The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
| "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker" | |
|---|---|
| Dad's Army episode | |
| Episode no. |
Series Two Episode 009 |
| Directed by | David Croft |
| Story by | Jimmy Perry and David Croft |
| Produced by | David Croft |
| Original air date |
Saturday 15/3/69 7.00pm (recorded Sunday 27/10/68) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker is a missing episode in the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 15 March 1969. Although screenshots and clips of the episode exist, the full episode is still missing from BBC Archives.
Synopsis
To his complete surprise, Walker receives his call-up papers. Mainwaring tries his best to get them to reconsider.
Plot
When Walker is called up, he applies to the Military Service Hardship Committee, who reject him on the grounds that he doesn't keep books for his business. After Jones' attempts to sabotage his medical test fail, Walker is invalided out because he's allergic to corned beef.
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 (portrayed by Graham Stark in the radio version)
- Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey
- Ian Lavender as Private Pike
- Anthony Sharp as Brigadier (War Office)
- Diana King as Chairwoman
- Patrick Waddington as Brigadier
- Edward Evans as Mr Reed
- Michael Knowles as Captain Cutts
- Gilda Perry as Blonde
- Larry Martyn as Soldier
- Robert Lankesheer as Medical Officer
- Colin Bean as Private Sponge
Notes
- This episode is currently missing from the BBC's television archives after staff wiped the tapes so they could reuse them. This is one of three Dad's Army episodes that are still missing from the archives. The other two are "A Stripe for Frazer" and "Under Fire".
- This was the first appearance of Michael Knowles.
- This episode was planned for transmission on January 20 1969 at 7:30pm
Radio episode
The radio episode still exists and was released on Series 1 DVD, along with the other 2 missing episodes.
| "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Walker" | |
|---|---|
| Dad's Army episode | |
| Episode no. |
Series One Episode 014 |
| Story by | Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles |
| Produced by | John Dyas |
| Original air date |
Monday 22/4/74, 6.15pm (recorded Friday 20/7/73) |
| 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.
External links
- "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker" on IMDb
- "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker" at TV.com