Talk:Elizabeth Mainwaring

This article was nominated for deletion on April 15, 2007. The result of the discussion was NO CONSENSUS TO DELETE.

This article[edit]

Do we really need an article for Mrs Mainwaring? She's an unseen character of secondary importance to the plot, and in any case this article is almost entirely about her husband... --John24601 15:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, we do; she is not of secondary importance; and it is only about her husband to the extent that it is also about her. BONNUIT 19:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Her non-appearance was a running gag throughout the series. There was even an entire episode addressing this fact, in which she did not appear. Duckorange 14:53, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's not entirely accurate to say nobody ever portrayed Elizabeth Mainwaring on-screen. In the fourth season episode, The Two-And-A-Half Feathers, her bulging outline is seen in the upper bunk of the Mainwarings' Anderson shelter; she utters a couple of mournful moans in response to her husband's remarks; and in the closing credits this role is credited to Parnell McGarry. Queen Griddle (talk) 19:57, 27 March 2010 (UTC)Queen Griddle[reply]

Wording[edit]

Is the word fictional required in this phrase;

Mrs Elizabeth Mainwaring was the highly-strung and reclusive fictional wife of Captain George Mainwaring, of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard, in the BBC TV comedy series Dad's Army (1968-77). It makes it sound like the character didn't exist in the show (as we know she did, she just wasn't seen). Wouldn't the phrase 'Mrs Elizabeth Mainwaring was the highly-strung and reclusive wife of Captain George Mainwaring, of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard, in the BBC TV comedy series Dad's Army (1968-77).' - do just as well.

If there are no objections I'll change it.

PMBO (talk) 21:40, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sources[edit]

I don't really understand why this article has been tagged. Many of the references are derived from the scripts, often backed up by McCann's definitive work about Dad's Army. Perhaps someone can explain and then any necessary changes can be made. IXIA (talk) 08:11, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In the absence of any response, I have taken the liberty of deleting the tag. BONNUIT (talk) 22:58, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth and the Silents[edit]

Do you think she saw The Jazz Singer? It would be understandable if she was shocked when seeing that film as it was the first talkie ever released.m w (talk) 18:09, 6 August 2009 (UTC)Phthinosuchusisanancestor[reply]