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{{Infobox television episode
{{Infobox television episode
| title = A Stripe for Frazer
| series = [[Dad's Army]]
| series = Dad's Army
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| series_no = 2
| series_no = Two
| episode = 5
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| director = [[Harold Snoad]]
| episode = 011
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| story = [[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]
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| director = [[Harold Snoad]]
| airdate = {{Start date|1969|03|29|df=y}}
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| story = [[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]
| producer = David Croft
| length = 30 minutes
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| guests =
| airdate = Saturday 29 March 1969 7.00pm<br />(recorded Friday 29 November 1968)
| length = 30 minutes
| prev = [[Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret]]
| guests =
| next = [[Under Fire (Dad's Army)|Under Fire]]
| prev = [[Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret]]
| next = [[Under Fire (Dad's Army)|Under Fire]]
}}
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'''''A Stripe for Frazer''''' is an episode in the British comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]''. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 29 March 1969. Of the three [[Dad's Army missing episodes|missing ''Dad's Army'' episodes]] (all from the second series), it is only installment to have been reconstructed using animation.
"'''A Stripe for Frazer'''" is a missing episode of the British television comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]''. It was originally transmitted on 29 March 1969. Of the three [[Dad's Army missing episodes|missing ''Dad's Army'' episodes]] (all from the second series) it is the only one to have been reconstructed using animation.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Plot==
==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.
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 Mainwaring's office with a boat-hook.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[John Ringham]] as Captain Bailey
*[[John Ringham]] as Captain Bailey
*[[Gordon Peters]] as Police Officer
*[[Gordon Peters]] as Police Officer
*[[Edward Sinclair]] as Caretaker
*[[Edward Sinclair (actor)|Edward Sinclair]] as Caretaker
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{{div col end}}


==Production==
==Status==
[[File:A Stripe for Frazer - animated.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from animated episode]]
[[File:A Stripe for Frazer - animated.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from animated episode]]
#This is one of the three [[Dad's Army missing episodes|missing ''Dad's Army'' episodes]] after the tapes were [[Wiping|wiped]] by the BBC for reuse. The other two are "[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker]]" and "[[Under Fire (Dad's Army)|Under Fire]]". However, in November 2008 the soundtrack of this episode was returned to the BBC.
This episode is one of three [[Dad's Army missing episodes|missing ''Dad's Army'' episodes]] after the tapes were [[Lost television broadcast#Wiping|wiped]] by the BBC for reuse. The other two are "[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker]]" and "[[Under Fire (Dad's Army)|Under Fire]]".
#It was originally planned for transmission on 27 January at 7:30pm.
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#In 2016, the BBC released an animated version of the episode via its [[BBC Store]] online service. This version of the episode used the original 1969 audio, with new hand-drawn animation synchronised to the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-07/lost-dads-army-episode-to-be-released-as-an-animation |title='Lost' Dad’s Army episode to be released as an animation |publisher=Radio Times |date=2016-01-07 |accessdate=2016-01-07}}</ref><ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-04/lost-dads-army-episode-restored-by-animators-is-an-extraordinary-feat--and-a-priceless-new-addition-for-fans</ref>
# This episode was repeated on 5 September 1969.
#It was announced on the 9th November 2018 that UKTV Gold has commissioned this episode to be re-filmed, filling the gaps in the ''Dad's Army'' chronology, with [[Kevin McNally]] playing Captain Mainwaring, [[Robert Bathurst]] as Wilson and [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Godfrey. It will be broadcast in early 2019.


==Radio episode==
===Animation===
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In November 2008 the soundtrack of this episode was returned to the BBC and, in 2016, the BBC released an animated version of the episode via its [[BBC Store]] online service. This version of the episode used the original 1969 audio with new hand-drawn animation synchronised to the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-07/lost-dads-army-episode-to-be-released-as-an-animation|title='Lost' Dad's Army episode to be released as an animation|work=Radio Times|date=2016-01-07|access-date=2016-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-04/lost-dads-army-episode-restored-by-animators-is-an-extraordinary-feat--and-a-priceless-new-addition-for-fans|title=Lost Dad's Army episode restored by animators is an extraordinary feat – and a priceless new addition for fans|work=Radio Times|date=2016-02-04|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> The animated version was broadcast by [[Gold (British TV channel)|Gold]] in November 2023 alongside newly commissioned animated versions of the other [[Dad's Army missing episodes|missing episodes]]. It was also released on DVD on the Dad's Army - The Missing Episodes in November 2023
{{Infobox television episode
| title = A Stripe for Frazer
| series = Dad's Army
| image =
| caption =
| series_no = One
| episode = 008
| director =
| story = Harold Snoad and [[Michael Knowles (actor)|Michael Knowles]]
| producer = John Dyas
| airdate = Monday 18 March 1974, 6.15pm<br />(recorded Friday 13 July 1973)
| length = 30 minutes
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| guests =
| prev = [[Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret#Radio episode|Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret]]
| next = [[Operation Kilt#Radio episode|Operation Kilt]]


