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Dad's Army

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 14 - The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Walker

Walker is called-up into the regular Army. The platoon are worried that they will be worse off without Walker (where will they get 'vital supplies' from?), so they try their best to keep him in the Home Guard.

Notes

The TV version of this episode is currently missing.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 29th April 1974
Time
6:15pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 19th October 2009 7:00pm Radio 7
Thursday 20th October 2011 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 20th October 2011 7:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 20th April 2015 8:00am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 20th April 2015 12:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 20th April 2015 7:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 3rd June 2019 8:30am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 3rd June 2019 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 3rd June 2019 7:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 11th June 2021 8:00am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 11th June 2021 12:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 11th June 2021 7:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 7th September 2023 8:00am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 7th September 2023 1:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 7th September 2023 6:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 8th September 2023 3:00am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Arthur Lowe Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie Private Frazer
Arnold Ridley Private Godfrey
Graham Stark Private Walker
John Snagge Announcer
Guest cast
Jack Watson The Sergeant
Jack Watson The Brigadier
Judith Furse Chairwoman
Michael Knowles The Captain
Michael Knowles Mr Rees
Writing team
Jimmy Perry Writer
David Croft Writer
Michael Knowles Writer (Adapted By)
Harold Snoad Writer (Adapted By)
Production team
John Dyas Producer

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