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.
- Series 3, Episode 21 repeated Thursday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
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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
Cast & crew
| 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 |
| Jack Watson | The Sergeant |
| Jack Watson | The Brigadier |
| Judith Furse | Chairwoman |
| Michael Knowles | The Captain |
| Michael Knowles | Mr Rees |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |