George Mainwaring Quotes in Dad's Army (2016)

George Mainwaring: Men, I am a man of few words but, there comes a time in a soldier's life, when one must confront...

Frazer: For God's sake, man! We're in enough trouble without you making a speech!

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George Mainwaring: Touch and go, old friend. But we got there in the end.

Arthur Wilson: Friend, sir?

George Mainwaring: Eyes front, shoulders back. You're a sergeant of the home guard, not a sack of potatoes.

Arthur Wilson: Thank you, sir. You really are most awfully kind.

Reverend Timothy Farthing: The morris dancers have booked the hall for one o'clock. I do hope you're not going to run over.

George Mainwaring: There is a war on you know, Vicar. If we're not finished, they'll just have to prance about outside.

George Mainwaring: The boys have been dragging their feet, lately.

Arthur Wilson: Yes, they have been a bit lax.

George Mainwaring: There's no need for Latin, Wilson. If the king's English is good enough for him, it's good enough for you. You're not at Cambridge now, you know.

Arthur Wilson: Oxford actually.

Arthur Wilson: I do believe I won the exercise, sir.

George Mainwaring: You did nothing of the sort, not dressed like that. You're Disqualified!

Arthur Wilson: I thought I was being resourceful

George Mainwaring: You were being devious and underhand. It's no way for a spy to behave!