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Animals Featured DAlcop Dad’s Army copyright Jimmy Perry & David Croft. File compilations copyright Gordon Brodie & Christopher Leather Section 4 : Miscellaneous Files : Animals Whilst we all laugh at the antics of our heroes from Walmington-on-Sea as they prepared to defend their town against the might of the Nazi war machine poised across the Channel, let us not forget some of the supporting cast - the animals that featured in the DA Programmes. Some of the animals mentioned were never actually seen on the screen, but if they were mentioned then it is felt they should be included. It also covers those humans who tried to disguise themselves as animals. If, after studying this file, you can think of any of our furry friends that have been overlooked then please pass the details on. APES: During a radio news broadcast which the platoon are listening to, mention is made of a question being asked in the House about the fall in population of the apes of Gibraltar, but Private Walker denies any knowledge of this, although he may well know something about the pigeons mentioned in the previous question, which had disappeared from Trafalgar Square. BEAR: When the platoon had to stopover all night at what turned out to be an Army Dog Training School, Private Pike got soaked through a couple of mishaps. There was a bearskin rug, complete with head, which he put on to keep warm after removing his wet clothes. He gave some people quite a scare during the night when they woke up and saw a bear looking down at them. BIRDS: All birds mentioned in the series have been listed under their own paragraphs, but one that has come to light is the Golden Oriel, which was rare enough to bring an Austrian ornithologist to UK to try and find its eggs. CATS: As far as can be recalled, Mr Sedgewick’s cat was the only one actually seen in the DA Programmes, but we do know that the Mainwarings had a female cat called Empress. It was probably of a similar temperament as Mrs Mainwaring, as it was known to have scratched George on at least one occasion. Private Godfrey also had a ‘large pussy cat’, which had to be rescued from a tree by the Fire Brigade once. He also offered it as a platoon mascot, but there may have been difficulties in teaching it to march in step. We also know that to get their cat to lie down, the Godfreys had to tickle its nose. Private Cheeseman also had a cat, which according to him, went crazy at the smell of kippers cooking. We also know that Mrs Prosser had a cat, who Lance Corporal Jones saw ‘alright’ in return for Mrs Prosser’s company, and he also saw Mrs Foster’s cat ‘alright’ for her helping him count his coupons. Mr Sedgewick the Shoe Shop owner had to get his cat to search for a mouse that two different sections of the Home Guard Platoon claimed they saw on two different occasions in the shop in the course of one day. (This was the long haired cat that was actually seen). The only other reference to a cat is when Private Pike mentioned that his Mother sometimes threw a bucket of cold water over the cat (She had just done that to Frank when he got home after announcing his engagement to Violet Gibbons). The use of the cold water would tend to indicate it was a tomcat. Lance Corporal Jones once mentioned that there was a stuffed cat in the Anchor Pub. COWS: The most famous cow in Walmington during the War must have been the one created by Private Walker 1 DAlcop Dad’s Army copyright Jimmy Perry & David Croft. File compilations copyright Gordon Brodie & Christopher Leather and Private Frazer. This was actually a pantomime cow, the costume having been borrowed from the Church Drama Group stores in order to disguise themselves and go and spy on the Highland Regiment, who were the Home Guard Platoon’s enemy on an exercise. With Private Walker at the Front, and Private Frazer forming the rear, off they trotted to their field, causing much curiosity amongst the natural cows in their habitat. All went well until they were chased by a bull, leaving Private Walker to explain to the Vicar the destruction of his costume. Cows were also seen on the tiles behind the counter in Lance Corporal Jones’ Butchers before he changed things round. Lance Corporal Jones once claimed he was present at the confinement of a cow but fortunately did not go into detail about it! A group of very curious cows were also seen looking on in amazement at the platoon when they were taking a loose barrage balloon to Pinner