The Recruit (Dad's Army episode)

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060 - The Recruit
Script	Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Director	David Croft
Producer	David Croft
Recorded	July 22, 1973
Original transmission	December 12, 1973 6.50pm
Series	Six
Length	30 minutes
Original Viewing Figures	11.5 million
Preceded by	Things that Go Bump in the Night
Followed by	Everybody's Trucking

The Recruit is the seven episode of the sixth series of the British television sitcom Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on 12 December 1973.

1 Synopsis
2 Plot
3 Notes
4 Cast

[edit] Synopsis

Captain Mainwaring is indisposed due to an ingrowing toenail, so Sergeant Wilson takes charge temporarily of the platoon. When, however, he allows the vicar and the verger to join the ranks, the rest of the men are far from happy.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Notes

This is the first episode not to feature James Beck, who was in a coma during its recording. James passed away shortly thereafter and is still credited during the end credits. Walker's absence in this episode is explained by a note left in Walker's place reading "Gone to the smoke". Following this episode the character was never seen or referred to again.

[edit] Cast

Cast	Characters
Arthur Lowe	Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier	Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn	Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie	Private Frazer
Arnold Ridley	Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender	Private Pike
Bill Pertwee	ARP Warden Hodges
Edward Sinclair	The Verger
Frank Williams	The Vicar
Susan Majolier	Nurse
Lindsey Dunn	Hamish, the Small Boy