Lance Corporal Jones

Lance Corporal Jones
Dad's Army character
First appearanceThe Man and the Hour
Last appearanceNever Too Old
Portrayed byClive Dunn (TV series)
Clive Dunn and Jack Haig (stage show)
Tom Courtenay (2016 film)
Kevin Eldon (Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes)
In-universe information
OccupationButcher
RelativesGeorge Jones (father)
Mildred Fox (wife)
Unnamed brother
Unnamed sister
Affiliated withHome Guard

Lance Corporal Jack Jones is a fictional Home Guard platoon lance corporal and veteran of the British Empire,[1] first portrayed by Clive Dunn in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. His catchphrases are "Don't panic!", "Permission to speak, sir?" and "They don't like it up 'em!". Jones also often recounts, at length, his past military experiences, particularly those in Sudan and India and gives a glimpse to the military traditions and events in the concluding years of the 19th century.

  1. ^ Richards, Jeffrey (15 September 1997). Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's Army. Manchester University Press. p. 361. ISBN 0-7190-4743-9.[permanent dead link]