THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE WALKER

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Radio episode

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TV episode

'''The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker''' is an episode in the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Saturday 15 March 1969.

Synopsis

To his complete surprise, Walker receives his call-up papers. Mainwaring tries his best to get them to reconsider.

Plot

When Walker is called up, he applies to the Military Service Hardship Committee, who reject him on the grounds that he doesn't keep books for his business. After Jones' attempts to sabotage his medical test fail, he is invalided out because he's allergic to Corned beef.

Notes

#This episode is currently missing from the BBC's television archives after they wiped them so they could reuse the tapes. This is one of three Dad's Army episodes that are still missing from the archives. The others are A Stripe for Frazer and Under Fire.

Cast

Cast	Characters
Arthur Lowe	Captain Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier	Sergeant Wilson
Clive Dunn	Lance Corporal Jones
John Laurie	Private Frazer
James Beck	Private Walker
Arnold Ridley	Private Godfrey
Ian Lavender	Private Pike
Anthony Sharp	Brigadier (War Office)
Diana King	Chairwoman
Patrick Waddington	Brigadier
Edward Evans	Mr Reed
Michael Knowles	Captain Cutts
Gilda Perry	Blonde
Larry Martyn	Soldier
Robert Lankesheer	Medical Officer
Colin Bean	Private Sponge

Radio episode

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★ The Complete A-Z of Dad’s Army, Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard, , , Orion, ,

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