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 |
| Original air dates | Saturday 29 March 1969 7.00pm (recorded Friday 29 November 1968) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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 missing Dad's Army episodes (all from the second series), it is only installment to have been reconstructed using animation.
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.
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
Notes
- This is one of the 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". However, in November 2008 the soundtrack of this episode was returned to the BBC.
- It was originally planned for transmission on 27 January at 7:30pm.
- 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]
- 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
| "A Stripe for Frazer" | |
|---|---|
| Dad's Army episode | |
| Episode no. | Series One Episode 008 |
| Story by | Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles |
| Original air dates | Monday 18 March 1974, 6.15pm (recorded Friday 13 July 1973) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
References
- ^ "'Lost' Dad's Army episode to be released as an animation". Radio Times. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ 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
Further reading
- Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-4637-X.
External links
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