It Sticks Out Half A Mile
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 2
- 1983 - 1984
- 14 episodes (1 series)
Radio spin-off from Dad's Army, with John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee returning as Wilson, Pike and Hodges. Stars John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee and Vivienne Martin.
Character guide
Arthur Wilson
After the war finished, Wilson finally managed to get away from Captain Mainwaring and get a promotion at work to the level of bank manager. He now runs the bank in Frambourne.
Although Wilson no longer lives in Warmington-On-Sea, this has not stopped him from carrying on seeing Mavis Pike.
Frank Pike
Since the war Pike has since taken up a job in the ironmongery department at Woolworths. When Hodges offers him a partnership in Frambourne pier, Pike does not realise that Hodges is just using him to get a loan out of Wilson. However, Pike does get the money by blackmailing Wilson with a threat that he will tell his mother of an adulterous affair Wilson once had.
Bert Hodges
Hodges decides to get out of the greengrocery business by buying Frambourne pier and making money from this new business venture. He uses Pike to help get a loan from Wilson and soon begins to use this money to renovate the pier.
Miss Perkins
Miss Perkins works as at Swallow's Bank as the chief cashier. She, just like every other woman that Wilson has ever come into contact with, has a clear love for her boss. Miss Perkins has the annoying habit of laughing loudly at any joke she hears.