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It Sticks Out Half a Mile

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A seaside saga of pier perpetuation
starring John Le Mesurier as Arthur Wilson, Ian Lavender as Frank Pike, Bill Pertwee as Bert Hodges
A visit to the pier theatre which can only be reached by bosun's chair ends in disaster when Arthur Wilson and romantically inclined Miss Perkins are marooned together.
(Characters of Wilson, Pike, Hodges originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft)

Contributors

Writer:
Harold Snoad
Writer:
Michael Knowles
Producer:
Martin Fisher
Arthur Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike:
Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins:
Vivienne Martin
Derek:
Paul Russell
Source: Radio Times

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