Talk:Private Joe Walker

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This article notes that Walker is no longer heard of after the episode "Things that Bump in the Night." However, at the beginning of the next episode ("The Recruit" I believe), Mainwaring is shown reading a letter from Walker in front of the assembled platoon to explain his absence. Walker has gone off to 'do a deal.' The note is written in lively and funny cockney (informing Mainwaring that he [walker] might have to sweeten the deal by 'comming across with a monkey'). I remember this scene so well because it is rather moving. James Beck has only recently died and of course everyone is very sad. You can even notice Clive Dunn fighting to stay 'in character' smiling, fighting off very deep sorrow. After this note reading, Walker does vanish forever and I do believe he's never heard from again. Yanqui9 01:33, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

"The Recruit" was recorded on July 22 1973, when Beck was in a coma. He passed away two weeks later on August 6. According to the information on Wikipedia, both Things that Go Bump in the Night and The Recruit (Dad's Army episode) were recorded on July 22 - this may have been a delay because of Beck's illness. {However the dates seem strange - although recording two episodes together is not unheard of (it would save some costs such as having to erect and take down the shared sets one fewer time) but these two are a strange combination as they don't have shared sets.} Timrollpickering 13:01, 13 July 2007 (UTC)