Keep Young and Beautiful

Keep Young and Beautiful

Infobox Dad's Army
episode_number episode_name=042 - Keep Young and Beautiful
script= Jimmy Perry and David Croft
director=David Croft
producer=David Croft
recorded=Friday 9/6/72
original_transmission=Friday 13/10/72 8.30pm
series=Five
length=30 minutes
viewing_figures=16 million
preceding=Asleep in the Deep
following=A Soldier's Farewell|

"Keep Young and Beautiful" is the title of a song by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Harry Warren (music), performed by Eddie Cantor and a chorus in the 1933 film "Roman Scandals."

It is also the title of the second episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series "Dad's Army" originally transmitted Friday 13 October 1972.

Synopsis

The government has called for an injection of youth into the Home Guard, along with a syphoning off of the more elderly of its current members into the ARP. When an exchange of personnel is mooted, the platoon decides to take drastic action: some dye their hair, others enrich their skin, the sergeant dons an 'abdominal corset' and the captain a toupee.

Plot

Notes

The title is a reference to the popular 1930s showtune "Keep young and beautiful".

Cast

References

*cite url|url=http://www.harrywarren.org/songs/0259.htm|title=Harry Warren Web Site
*cite book|title=The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army|author=Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard|date=2000|publisher=Orion|isbn= 0-75284-637-X
*imdb title|0552294
*tv.com episode|67149


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