A Stripe for Frazer

"A Stripe for Frazer"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series Two Episode 011
Directed by	Harold Snoad
Story by	Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Produced by	David Croft
Original air date	Saturday 29/3/69 7.00pm (recorded Friday 29/11/68)
Running time	30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous "Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret" Next → "Under Fire"

"A Stripe for Frazer" is an episode in the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 29 March 1969.

This episode is currently missing from the BBC's television archives after they wiped the tapes to reuse them. This is one of three Dad's Army episodes still missing from the archives. The other two are "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker" and "Under Fire". However In November 2008, the soundtrack of this episode was returned to the BBC after 30 years, but there is still no picture.

This episode was originally planned for transmission on 27 January at 7:30pm.

The public appeal campaign the BBC Archive Treasure Hunt continues to search for this lost episode.

Contents 1 Synopsis 1.1 Plot 1.2 Cast 2 Radio episode 3 References 4 External links

Synopsis

Frazer is promoted to Lance Corporal, and battles with Jones for further promotion.

Plot

When Captain Bailey informs Mainwaring that he can make up another Lance Corporal, Frazer is chosen. Jones and Frazer both try desperately to impress Mainwaring into making them a Corporal, and Frazer issues many charge sheets. The episode ends with Frazer breaking into the office with a boat-hook in his biceps.

Cast

Cast	Characters
Arthur Lowe	Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier	Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn	Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie	Private Frazer
James Beck	Private Walker
Arnold Ridley	Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender	Private Pike
Geoffrey Lumsden	Corporal-Colonel Square
John Ringham	Captain Bailey
Gordon Peters	Police Officer
Edward Sinclair	Caretaker

Radio episode

"A Stripe for Frazer"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.	Series One Episode 008
Story by	Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Produced by	John Dyas
Original air date	Monday 18/3/74, 6.15pm (recorded Friday 13/7/73)
Running time	30 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous "Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret" Next → "Operation Kilt"

References

• Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X. 

External links

• "A Stripe for Frazer" at the Internet Movie Database
• "A Stripe for Frazer" at TV.com

Dad's Army series 2 episodes "Operation Kilt" "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage" "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker" "Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret" "A Stripe for Frazer" "Under Fire"