Daddy’s army it was a British sitcom written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft that ran between 1968 and 1977. There was also a movie and a theatrical show.

But what poetry appears in Daddy’s army? Well in Asleep in the depths a patrol is trapped underground and Captain Manwaring suggests singing Beneath the chestnut tree that spreads (although Private Walker suggests a ruder piece, It was Christmas Day at the Workhouse ….

The most famous use of poetry must be in Mortal attachment. Here Private Pike recites one of the many parodies of Whistle while working from White as snow. Unfortunately, the German submarine captain does not see the joke.

A subtle use of poetry was the title of an episode. Title Is there still honey for the tea? comes from the last line of The Old Vicarage, Grantchester by Rupert Brooke. In the case of Rupert Brooke, he asks why it is Germany. In the show the question is asked why Godfrey’s cabin is about to be demolished.

Since poetry is any form of speech other than prose, it also includes the words of drinking games. On Fallen idol Captain Square plays a drinking game called Cardinal murmur The rules of the game have been simplified, but they involve saying first “I dedicate this drink to Cardinal Puff once” and then tapping the top of the table, the bottom of the table, and then sipping the beer. Next time they have to take two hits on the top, on the bottom and then drink it. The third time is three touches. Unsurprisingly, Captain Manwaring gets drunk, which is fortunate since Arthur Lowe was such a good drunk actor.

I think those are all examples from the show.