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 Friends of Frambourne Pier

The Friends of Frambourne Pier

BBC Radio 4 Extra - It Sticks Out Half A Mile, The Friends of Frambourne Pier

Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier.

Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier. Stars Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee. From 1984.

Frank Pike and Bert Hodges try to enlist some volunteers to help restore the pier.

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
Bert Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Frank Pike …. Ian Lavender
Fred Guthrie …. Glynn Edwards
Miss Perkins …. Viviene Martin
Mrs Briggs … Hilda Braid
Ernest Woolcott …. Michael Knowles

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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