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It Sticks Out Half A Mile

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Sequel to TV classic Dad's Army, with John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.

Sequel to classic TV comedy Dad's Army starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee. Hodges, Wilson and Pike decide to renovate a rundown seaside pier.

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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The Fancy Dress Parade

The Fancy Dress Parade

BBC Radio 4 Extra - It Sticks Out Half A Mile, The Fancy Dress Parade

The pier's costume party is going well, until Pike brings a piano.

The pier's costume party is going well, until Pike brings a piano. Dad's Army spin-off stars John Le Mesurier and Ian Lavender. From January 1984.

Frambourne-on-Sea's pier restoration fund-raising costume party is going well, until Pike brings a piano.

Starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.

A seaside saga of pier perpetuation.

Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Arthur Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike …. Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins …. Vivienne Martin
Mrs Pike …. Janet Davies 
Ernest Wolcott …. Michael Knowles 
Mrs Briggs …. Hilda Braid 
Willerby Smallpiece …. Gordon Clyde 
Waitress ….  Miranda Forbes

Based on the Dad's Army characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

Producer: Martin Fisher 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1984.

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