A seaside saga of pier perpetuation
starring
John Le Mesurier as Arthur Wilson
Ian Lavender as Frank Pike
Bill Pertwee as Bert Hodges
with Vivienne Martin as Miss Perkins
Bert Hodges and Frank Pike have persuaded Arthur Wilson reluctantly to loan them £5,000 from Swallow's Bank to renovate the pier at Frambourne-on-Sea, but on the pier they meet resistance from its caretaker, Guthrie, and Hodges almost goes to a watery grave.
Written by HAROLD SNOAD and MICHAEL KNOWLES
Producer MARTIN FISHER (Characters of Wilson, Pike, Hodges originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft )
(Repeated: Fri 10.0 pm)