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Jimmy Perry(1923-2016)

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Jimmy Perry was born on 20 September 1923 in Barnes, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Dad's Army (1968), Hi-de-Hi! (1980) and Dad's Army (1971). He was married to Gilda Perry. He died on 23 October 2016 in London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 20, 1923
DiedOctober 23, 2016(93)
BornSeptember 20, 1923
DiedOctober 23, 2016(93)
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  • Awards
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Known for

Dad's Army (1968)
Dad's Army
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Su Pollard in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
Hi-de-Hi!
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Dad's Army (1971)
Dad's Army
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1971
John Clive, Hugh Lloyd, Terry Scott, and Leon Thau in The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969)
The Gnomes of Dulwich
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes (2023)
    Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 2023
  • Robert Bathurst, Kevin Eldon, David Hayman, Kevin McNally, Timothy West, Mathew Horne, and Tom Rosenthal in Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019)
    Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 2019
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay, Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Bill Paterson, Daniel Mays, and Blake Harrison in Dad's Army (2016)
    Dad's Army
    5.2
    • based on characters created by
    • 2016
  • Dad's Army: A Stripe for Frazer, Animated (2016)
    Dad's Army: A Stripe for Frazer, Animated
    8.0
    Short
    • written by
    • 2016
  • Selection Box (1996)
    Selection Box
    TV Series
    • created and written by: Dad's Army
    • 1997
  • You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
    You Rang, M'Lord?
    8.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • screenplay
    • 1988–1993
  • Turns (1982)
    Turns
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982–1989
  • High Street Blues (1989)
    High Street Blues
    4.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Su Pollard in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
    Hi-de-Hi!
    6.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • creator
    • script by ...
    • 1980–1988
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • script by
    • 1974–1981
  • Room Service (1979)
    Room Service
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • The Old Boy Network
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Dad's Army (1968)
    Dad's Army
    8.1
    TV Series
    • by
    • idea
    • screenplay ...
    • 1968–1977
  • The Rear Guard (1976)
    The Rear Guard
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    6.0
    TV Series
    • script: Dad's Army
    • script
    • 1968–1972

Music Department

  • You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
    You Rang, M'Lord?
    8.7
    TV Series
    • composer: signature tune
    • 1988–1993
  • Su Pollard in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
    Hi-de-Hi!
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: signature tune
    • composer: title music
    • 1980–1988
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    7.2
    TV Series
    • composer: signature tune
    • 1974–1981

Additional Crew

  • Comedy Connections (2003)
    Comedy Connections
    7.5
    TV Series
    • archive
    • archivist
    • 2007–2008
  • The Old Boy Network
    TV Series
    • programme associate
    • 1979–1981

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jimmy Perry O.B.E.
  • Born
    • September 20, 1923
    • Barnes, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 23, 2016
    • London, England, UK(following a short illness)
  • Spouse
    • Gilda PerryAugust 22, 1953 - October 23, 2016 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Wrote an introduction for "Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes" (1998), a book of the scripts for the second series which was presumed lost at the time.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to television.
  • Quotes
    [on The Deadly Attachment (1973)] I said to David Croft, we have to have this real. We must get an actor who speaks fluent German. We got Philip (Philip Madoc) and he was marvellous.

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