Talk:Elizabeth Mainwaring

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[edit] This article

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)

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)

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)

[edit] Wording

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)

[edit] Sources

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)