Walking The Planks

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1985
  • 1 episode

Comedy pilot about the restoration of a seaside resort's pier, based on It Sticks Out Half A Mile. Stars Michael Elphick, Richard Wilson, Vivienne Martin, Donald Hewlett, Gary Raynsford and more.

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It Sticks Out Half A Mile. Image shows from L to R: Frank Pike (Ian Lavender), Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Miss Perkins (Vivienne Martin), Bert Hodges (Bill Pertwee). Copyright: BBC
 Radio

It Sticks Out Half A Mile

Radio spin-off from Dad's Army, with John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee returning as Wilson, Pike and Hodges.

High & Dry. Image shows from L to R: Richard Talbot (Richard Wilson), Ron Archer (Bernard Cribbins). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
 TV

High & Dry

Ron Archer and son Trevor set out to buy and rennovate the more-than-a-little dilapidated pier at Midbourne.

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