<P> Captain George Mainwaring ( / ˈmænərɪŋ / ) is the bank manager and Home Guard platoon commander portrayed by Arthur Lowe on the BBC television sitcom Dad 's Army , set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington - on - Sea during the Second World War . He has become widely accepted and regarded as a classic British comic character owing to the popularity of both Dad 's Army and Lowe 's portrayal of him . </P>
<P> Captain George Mainwaring ( / ˈmænərɪŋ / ) is the bank manager and Home Guard platoon commander portrayed by Arthur Lowe on the BBC television sitcom Dad 's Army , set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington - on - Sea during the Second World War . He has become widely accepted and regarded as a classic British comic character owing to the popularity of both Dad 's Army and Lowe 's portrayal of him . </P>
in the tv series dad 's army what was captain mainwaring 's first name
in the tv series dad 's army what was captain mainwaring 's first name
George
George