The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Walker Series 14

We present arthur john and clive dunn in dad's army, [ Applause, ] episode, 14, the loneliness of the long distance walker featuring john larry and arnold ridler.
With this week's guests, graham stock jack watson, judith furs and michael know, there is the news - and this is john snag - reading it In these dark days of 1940, when britain stands alone against the crushing might of the nazi aggression and her young men have answered their Country's call to arms a great responsibility for the defense of our homeland is thrust upon that ever vigilant band of civilians, the home guard at warrington on sea in the side office of the church hall, the local platoon commander, captain mannering is busy studying an important document. Oh excuse me, sir. Oh yes, no, I follow a man in for inspection, sir, I shall be a minute.
Look. Listen. I've just received this letter from ghq, it's about hand grenade practice.
Let's listen to this. Yes, sir, in the light of religions experience, it has been found that the best thing to use as a dummy grenade is a knob from a brass bedstead. Therefore, we suggest that you issue a memory opportunity to provide as many brass bedstep knobs as they can lay their hands on.
They really do come up with some wonderful schemes, don't they? Yes, I was putting notice about this on the board. That's a good idea. Is it the main could do with a little light relief? This is serious.
Wilson, awesome yeah. Let me see how much my head is: brass, knobs, [, Music, ], but have you any brass knobs? Perhaps it needs to be no, no just a little bit more eye. Catching how do you mean, I said something like um um bring us your brass knobs or new brass knobs for old.
This is war wilson, not aladdin. I find your public school humor a little irritating at times. Anyway.
How can we give them new ones? And we haven't got any in the first place. Well, i'm only trying to be helpful. Sir elvis is urgent.
I want them to collect as many brass knobs as they can. I shall set an example and bring the knobs from my bed. Can you get hillary? Well uh, mrs uh, mrs pike's got some on her bed for requisition.
The next time you go there. You may not care to have her bed requisition, never mind that just bring the brass knob. I have it.
Britain needs your brass knobs, yes, sir. Yes, yes, yes, and that has a definite ring to it right now. Let's go inspect man all right.
All right! All right now come along settle down, set it down everyone all right, platoon turn sure you ready for inspection. Sir Bar two wilson you're supposed to be giving me a piece of military information, not calling the odds, who's missing, a private park and private walker, sir parked at home with a bad attack of hay fever. Oh not again, where's walker! I don't know.
Sir. That's worrying. He's bringing me a bottle of whiskey tonight.
Yes, yes, He's bringing me some cigarettes and then she got delayed. You know picking our orders up. Yes, perhaps he's been picked up.
I'd like him to be late. I don't like the look of this jonesy. I ordered the bottle of whiskey from walker, yes, and he promised me about the dune.
Mr crazy he's bringing me about a page. I thought you didn't eat speech, mr cutler, it's for my sister, but uh stop talking in the rest. Now uh shall we Carry on without him, sir? Yes, of course, i'm sorry I like, but i've got ta go.
You know. We all realize that walker in the meantime falling. No, she don't understand.
I have got the code, it's the medical, but you shouldn't have taken too much of it. You're all right now. No, no! Look it's my caller.
I've got to go for me, medical in 10 days time, but I thought you were in a reserved occupation. What do you describe yourself, as I put myself down as a banana salesman And an old sales supplier of illuminated signs? Do you think that's what I slipped up? What about my sister's fudge now? Don't be selfish man you're only thinking about yourselves walking by the way. What about my whiskey i've got a ear in my back, sir.
Oh, that's all right! Yeah! Thank you now the point is we really need you in This platoon walker? I mean you are more important to us here than you would be in the army. Don't you agree with that? Well, uh! Oh uh! Here's your facts! Mr williams. Thank you.
Oh definitely more important. You can't expect a lot of brass heads in whitehall to know what the situation is I mean to them. Walt is just one of millions and insignificant nondescript non-entities, yes, steady on i'm merely giving you a white holes, viewer i'll see, But to us you're an important cornerstone in our organization.
Well, this is the time for action. Not words. Don't you think there wasn't? Oh, I always think it's a good idea to keep the words down to an absolute minimum.

[@janmcdonald3896]

Thank u 4 this. One of the lost episodes from TV. Lucky we have this radio version.

[@Nick_Jarrett]

And the 3 fan made uktv gold ones using the original scripts

[@SoCool123]

@@Nick_Jarrett the new cast is kinda bad tho

[@izzy_izzy_izzybelle]

​@So Cool yeah but its obviously a passion project. its just so theres something in place for those episodes, as much as everyone would prefer the lost ones to be found

[@janmcdonald3896]

Wow, a fill in 4 James Beck obviously.

[@stewartlancaster6155]

he was dead by the time this was recorded.