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Classic BBC Radio Comedy: Beyond Dad's Army: It Sticks Out Half a Mile
- Narrated by: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Great until last one
- By Kerrie-Anne on 31-12-2018
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great
- By Anonymous User on 28-04-2018
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Dad's Army
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Pity this second series doesn't have James Beck
- By Amazon Customer on 10-12-2020
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It Sticks Out Half a Mile Continued
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- By: David Croft, Jimmy Perry
- Narrated by: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender star in a collection of rediscovered Dad's Army gems. Published for the first time, these four instalments of Dad's Army have been brought together from a variety of archive sources and in each case represents something unique. 'A Stripe for Frazer' is the surviving TV soundtrack from an episode whose film recording has long been missing in action.
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Great until last one
- By Kerrie-Anne on 31-12-2018
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Dad's Army
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- By: David Croft, Jimmy Perry
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Arthur Lowe
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Performance
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Twenty episodes from the first BBC Radio series plus an hour-long Christmas special, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, and Clive Dunn.
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great
- By Anonymous User on 28-04-2018
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Dad's Army
- Complete Radio Series Two
- By: Jimmy Perry, David Croft
- Narrated by: Arthur Lowe, Full Cast, John Le Mesurier
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Twenty episodes from the second BBC Radio series, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn. In 1973 the BBC adapted its hit TV series for radio, featuring the original TV cast and characters. Three series were broadcast between 1974 and 1976, with episodes adapted from their TV counterparts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles. Now you can enjoy once again these unique recordings, with a supporting cast including John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and Ian Lavender.
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Pity this second series doesn't have James Beck
- By Amazon Customer on 10-12-2020
Publisher's Summary
Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender, and Bill Pertwee star in the radio sequel sitcom to Dad’s Army.
'The Pilot': In this rare pilot, war is over and former Home Guard Captain Mainwaring plans to renovate Frambourne-on-Sea’s pier. However, to get a loan, he approaches local bank manager Arthur Wilson.
'The Business Proposition': In the first episode of the series (and after the sad death of Arthur Lowe), Bert Hodges, former ARP warden, is looking for a partner to renovate the pier. Maybe he can get Frank Pike to talk to his ‘uncle’ Arthur....
'The Bank Loan': How can Hodges and Pike persuade Wilson to loan them the money?
'Who Owned the Pier?': Pike and Hodges research the history of Frambourne Pier, and a visit by the electrician brings worrying news.
With Arthur Lowe as George Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Arthur Wilson, Ian Lavender as Frank Pike, and Bill Pertwee as Bert Hodges, 'It Sticks Out Half a Mile' was written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, who also adapted Dad’s Army for radio.
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- johann rublein
- 11-06-2020
cult classic and rightfully so
this is a light-hearted listen end an extra special Easter egg for anyone familiar with Dad's army.
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- gary
- 21-01-2013
If you enjoyed Dads Army you'll love this...
Being a massive dads Army fan I was really excited when I discovered this radio recording and I wasn’t disappointed when I bought it. Pilot episode with Lowe and Le Mesurier is a wonderful last chance to hear these two fantastic actors bring to life their altered egos, Mainwaring and Wilson. Whilst the other episodes certainly miss Mainwaring (after the death of Arthur Lowe) they are never the less very enjoyable, with the return of Hodges and Pike.
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- Graeme
- 20-07-2017
Pure class
A lovely spin off from dad's army. Just a shame about the late Arthur Lowe.
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- Snoopy
- 13-09-2020
Brilliant
Loved Dads Army and this as a follow on is brilliant too, well worth the listen.
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- Anncat
- 17-03-2020
Past it best
Although I enjoy full cast recordings unfortunately this isn’t the best of its type, so rather disappointing.
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- CRAIG
- 18-11-2019
It's Pretty Good
Enjoyed revisiting classic chsracters. It's a very different show from Dad's Army. Memories of a simpler time.
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- keith
- 07-09-2019
Great follow up to dads army
Great to read how they got on after the home guard great characters love pike
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- Kermit Doorman
- 14-01-2019
Good old fashioned comedy
If you liked Dad's Amy, you will ensure a smile from what happened in the seaside town on peace time
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