont St Giles, even further from the coast. The 2016 film, Dad's Army, was filmed even more distantly, in Yorkshire.
Thetford's Guildhall (today the home of the Dad's Army Museum) became Walmington-on-Sea's Town Hall. The Guildhall featured in the 1972 episode Time On My Hands, in which a German Luftwaffe pilot dangled from the clock tower when his parachute became caught in the clock's hands. The Guildhall was also used in the 1974 episode 'The Captain's Car'. The distinctive flint cottages in Thetford's Nether Row appeared in four episodes: 'Man Hunt', 'The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones', 'The Big Parade' and 'Time on My Hands'. Mill Lane was used in 'The Deadly Attachment', while Thetford's real-life Palace Cinema (now a bingo hall) doubled as Walmington-on-Sea's Empire Cinema in two episodes – 'The Big Parade' (1970) and 'A Soldier's Farewell' (1972).[2]
Brandon railway station was used for exterior shots of Walmington-on-Sea railway station, while the platforms of Weybourne Station on the preserved North Norfolk Railway (a heritage steam railway) stood in for the platforms at Walmington-on-Sea station in the episode 'The Royal Train'.
Character | Job |
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George Mainwaring | Bank manager |
Elizabeth Mainwaring | |
Arthur Wilson | Bank chief clerk |
Jack Jones | Butcher |
Mildred Fox | |
Frank Pike | Bank clerk |
Mavis Pike | |
Joe Walker | Spiv |
James Frazer | Undertaker |
Charles Godfrey | Retired |
Dolly Godfrey | |
Cissy Godfrey | |
Mr Sponge | Sheep farmer |
William Hodges | Greengrocer |
Reverend Timothy Farthing | Vicar |
Maurice Yeatman | Verger |
Beryl Yeatman | |
Mr Gordon | Town clerk |
Miss Fortescue | Proprietor of the Marigold Tearooms |
Doreen | Cinema Worker/Restaurant worker |
Edith Parish | Cinema usherette |
Mr Cheesewright | Cinema manager |
Janet King | Bank clerk |
Sidney Blewitt | Retired |
George Jones | Museum caretaker |
Mr Billings | |
Bracewell | Businessman |
Raymond | Butcher's assistant |
Miss Doris Mortimer | Butcher's assistant |
Desmond | |
Cheeseman | Journalist |
Elgood | |
Hastings | |
Miss Meadows | |
Forkus | |
Day | |
Eccles | |
Woods | |
Taylor | |
Mrs Peters |