A Stripe for Frazer
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| "A Stripe for Frazer" | |
|---|---|
| Dad's Army episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 2 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Harold Snoad |
| Story by | Jimmy Perry and David Croft |
| Original air date | 29 March 1969 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
A Stripe for Frazer is an episode in the British 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 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
Recreation
- 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 as Private Pike
Broadcast
This was originally planned for transmission on 27 January 1969, but was delay until 29 March 1969. It was repeated on 5 September 1969.
Status
This epsiode 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".
Animation
However, 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]
Remake
It was announced on 9 November 2018 that UKTV Gold had commissioned recreations of the three missing episodes of Dad's Army. These will be broadcast in 2019.
Radio episode
| "A Stripe for Frazer" | |
|---|---|
| Dad's Army episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 8 |
| Story by | Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles |
| Original air date | 18 March 1974 |
| 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.
- ^ "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.
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
- "Original episode" at IMDb
- "Animated episode" at IMDb
- "Recreated episode" at IMDb
- Template:Tv.com episode
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