Fields to secure it. More cows were seen in the far background during a Home Guard training weekend when the platoon fired onions from their Smith gun. DOGS: Many dogs both appeared and were mentioned during the programmes. Private Walker brought in Bran, a grey and white tracker dog, when there were various alerts about German parachutists landing in the UK. Despite his sleepy attitude, which according to Sergeant Wilson, was ‘awfully relaxed’, he could track quite well, but unfortunately it was an Austrian ornithologist’s trail he had picked up. When they got to a barn, thinking a German parachutist was inside, it was a Pekinese dog that emerged. After the Platoon van ran out of fuel one dark wet stormy night, the platoon had to stay overnight at what appeared to be a large deserted house. As they settled in the howling of dogs could be heard from outside, the ever pessimistic Frazer with his rolling eyes declaring “These are no ordinary hounds“. On return of the owner it was found to be an Army Dog Training School where the beagles were being trained to track German invaders. On going to get petrol the next day the platoon were trailed by the dogs thanks to Private Pike wearing an aniseed impregnated German uniform used for training the dogs. The troublemaker amongst the dogs appeared to be Prince 439 who had ran off three times and been on a charge twice!! It was possibly Prince who bit the seat out of Lance Corporal Jones’ trousers whilst he was trying to climb a tree to escape. Private Pike’s other confrontation with a dog was when he was approached by an Alsatian whilst on guard in a slit trench. Not getting on with dogs, he went to get help and Lance Corporal Frazer (as he was at the time) charged him with deserting his post and Godfrey who did not want to go and help with cowardice in the face of the enemy as it was a German dog. Frazer was, after all, trying to get his second stripe! Still on the subject of German dogs Mr Sigmund Murphy (formerly Von Schickenhausen) owned a Dachshund called Fritz who was known to chew the neighbour’s slippers. Sergeant Wilson once appeared with an Old English Sheepdog whilst Captain Mainwaring was rehearsing for a tableau of St George and the Dragon, claiming knights of old used to keep them. Despite not getting on with dogs either, even little ones, Private Godfrey and his sister Dolly at one time had a Pekinese. Whilst Cheeseman’s cat was known to go mad at the smell of kippers cooking, Godfrey’s Pekinese would go wild at the smell of turkey giblets cooking. It would appear it also had a habit of jumping up on Godfrey and he had to tell it to leave. Whether this was to leave him alone or leave Cherry Tree Cottage is not confirmed. Another mention of a dog was by Sergeant Wilson when he became ‘The Honourable’ and Mrs Pike wanted him to buy a Labrador. He must have had Labradors on the brain as when Captain Mainwaring asked him to see off Hodges’ cheeky nephew Hamish, Sergeant Wilson asked him to stop talking to him as if he was a Labrador. A black and white well meaning mongrel type dog was also seen trying to bring back a live grenade to a very hung over Captain Mainwaring, who had just retrieved it from amongst various other ammo and explosives inside Lance Corporal Jones’ van. A similar looking dog appeared to do its business against a tree near a windmill. Unfortunately the tree was a stage prop containing Lance Corporal Jones who was trying to plant a bomb at the windmill during a Home Guard exercise. A Collie dog was seen being carried out of a barn by Private Walker, whilst on exercise, probably 2 DAlcop Dad’s Army copyright Jimmy Perry & David Croft. File compilations copyright Gordon Brodie & Christopher Leather having mistaken it for a piglet in the dark interior. We also know that Captain Rodriguez’s HQ was guarded at a Home Guard Training Camp by Alsatians who did not get much to eat!! DRAGONS: There were two dragons seen in Walmington during the War - fortunately not real ones, (unless one includes certain female residents), but members of the Home Guard and the Wardens dressed in respective costumes, to take part in a St George and the Dragon tableau for a Carnival/Wings for Victory Day. Needless to say, each group had kept it a secret from the other what their act was going to be, but it must have been an entertaining spectacle on the local green that afternoon watching two St. Georges and two Dragons fighting each other.
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