Dad’s Army star Ian Lavender bayoneted TV bosses yesterday.
Lavender, 62 — who played “Stupid Boy” Private Pike — joined cast members to mark the show’s 40th anniversary.
He then blasted telly chiefs for failing to make enough family programmes.
He said: “It’s sad Dad’s Army has to be repeated. But there’s a need for it because they’re not making programmes for the whole family to watch.”
He added: “Sadly everything now is done for demographics, whether it’s selling a chocolate bar or television.”
He joined veterans including Clive Dunn, 88, who played Corporal Jones, Bill Pertwee, 81 (Warden Hodges) and Frank Williams, 77 (Rev Farthing), at London’s Imperial War Museum.
Former forces’ sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn, 91, who also attended, said: “Dad’s Army brings back memories.”
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