DON'T PANIC YOU PLONKER
Daily Star|February 07, 2024
'Del' was cast as Dad's Army Jones
STEVE HUGHES
DON'T PANIC YOU PLONKER

SIR David Jason has told how he was handed a lead role in Dad's Army before a BBC boss confessed he'd already given the job to Clive Dunn.

The 84-year-old said he was told he had got the part to play Lance Corporal Jones, inset above, by show creator David Croft after an audition.

This story is from the February 07, 2024 edition of Daily Star.

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