History Film / DadsArmy2016

* CompositeCharacter: Two of the supporting female characters appear to be this. In [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]], Walker had a pretty blonde girlfriend called Shirley (Edith in some episodes but played by Creator/WendyRichard regardless of her name). Here, he has a pretty blonde girlfriend called Daphne. Likewise, Pike was sometimes shown to have a somewhat shy girlfriend called Ivy, whereas here he has a somewhat shy girlfriend called Vera.

* TheVicar: Creator/FrankWilliams, who made his name for playing one of the archetypal examples of this in [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]], [[RoleReprisal reprises his role]]. The end credits even list his character simply as "The Vicar".

* TheBusCameBack: Private Walker, who was written out of [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]] following the untimely death of his actor James Beck, is shown to have returned to Walmington-on-Sea by 1944 and resumed his duties with the platoon.

-->'''Arthur''': Thank you, sir. You really are most awfully kind.

* LetsGetDangerous: When the platoon encounters the German landing-party and the U-boat, they don't hesitate to take them on -- and nor do their female counterparts in the ATS.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The platoon are sent to guard an Army camp which is actually a ''fake'' Army camp (with inflatable tanks) designed to trick the Germans into thinking that the Allies are planning to invade France via the Pas-de-Calais rather than Normandy. Naturally, they muck things up and ruin it, causing one of the inflatable tanks to float away.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: During the climactic fight, Mrs. Mainwaring arranges for the ATS to provide covering fire from the clifftop. All of the ladies are knocked off their feet by the recoil from their rifles -- which, given that the are non-combat support personnel not accustomed to firing guns even in practice situations, is hardly surprising.
* UnseenNoMore: In [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]], Mrs. Mainwaring was an unseen character. Here, she's played by Felicity Montagu and runs the local ATS unit -- and is even more pompous, domineering and vociferous than her husband.

* GallowsHumour: When Jones is dangling from the clifftop, Frazer laments that he has not "measured him" (for his coffin).

* ManInAKilt: Frazer proves that he's a true Scotsman by lifting his kilt and mooning at the Germans.

* TheVicar: Creator/FrankWilliams, who made is name for playing one of the archetypal examples of this in [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]], [[RoleReprisal reprises his role]]. The end credits even list his character simply as "The Vicar".

** In the lost episode, "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker", Walker was called up to the Army but was quickly discharged due to him being allergic corned beef (a staple of Army rations in WWII). In the film, it is implied that this was all a lie [[note]] although this was somewhat ambiguous in the series, as he also claimed at times to not be in the Army due to bring in a reserved occupation as a wholesale supplier [[/note]].

* CompositeCharacter: Two of the supporting female characters appear to be this. In [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]], Walker had a pretty blonde girlfriend called Shirley. Here, he has a pretty blonde girlfriend called Daphne. Likewise, Pike was sometimes shown to have a somewhat shy girlfriend called Ivy, whereas here he has a somewhat shy girlfriend called Vera.

** In the lost episode, "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker", Walker was called up to the Army but turned down due to him being allergic corned beef (a staple of Army rations in WWII). In the film, it is implied that this was all a lie:

* CanonForeigner: Rose Winters was created just for this film. Most of the other characters are (or, in the case of Walker and Pike's girlfriends, based on) characters from [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]].

* CompositeCharacter: In [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]], Walker had a pretty blonde girlfriend called Shirley. Here, he has a pretty blonde girlfriend called Daphne. Likewise, Pike was sometimes shown to have a somewhat shy girlfriend called Ivy, whereas here he has a somewhat shy girlfriend called Vera.

* FemmeFataleSpy: Rose Winters.

** In the finale, "Never Too Old", Jones married Mrs. Fox. Here, the two are back to only courting.
** In the lost episode, "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker", Walker is invalided out of the army due to a corned beef allergy. In the film, it is implied that this was all a lie:

** Most controversially, Jones' stories of fighting in the Sudan (as memorably shown via {{Flashback}} in "The Two and a Half Feathers") are revealed by Jonesy himself to have been lies and he was only in the catering division.

* PhonyVeteran: Jones, of all people, is shown to be one of these. He confesses to Mainwaring that while he ''was'' in the Army and ''did'' go to the Sudan, he was in the catering division and not a frontline soldier. He started making up stories about being a frontline soldier when he got home, as he reckoned that no-one wanted to hear stories about him making tea for the actual frontline soldiers.

* {{Retcon}}: In [[Series/DadsArmy the original series]]' finale, "Never Too Old", Jones married Mrs. Fox. Here, the two are back to only courting.