Why there's more to Thetford than Dad's Army
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If you go down to Thetford Forest today, you’re sure of a big autumn surprise.
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Dad's Army Museum. Best Kept Secret In Thetford
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Dads army filming hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Dad's Army Trailer
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East Anglia, Dad's Army and the North Sea
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Dad's Army Museum. Best Kept Secret In Thetford
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Dad's Army Museum Thetford
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Norman Longmate: 'Dad's Army was a strikingly accurate portrayal of the Home Guard', Books
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Thetford Dad's Army Museum dismayed after statue of Captain Mainwaring is vandalised
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Dad's Army 50th anniversary: Radio Times celebrates comedy classic with new book
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Thetford, A Disappointing Hotel and a Revolutionary