<P> The show 's theme tune , `` Who do you think you are kidding , Mr Hitler ? '' was Jimmy Perry 's idea , intended as a gentle pastiche of wartime songs . It was the only pastiche in the series , as the other music used was contemporary to the 1940s . Perry wrote the lyrics himself and composed the music with Derek Taverner . Perry persuaded one of his childhood idols , wartime entertainer Bud Flanagan , to sing the theme for 100 guineas . Flanagan died less than a year after the recording . At the time it was widely believed to be a wartime song . </P>
<P> The show 's theme tune , `` Who do you think you are kidding , Mr Hitler ? '' was Jimmy Perry 's idea , intended as a gentle pastiche of wartime songs . It was the only pastiche in the series , as the other music used was contemporary to the 1940s . Perry wrote the lyrics himself and composed the music with Derek Taverner . Perry persuaded one of his childhood idols , wartime entertainer Bud Flanagan , to sing the theme for 100 guineas . Flanagan died less than a year after the recording . At the time it was widely believed to be a wartime song . </P>
who wrote who do you think you are kidding mr hitler
who wrote who do you think you are kidding mr hitler
Jimmy Perry
Jimmy Perry