Dad's Army gallery

From the first episode, 'The Man and the Hour'. In the foreground of the shot are, from left, gloomy Scottish undertaker James Frazer (James Laurie), the platoon's inspirational leader, Captain George Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), and Mainwaring's suave deputy Captain Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier) Photograph: BBC

Captain Mainwaring's kingdom - as long as the verger wasn't around: the empty set of the office at the Walmington-on-Sea church hall in a shot taken in 1969 Photograph: BBC

Lowe and Le Mesurier rehearse a scene from the 1972 episode 'Getting the Bird'. Note the camera on the left and the microphone at the top of the frame Photograph: BBC

In the 1972 episode 'Brain Versus Brawn' the men are disguised as firemen during an initiative exercise - when they are called on to help put out a real fire Photograph: BBC

Le Mesurier and Lowe join John Noakes and Lesley Judd for a February 1973 edition of Blue Peter Photograph: BBC

The production crew light a shot of Corporal Jones's butcher's van in this 1974 picture. In the rear of the set is the blue screen that would be used in the background when the car was moving Photograph: BBC

After nine years and 80 episodes, Dad's Army came to an end with 'Never Too Old' in 1977. The final episode concluded with a toast from the cast 'to Britain's Home Guard' Photograph: BBC

Also from the final episode, Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn) finally marries his long-time ladyfriend, Mrs Fox (Pamela Cundell) Photograph: BBC

Dad's Army writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry on the set of another of their wartime sitcoms, It Ain't Half Hot, Mum, in 1973 Photograph: BBC

Jonathan Ross in authentic Home Guard uniform during his televisual tribute, Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army, to be screened at 7pm on Sunday on BBC1 Photograph: BBC

Jonathan Ross, John Thomson and Dan Snow preparing their weapons for defence against an 'air attack' in the tribute show Photograph: BBC

Here Jonathan Ross's guests are Bill Pertwee (ARP Warden Hodges) Pamela Cundell (Mrs Fox) and Frank Williams (the Reverend Timothy Farthing) Photograph: BBC

Jonathan Ross with Private Pike's original scarf and Ian Lavender - who played Private Frank Pike. He will be better known to younger readers as Derek Harkinson, Pauline Fowler's close friend in EastEnders Photograph: BBC

Writers Croft and Perry. The pair were a formidable partnership and went on to write hit BBC shows It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord? Photograph: BBC