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Radio 4 Extra,11 Feb 1975,28 mins

SeriesSeries 2

Don't Forget the Diver

Dad's Army

Available for 15 days

Captain Mainwaring's men attempt an exercise to mount a river attack to capture a windmill held by Captain Square. So they enlist the services of a bird warbler, a scarecrow and a flock of sheep... 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 …. Arthur Lowe Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn Private Frazer …. John Laurie Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley Private Pike …. Ian Lavender The Verger …. Edward Sinclair Captain Square …. Geoffrey Lumsden The Sergeant …. Norman Ettlinger Announcer …. John Snagge Producer: John Dyas First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1975.

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