A Stripe for Frazer
"A Stripe for Frazer" | |
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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 |
"A Stripe for Frazer" is a missing 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 video.
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.
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
- Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring
- John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson
- Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones
- John Laurie as Private Frazer
- James Beck as Private Walker
- Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey
- Ian Lavender as Private Pike
- Geoffrey Lumsden as Corporal-Colonel Square
- John Ringham as Captain Bailey
- Gordon Peters as Police Officer
- Edward Sinclair as Caretaker
Radio episode
"A Stripe for Frazer" | |
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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 |
References
- Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X.
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