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James Perry OBE (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016) was an English scriptwriter and actor. He devised and co-wrote the BBC sitcoms Dad's Army (1968–1977), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981), Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988) and You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), all with David Croft.
Oct 23, 2016 · Jimmy Perry was best known as the creator of Dad's Army, one of television's most popular, and long running sitcoms. His 25-year partnership with David Croft also produced It Ain't Half...
Oct 24, 2016 · Comedians and friends have paid tribute to the "amazing" contribution to British TV of Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry, who has died at the age of 93. Perry's agent Tim Hancock...
Oct 23, 2016 · Jimmy Perry, creator of one of TV's most popular comedy series, Dad's Army, has died aged 93. Working with producer David Croft, he was also responsible for It Ain't...
Oct 24, 2016 · Memories of life as a 16-year-old in the Home Guard, whose volunteers defended Britain’s shores against Nazi invasion during the Second World War, led Jimmy Perry to create one of British...
Oct 24, 2016 · Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi writer Jimmy Perry has died aged 93. In this interview with Radio Times, first published in March 2014, he recalls first working on Dad's Army...
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.
Oct 23, 2016 · Jimmy Perry, who has died aged 93, created and co-wrote, with David Croft, the BBC situation comedy Dad’s Army, which he based on his wartime experiences in the Home Guard, and which...
Oct 23, 2016 · Jimmy Perry, one of the UK’s most loved comedy writers, has died at the age of 93 after a short illness. He will be best remembered for creating Dad’s Army, a series which first aired in 1968 but...
Oct 23, 2016 · English actor and television screenwriter Jimmy Perry, best known for co-creating the BBC sitcom Dad’s Army and for his long partnership with producer-writer David Croft, died today after a ...