===Remake===
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[[UKTV Gold]] commissioned recreations of all three missing episodes. The remake of this episode was first broadcast on 26 August 2019. The new cast are:
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*[[Kevin McNally]] as Captain Mainwaring
*[[Robert Bathurst]] as Sergeant Wilson
*[[Kevin Eldon]] as Lance Corporal Jones
*[[David Hayman]] as Private Frazer
*[[Mathew Horne]] as Private Walker
*[[Timothy West]] as Private Godfrey
*[[Tom Rosenthal (actor)|Tom Rosenthal]] as Private Pike
*[[David Horovitch]] as Corporal-Colonel Square
*[[William Andrews (comedian)|William Andrews]] as Captain Bailey
*John Biggins as the Verger
*Jack Barry as the policeman
{{div col end}}


==Notes==
==Broadcast==
The second series was scheduled originally to be broadcast in January 1969. Instead, the [[BBC]] decided to repeat the first series in January 1969 because they believed many people had missed the series when it had started in the summer of 1968.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19690201/091/0011|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|title=Televiewpoint|access-date=4 March 2020|quote=A new series of Dad's Army starts in March. We are repeating the first series now because we think a lot of people missed it when it began in the summer.|page=11|date=1 February 1969}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Consequently, "A Stripe for Frazer" was originally planned for transmission on 27 January 1969, but was delayed until 29 March 1969.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/180f7ec8895a4b55a8dcdc2435ce6367|title=Dad's Army: Episode 5: A Stripe for Frazer|date=27 March 1969|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=3 March 2020|issue=2368|pages=5|language=en-GB|issn=0033-8060}}</ref> It was repeated on 5 September 1969.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1c08d15339c44f36aaf9607de03d8297|title=Dad's Army: A Stripe for Frazer|date=28 August 1969|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=3 March 2020|issue=2390|pages=51|language=en-GB|issn=0033-8060}}</ref>
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{{reflist}}

==Radio episode==
The radio version of this episode was adapted by [[Michael Knowles (actor)|Michael Knowles]] and [[Harold Snoad]] and was first broadcast on 18 March 1974.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/36302fdbe6ef42bdb6068f4582338b61|title=Dad's Army|date=14 March 1974|work=Radio Times|access-date=4 March 2020|issue=2627|pages=33|language=en-GB|issn=0033-8060}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}
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*{{cite book|title=The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army|author1=Croft, David |author2=Perry, Jimmy |author3=Webber, Richard |year=2000|publisher=Orion|isbn= 0-7528-4637-X}}

==Further reading==
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*{{cite book|title=The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army|last1=Croft|first1=David|last2=Perry|first2=Jimmy|last3=Webber|first3=Richard|year=2000|publisher=Orion|isbn= 0-7528-4637-X}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb episode|0552272}}
*{{IMDb episode|0552272||(original episode)}}
*{{tv.com episode|dads-army/a-stripe-for-frazer-67052}}
*{{IMDb episode|5420292||(animated episode)}}
*{{IMDb episode|10183948||(recreated episode)}}

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Latest revision as of 12:31, 7 September 2024

"A Stripe for Frazer"
Dad's Army episode
Episode no.Series 2
Episode 5
Directed byHarold Snoad
Story byJimmy Perry and David Croft
Original air date29 March 1969 (1969-03-29)
Running time30 minutes
Episode chronology
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"A Stripe for Frazer" is a missing episode of the British television comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on 29 March 1969. Of the three missing Dad's Army episodes (all from the second series) it is the only one to have been reconstructed using animation.

Synopsis

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

Plot

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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 Mainwaring's office with a boat-hook.

Cast

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Status

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Screenshot from animated episode

This episode is one of three missing Dad's Army episodes after the tapes were wiped by the BBC for reuse. The other two are "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker" and "Under Fire".

Animation

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In November 2008 the soundtrack of this episode was returned to the BBC and, in 2016, the BBC released an animated version of the episode via its BBC Store online service. This version of the episode used the original 1969 audio with new hand-drawn animation synchronised to the soundtrack.[1][2] The animated version was broadcast by Gold in November 2023 alongside newly commissioned animated versions of the other missing episodes. It was also released on DVD on the Dad's Army - The Missing Episodes in November 2023

Remake

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UKTV Gold commissioned recreations of all three missing episodes. The remake of this episode was first broadcast on 26 August 2019. The new cast are:

Broadcast

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The second series was scheduled originally to be broadcast in January 1969. Instead, the BBC decided to repeat the first series in January 1969 because they believed many people had missed the series when it had started in the summer of 1968.[3] Consequently, "A Stripe for Frazer" was originally planned for transmission on 27 January 1969, but was delayed until 29 March 1969.[4] It was repeated on 5 September 1969.[5]

Radio episode

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The radio version of this episode was adapted by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad and was first broadcast on 18 March 1974.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "'Lost' Dad's Army episode to be released as an animation". Radio Times. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Lost Dad's Army episode restored by animators is an extraordinary feat – and a priceless new addition for fans". Radio Times. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Televiewpoint". Daily Mirror. 1 February 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2020. A new series of Dad's Army starts in March. We are repeating the first series now because we think a lot of people missed it when it began in the summer. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Dad's Army: Episode 5: A Stripe for Frazer". Radio Times. No. 2368. 27 March 1969. p. 5. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Dad's Army: A Stripe for Frazer". Radio Times. No. 2390. 28 August 1969. p. 51. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Dad's Army". Radio Times. No. 2627. 14 March 1974. p. 33. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

Further reading

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  • 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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