Dads Army Lost Tapes Classic Comedy BBC Archives

Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender star in a collection of rediscovered Dads Army gems. Published for the first time, these four instalments of Dads Army have been brought together from a variety of archive sources, and in each case represent something unique. A Stripe for Frazer is the surviving TV soundtrack from an episode whose film recording has long been missing in action Santa on Patrol and The Cornish Floral Dance are two miniepisodes produced in 1968 and 1970 for BBC TVs Christmas Night With the Stars finally, The Boy Who Saved England is a miniepisode written by Jimmy Perry and starring Ian Lavender, recorded as part of BBC Radio 2s Last Night at the Paris programme in 1995. With a supporting cast including Arnold Ridley, John Laurie, James Beck, Bill Pertwee and Frank Williams, this is a fine quartet of episodes youre not likely to have seen or heard before. Dont panic! Duration 1 hour approx. | David Croft Dad's Army: The Lost Tapes : Classic Comedy from the BBC Archives