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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 Builder

The Builder

BBC Radio 4 Extra - It Sticks Out Half A Mile, The Builder

A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.

A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike. Dad's Army spin-off stars John Le Mesurier. From August 1984.

The nationality of a workman reignites old Home Guard hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.

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
Guthrie …. Glynn Edwards
Myrtle Spivey …. Stella Tanner
Wolfgang Fischer …. Gordon Clyde
The Builder’s Receptionist …. Carole Harrison
The Irish Nun …. Katherine Parr

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 August 1984.

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