Dad's Army
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1974 - 1976
- 67 episodes (3 series)
Whilst the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard are most famous for their exploits on television, they did also carry out their duty on the wireless. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.
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Series 1, Episode 8 - A Stripe For Frazer
Mainwaring is told that he can have a corporal and a lance corporal in the platoon. This results in Frazer being promoted to lance corporal, with he and Jones fighting it out to see who will get their second stripe.
Notes
The TV version of this episode is currently missing.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 18th March 1974
- Time
- 6:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 13th July 1973 at Playhouse Theatre (This was the last recording session featuring [p]James Beck[/p], and the last time his co-stars saw him.)
Cast & crew
| Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
| John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
| Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
| John Laurie | Private Frazer |
| Ian Lavender | Private Pike |
| James Beck | Private Walker |
| John Snagge | Announcer |
| Geoffrey Lumsden | Captain / Colonel Square |
| Michael Knowles | Captain Bailey |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |