The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
The platoon is horrified when their black marketeer gets his army call up. Adapted from TV. With Arthur Lowe. From April 1974.
Captain Mainwaring's platoon is horrified when their black marketeer, Private Joe Walker, gets his army call up.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.
Captain Mainwaring 鈥�. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson 鈥�. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones 鈥�. Clive Dunn
Private Godfrey 鈥�. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike 鈥�. Ian Lavender
Private Frazer 鈥�. John Laurie
Private Walker 鈥�. Graham Stark
Captain/Mr Rees 鈥�. Michael Knowles
Chairwoman 鈥�. Judith Furze
Sergeant/The Brigadier 鈥�. Jack Watson
Announcer 鈥�. John Snagge
Graham Stark had taken on the role of Private Walker after the sudden death of James Beck in August 1973.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the 大象传媒 Radio 4 in April 1974.
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