A film version of Dad's Army will be in cinemas from tomorrow - so what perfect timing to unearth treasured footage of the real Dad's Army here in Yorkshire.

A short film about the exploits of a Home Guard unit from West Yorkshire that has been lying in the vaults of the Yorkshire Film Archive at York St John University is now available to watch online.

In the film, one member talks about undertaking drills with wooden rifles and training that was a "bit of a lark for the younger ones".

Perhaps the creators of Captain Mainwaring and co weren't so off the mark after all.